2022 Private Jet Flights by State

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 Rank	2021	2022	%Share	%Change
1. Florida (1)	378,767	389,482	12.0%	2.8%
2. Texas (2)	305,086	320,888	9.9%	5.2%
3. California (3)	293,862	296,990	9.2%	1.1%
4. Colorado (4)	118,489	118,565	3.7%	0.1%
5. Georgia (5)	107,457	116,049	3.6%	8.0%
6. New Jersey (7)	93,260	105,659	3.3%	13.3%
7. North Carolina (8)	90,804	98,516	3.0%	8.5%
8. New York (6)	100,113	94,418	2.9%	-5.7%
9. Tennessee (10)	77,375	87,221	2.7%	12.7%
10. Arizona (9)	84,024	84,342	2.6%	0.4%
11. Illinois (11)	77,307	80,423	2.5%	4.0%
12. Ohio (12)	73,132	75,951	2.3%	3.9%
13. Pennsylvania (14)	61,391	66,250	2.0%	7.9%
14. Michigan (13)	61,528	64,873	2.0%	5.4%
15. South Carolina (15)	60,537	64,041	2.0%	5.8%
16. Massachusetts (16)	58,721	63,286	2.0%	7.8%
17. Nevada (17)	56,363	60,262	1.9%	6.9%
18. Missouri (18)	55,469	59,696	1.8%	7.6%
19. Alabama (19)	46,043	51,044	1.6%	10.9%
20. Indiana (20)	45,078	49,411	1.5%	9.6%
21. Wisconsin (21)	44,513	46,022	1.4%	3.4%
22. Minnesota (22)	43,171	45,064	1.4%	4.4%
23. Virginia (23)	42,237	45,062	1.4%	6.7%
24. Washington (24)	40,823	43,919	1.4%	7.6%
25. Louisiana (27)	38,053	43,119	1.3%	13.3%
26. Kansas (25)	40,699	42,033	1.3%	3.3%
27. Utah (26)	39,943	41,980	1.3%	5.1%
28. Alaska (33)	31,508	40,707	1.3%	29.2%
29. Arkansas (28)	36,481	38,565	1.2%	5.7%
30. Oklahoma (29)	35,348	37,523	1.2%	6.2%
31. New Mexico (30)	35,210	34,748	1.1%	-1.3%
32. Montana (31)	34,905	34,496	1.1%	-1.2%
33. Oregon (32)	35,348	33,500	1.0%	-5.2%
34. Idaho (34)	31,190	33,136	1.0%	6.2%
35. Nebraska (35)	30,773	32,594	1.0%	5.9%
36. Maryland (37)	26,687	31,644	1.0%	18.6%
37. Kentucky (38)	26,004	28,387	0.9%	9.2%
38. South Dakota (36)	27,170	27,427	0.8%	0.9%
39. Mississippi (42)	23,970	27,202	0.8%	13.5%
40. Iowa (40)	24,760	25,978	0.8%	4.9%
41. Hawaii (41)	24,585	24,747	0.8%	0.7%
42. Wyoming (39)	25,453	24,102	0.7%	-5.3%
43. DC – IAD/DCA (43)	23,162	23,064	0.7%	-0.4%
44. North Dakota (44)	15,761	17,028	0.5%	8.0%
45. Connecticut (45)	15,000	15,859	0.5%	5.7%
46. Maine (46)	13,798	15,008	0.5%	8.8%
47. New Hampshire (47)	11,859	12,710	0.4%	7.2%
48. West Virginia (48)	11,233	11,455	0.4%	2.0%
49. Rhode Island (49)	6,147	6,275	0.2%	2.1%
50. Delaware (50)	5,410	5,288	0.2%	-2.3%
51. Vermont (51)	5,096	4,736	0.1%	22.0%

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.