Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 6

Worldwide private jet activity jumps 11% as activity over the past month stays 1% below 2022 levels.

By Doug Gollan, February 16, 2023

Worldwide private jet flight activity jumps 11% as activity over the past month stays 1% below 2022 levels

Global private jet flight activity jumped 11% from last week, with 67,178 movements.

Still, those numbers were 3% behind Week 6 in 2022.

Over the past four weeks, worldwide private jet flights lagged the same period last year by 1%.

The U.S. had 47,398 departures for the week ending Feb. 12, also 11% up week-to-week.

However, that marks a 7% decline from Week 6 last year.

Over the trailing four weeks, U.S. private jet flights were 2% off 2022’s record levels.

The Super Bowl in Arizona wasn’t helpful. According to WingX, private jet traffic the 57th edition of the Big Game was 25% below the numbers for Los Angeles in 2022.

In Europe, the 9,690 flights marked a 19% week-to-week jump, 4% below the same period last year.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 6

Market Week 6 %Change vs. prior week %Change vs. 2022 (dates) 52- week high Week 52- week low Week Last 4 Weeks (Flights) %Change vs. 2022
Global 67,178 11% -3% 78,503 W25 2022 57,233 W51 2022 254,405 1%
North America 52,133 10% -6% 62,573 W14 2022 43,691 W51 2022 198,469 -1%
USA 47,398 11% -7% 57,147 W14 2022 38,832 W51 2022 180,310 -2%
Florida 7,523 12% -12% 10,603 W8 2022 3,744 W39 2022 29,226 -6%
California 4,865 10% -9% 6,392 W7 2022 4,066 W51 2022 18,354 -7%
Texas 5,020 35% -8% 6,176 W10 2022 3,730 W5 2023 18,498 -3%
Europe 9,690 19% -4% 17,608 W26 2022 6,648 W52 2022 35,493 -5%
UK 1,484 30% -1% 2,336 W26 2022 982 W52 2022 4,857 -3%
Germany 1,166 8% -11% 1,915 W26 2022 651 W52 2022 4,717 -2%
France 1,359 9% -4% 3,032 W21 2022 1,011 W52 2022 5,336 -4%
Switzerland 9,20 28% -4% 1,209 W21 2022 549 W47 2022 3,472 7%
Italy 765 25% 14% 2,357 W28 2022 511 W52 2022 2,719 6%
Middle East 1,772 44% 56% 2,173 W50 2022 984 W52 2022 5,466 30%
Africa 795 -4% 17% 876 W19 2022 622 W2 2023 3,042 9%
Asia 2,515 -1% 31% 3,269 W50 2022 1,786 W32 2022 10,046 41%
South America 1,490 17% 35% 1,490 W6 2023 1006 W29 2022 5,218 19%
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners

Worldwide fractional and charter flights also increased by 11% from Week 5.

The 33,250 charter and fractional departures were 9% below 2022 and down 7% over the trailing month.

The U.S. saw 23,978 flights in the segment, 9% up from the previous week but 10% below 2022.

U.S. charter and fractional flights are 6% down for the past four weeks.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 6

Market (Part 91K & Part135) Week 6 %Change vs. prior wk %Change vs. 2022 52- week high Week 52- week low Week Last 4 Weeks (Flights) %Change vs. 2022
Global 33,240 11% -9% 41,811 W8 2022 31,174 W51 2022 125,509 -7%
North America 25,637 8% -9% 32,702 W8 2022 22,967 W35 2022 97,896 -5%
USA 23,978 9% -10% 30,705 W8 2022 21,948 W35 2022 91,436 -6%
Florida 4,171 8% -16% 6,109 W8 2022 2,024 W39 2022 16,095 -12%
California 2,944 8% -14% 4,095 W7 2022 2,635 W51 2022 11,146 -12%
Texas 1,966 22% -14% 2,734 W10 2022 1,644 W27 2022 7,434 -9%
Europe 6,693 20% -12% 12,962 W27 2022 4,995 W52 2022 24,252 -14%
UK 1,069 30% -8% 1,772 W26 2022 735 W2 2023 3,435 -10%
Germany 769 9% -14% 1,295 W25 2022 516 W52 2022 3,111 -8%
France 955 12% -9% 2,401 W21 2022 764 W52 2022 3,644 -10%
Switzerland 695 35% -12% 868 W21 2022 415 W47 2022 2,467 -6%
Italy 581 22% 10% 1,855 W28 2022 389 W52 2022 2,072 2%
Middle East 779 39% 31% 1,075 W50 2022 512 W52 2022 2,512 12%
Africa 240 4% 2% 321 W13 2022 160 W35 2022 835 -16%
Asia 612 9% 28% 1015 W50 2022 407 W30 2022 2,337 33%
South America 51 70% -7% 83 W45 2022 13 W24 2022 141 -35%
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners

Richard Koe, Managing Director of WingX, notes, “Global business jet activity is flat this February compared to February last year, which maintains a healthy 12% gain over February 2019. Charter is the relative weak spot, coming off huge highs in the last 12 months. The earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria has catalyzed very high levels of medical and ambulance specialist bizjet activity, representing more than 20% of total activity out of Turkey this month.”

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