2022 Private Jet Flights by State

Florida holds its top spot as busiest state with 389,482 private jet flights, as Texas, California, Colorado, and Georgia hold their top five spots.

By Doug Gollan, February 3, 2023

Florida holds its top spot as busiest state with 389,482 private aviation flights, as Texas, California, Colorado, and Georgia hold their top five spots

Florida was the busiest U.S. state for private aviation flights, with 389,482 departures in 2022. That’s a 2.8% increase over 2021.

Behind it, Texas, California, Colorado, and Georgia held their places in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place spots.

There were only three states that moved more than two spots from last year:

  • Alaska climbed from 33rd to 28th place.
  • Mississippi moved from 42nd to 39th place
  • Wyoming fell to the 42nd from the 39th spot

Growth was, of course, more tempered.

Last year every state saw a gain, with growth ranging from 21%-to-96%.

This year, six states and one region (the District of Columbia, which includes DCA and IAD numbers) declined compared to 2021.

Only eight states saw double-digit growth.

2022 Private Aviation Flights By State (departures)

2022 Rank – State – 2021 Rank20212022%Share%Change
1. Florida (1)               378,767              389,48212.0%2.8%
2. Texas (2)               305,086              320,8889.9%5.2%
3. California (3)               293,862               296,9909.2%1.1%
4. Colorado (4)               118,489               118,5653.7%0.1%
5. Georgia (5)               107,457               116,0493.6%8.0%
6. New Jersey (7)                  93,260               105,6593.3%13.3%
7. North Carolina (8)                  90,804                  98,5163.0%8.5%
8. New York (6)               100,113                  94,4182.9%-5.7%
9. Tennessee (10)                  77,375                  87,2212.7%12.7%
10. Arizona (9)                  84,024                  84,3422.6%0.4%
11. Illinois (11)                  77,307                  80,4232.5%4.0%
12. Ohio (12)                  73,132                  75,9512.3%3.9%
13. Pennsylvania (14)                  61,391                  66,2502.0%7.9%
14. Michigan (13)                  61,528                  64,8732.0%5.4%
15. South Carolina (15)                  60,537                  64,0412.0%5.8%
16. Massachusetts (16)                  58,721                  63,2862.0%7.8%
17. Nevada (17)                  56,363                  60,2621.9%6.9%
18. Missouri (18)                  55,469                  59,6961.8%7.6%
19. Alabama (19)                  46,043                  51,0441.6%10.9%
20. Indiana (20)                  45,078                  49,4111.5%9.6%
21. Wisconsin (21)                  44,513                  46,0221.4%3.4%
22. Minnesota (22)                  43,171                  45,0641.4%4.4%
23. Virginia (23)                  42,237                  45,0621.4%6.7%
24. Washington (24)                  40,823                  43,9191.4%7.6%
25. Louisiana (27)                  38,053                  43,1191.3%13.3%
26. Kansas (25)                  40,699                  42,0331.3%3.3%
27. Utah (26)                  39,943                  41,9801.3%5.1%
28. Alaska (33)                  31,508                  40,7071.3%29.2%
29. Arkansas (28)                  36,481                  38,5651.2%5.7%
30. Oklahoma (29)                  35,348                  37,5231.2%6.2%
31. New Mexico (30)                  35,210                  34,7481.1%-1.3%
32. Montana (31)                  34,905                  34,4961.1%-1.2%
33. Oregon (32)                  35,348                  33,5001.0%-5.2%
34. Idaho (34)                  31,190                  33,1361.0%6.2%
35. Nebraska (35)                  30,773                  32,5941.0%5.9%
36. Maryland (37)                  26,687                  31,6441.0%18.6%
37. Kentucky (38)                  26,004                  28,3870.9%9.2%
38. South Dakota (36)                  27,170                  27,4270.8%0.9%
39. Mississippi (42)                  23,970                  27,2020.8%13.5%
40. Iowa (40)                  24,760                  25,9780.8%4.9%
41. Hawaii (41)                  24,585                  24,7470.8%0.7%
42. Wyoming (39)                  25,453                  24,1020.7%-5.3%
43. DC – IAD/DCA (43)                  23,162                  23,0640.7%-0.4%
44. North Dakota (44)                  15,761                  17,0280.5%8.0%
45. Connecticut (45)                  15,000                  15,8590.5%5.7%
46. Maine (46)                  13,798                  15,0080.5%8.8%
47. New Hampshire (47)                  11,859                  12,7100.4%7.2%
48. West Virginia (48)                  11,233                  11,4550.4%2.0%
49. Rhode Island (49)                    6,147                    6,2750.2%2.1%
50. Delaware (50)                    5,410                    5,2880.2%-2.3%
51. Vermont (51)                    5,096                    4,7360.1%22.0%
Source: Argus TraqPak

Alaska had the biggest growth in 2022, up 29.2%.

Vermont (+22.0%), Maryland (+18.6%), Mississippi (+13.5%), Louisiana (+13.3%), New Jersey (+13.3%), Tennessee (+12.7%), and Alabama (+10.9%) each saw double-digit growth in private aviation flights.

3 states account for 31% of private aviation flights

The big three states – Florida, Texas, and California – continue to play an outsized role for private jet flyers. The trio account for 31.1% of all U.S. activity.

Texas saw 5.2% growth. California private aviation departures were up 1.1%.

Editor’s Note: An earlier version has been updated with corrections.

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