WingX 2025 Full Year Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis

2025 was a very good year for global private jet activity, with the world’s largest private jet market, the United States, turning in particularly robust growth.

According to WingX, this trend began in late 2024, timed to the election of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States.

From November 2024, the strong growth continued throughout 2025.

In fact, 2025 ended with a 33-week streak in which volume was at or above 2024 levels.

In total, global private jet activity in 2025 reached 3,878,336 million departures.

This represents a year-over-year increase of nearly 4.6% increase.

It also breaks the previous record of 3,763,935 departures worldwide set in 2022.

WingX Managing Director Richard Koe spoke about the successful year for private jet activity.

Koe stated:

‘The last 12 months have seen a significant increase in global business jet activity, with the upwards trend beginning in Q4 2024 and largely coinciding with the ascendancy of Trump’s Administration. Increasing demand for business jets in the US in 2025 correlates to better than-expected economic growth, strong equity markets, and large-scale corporate investment in AI. In Europe, sluggish business jet demand correlates to the stagnant regional economies.’

Global Private Jet Traffic

In 2025, according to WingX, private jets worldwide recorded 3,878,336 departures.

This was 4.6% more departures than 2024, which saw 3,706,761 departures.

In 2025, there were 984,819 more departures than pre-COVID-2019 levels.

That marked a 34% increase (table below).

Global Private Jet Departures by Year

By private jet size category, the light jet market remained the most dominant business segment, with 977,952 departures in 2025.

Light jet flight activity saw a 5% jump year-over-year.

Additionally, most other major segments saw year-over-year increases, including the very light jet, midsize jet, super midsize jet, heavy jet, and ultra-long-range jet markets.

Global Private Jet Departures by Aircraft Size

The super midsize segment saw the largest year-over-year increase, about 7%.

However, entry-level jets recorded 93,000 departures, an 8% year-over-year decline.

The private jet airliner market also saw a slight 6% year-over-year decrease.

The trend to larger aircraft post-COVID was underscored by the 57% increase in super-midsize jet departures and a 56% increase in ultra-long-haul jet departures.

U.S. Private Jet Flight Activity

The United States continued to lead the world as the largest private jet market.

According to WingX, the U.S. reported 2,633,282 total private jet departures in 2025 (table below).

This was also a 5% year-over-year increase compared to 2,516,144 departures reported in 2024.

Compared to 2019, last year recorded approximately 29% more departures, representing continued growth that has outlasted the private jet surge during the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Private Jet Departures by Year

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Within the U.S., light private jets also saw the most departures.

According to WingX, the region (table below) recorded nearly 700,000 light-jet departures, a 5% year-over-year increase.

The super midsize segment was the second-most-popular, recording over 660,000 departures.

The segment also showed the highest growth, about 7%.

Private Jet Flight Activity Annual Analysis – U.S. Departures By Aircraft Size

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Compared to 2019, the ultra-long-range private jet departures in the U.S. have grown nearly 70%.

Super-midsize jet departures are up 54% since 2019.

Europe Private Jet Flight Activity

Europe, despite headwinds, also saw growth with 555,254 total private jet departures in 2025.

This was a slight increase of about 1% compared to 2024.

According to WingX, 2024 saw a total of 548,640 departures 2024.

However, European departures (see table below) couldn’t break 2022’s high-water mark of 600,382.

Europe Private Jet Departures by Year

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

2025 finished the year 6% ahead of 2019 pre-COVID levels for Europe.

As in the United States, light jets accounted for the most departures.

In 2025, the region saw over 130,000 total light jet departures.

Super light jets, which include large light jets like the Phenom 300 and entry-level midsize jets such as the Citation XLS, were the second most popular in Europe.

Private Jet Flight Activity Annual Analysis – Europe Departures By Aircraft Size

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

However, Europe also saw decreases in several segments, including the entry-level jet, private jet airliner, very light jet, and midsize jet markets.

Global Charter/Fractional Activity

Fractional and charter operations also continued to grow through 2025.

According to WingX, in 2025, Part 91K and Part 135 private jets recorded 2,010,143 total departures.

This represents a 5% increase year-over-year and a 36% increase compared to 2019.

Global Charter/Fractional Private Jet Departures by Year

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

However, in fractional and charter operations, the super midsize jet remains the most popular option.

In 2025, the segment recorded nearly 575,000 departures, a 7% year-over-year increase.

Additionally, light and heavy jets saw 7% year-over-year increases, each representing a significant share of the charter and fractional markets.

Global Charter/Fractional Flight Activity Annual Analysis – By Aircraft Size

The U.S. is also the largest market for Part 91K and Part 135 operations, with 1,448,409 departures in 2025, according to WingX.

This was a 6% year-over-year increase compared to the 1,359,749 departures recorded in 2024.

Additionally, this was 45% more flights than recorded in 2019.

U.S. Charter/Fractional Private Jet Departures by Year

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

In the United States, the super midsize business jet was the most popular private jet for charter and fractional operations.

In 2025, the segment recorded 462,709 total departures, an 8% year-over-year increase.

Additionally, light jets for Part 91K and Part 135 operations also saw an 8% increase, while the heavy jet segment saw a slightly lower 6% year-over-year increase.

Almost every other segment saw year-over-year increases in Part 91K and Part 135 operations, except for the entry-level jet and private jet airliner markets.

Charter/Fractional Flight Activity Annual Analysis – U.S. Departures By Aircraft Size

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Europe saw a very slim increase in Part 91K and Part 135 operations, totaling 397,909 fractional and charter flights in 2025.

This represents a slight increase of just over 1% compared to 2024. However, this also represents a 5% increase compared to 2019.

Europe Charter/Fractional Private Jet Departures by Year

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

The light business jet segment was the most popular for European fractional and charter operations in 2025.

The segment recorded over 100,000 total departures, a 2% increase from 2024.

Furthermore, the super midsize market saw the most growth, with 6% more Part 91K and Part 135 flights in 2025 than in 2024.

Charter/Fractional Flight Activity Annual Analysis – Europe Departures By Aircraft Size

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Most other private jet classes saw year-over-year increases, although the very light jet segment shrank by seeing 15% fewer departures in 2025 compared to 2024.