Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 6

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%

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%

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.”