Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 36

Private jet flight activity worldwide (71,461 flights) surged 8% week-to-week, boosted by the Labor Day holiday in the U.S.

That was good enough to beat 2022’s numbers for the week ending Sept. 10, 2023, by 2%, according to WingX.

Over the past four weeks, global private jet flying (274,826 segments) was just 3% under 2022 levels.

U.S. private jet flights (49,254 flights) surged 13% from the previous week and were 3% above 2022’s numbers

Florida (4,574 flights) saw a 26% week-to-week gain, 4% higher than last year.

However, for perspective, the Sunshine State was still down 7% during the past four weeks compared to 2022.

European private jet flights (13,182 departures) were down 6% week-to-week and 8% compared to 2022.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 36

Market	Week 36	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs. 2022	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks	%Change vs. 2022
Global	71,461	8%	2%	76,521	W26 2023	57,233	W51 2022	274,826	-3%
North America	53,058	13%	3%	58,838	W41 2022	41,108	W27 2023	201,218	-3%
USA	49,254	13%	3%	55,070	W41 2022	37,073	W27 2023	185,613	-4%
Florida	4,574	26%	4%	9,174	W8 2023	3,628	W35 2023	16,489	-7%
California	4,590	12%	-3%	5,512	W46 2022	3,463	W27 2023	17,575	-10%
Texas	4,737	10%	0%	5,797	W43 2022	3,335	W27 2023	17,467	-5%
Europe	13,182	-6%	-8%	16,289	W26 2023	6,648	W52 2022	52,823	-8%
UK	1,798	-7%	-8%	2,014	W28 2023	982	W52 2022	6,782	-10%
Germany	1,430	7%	-11%	1,858	W38 2022	651	W52 2022	5,008	-13%
France	1,968	-6%	-7%	2,653	W26 2023	1,011	W52 2022	7,732	-7%
Switzerland	850	6%	2%	1,039	W3 2023	549	W47 2022	3,134	-7%
Italy	1,579	-14%	-10%	2,264	W28 2023	511	W52 2022	6,614	-2%
Middle East	1,482	-10%	-1%	2,173	W50 2022	984	W52 2022	6,325	-1%
Africa	727	1%	1%	987	W17 2023	622	W2 2023	3,020	2%
Asia	2,403	8%	19%	3,269	W50 2022	1,913	W27 2023	9,227	15%
South America	1,411	-7%	21%	1,498	W32 2023	1,051	W44 2022	5,956	27%

Fractional and charter operators saw a 7% week-to-week boost (37,010 segments) in departures, 3% above last year.

Still, they were 2% under 2022, looking back over the trailing four weeks.

The U.S. accounted for 25,468 charter and fractional segments, a 14% gain from Week 35 and 5% above last year.

Despite that, the U.S. was 2% down during the past four weeks.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 36

Market (Part 91K & Part135)	Week 36	%Change vs prior wk	%Change vs 2022	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks	%Change vs. 2022
Global	37,010	7%	3%	40,375	W26 2023	31,174	W51 2022	142,023	-2%
North America	26,493	14%	6%	30,412	W52 2022	21,649	W27 2023	98,837	-2%
USA	25,468	14%	5%	29,057	W41 2022	20,505	W27 2023	94,729	-2%
Florida	2,410	23%	5%	5,792	W52 2022	1,958	W35 2023	8,808	-3%
California	2,807	11%	3%	3,410	W46 2022	2,253	W27 2023	10,629	-11%
Texas	2,076	16%	11%	2,494	W42 2022	1,404	W27 2023	7,306	-1%
Europe	9,585	-10%	-6%	12,171	W27 2023	4,995	W52 2022	39,709	-4%
UK	1,339	-9%	-5%	1,516	W28 2023	735	W2 2023	5,055	-9%
Germany	1,009	4%	-10%	1,223	W37 2022	516	W52 2022	3,604	-11%
France	1,433	-10%	-7%	1,943	W27 2023	764	W52 2022	5,951	-3%
Switzerland	620	0%	3%	776	W7 2023	415	W47 2022	2,378	-5%
Italy	1,226	-17%	-8%	1,847	W28 2023	389	W52 2022	5,314	3%
Middle East	796	-22%	13%	1,075	W50 2022	512	W52 2022	3,802	12%
Africa	284	17%	69%	341	W17 2023	178	W36 2022	1,025	47%
Asia	590	9%	30%	1,015	W50 2022	443	W31 2023	2,224	13%
South America	36	-3%	3%	83	W45 2022	17	W38 2022	135	30%

Texas is the star performer in the charter/frax market, up 16% week-to-week and 11% over last year.

Moreover, the Lone Star State is tracking just 1% under 2022 numbers over the past month.