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Market Snapshot 10 - 16 August 2026

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For the week of 10–16 August 2026, business aviation activity remained mixed across the major regions. APAC recorded the broadest week-on-week gains, with strong increases across several Asian hubs, while the Americas remained relatively resilient with notable growth in Houston, Austin and Miami. EMEA was more uneven, with continued declines at several summer destinations offset by sharp gains in Salzburg, Palma and Barcelona.

Week-over-week comparisons are based on 10–16 August 2026 vs. 3–9 August 2026, while year-over-year comparisons are measured against the corresponding week in 2025.

 

 

Key Weekly Insights

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Top week-over-week movers

Weekly growth was led by a combination of EMEA and APAC airports. Salzburg recorded the strongest increase, rising more than 55% from the previous week, closely followed by Bangalore at over 54%. Singapore also posted a substantial gain of nearly 26%. In the Americas, Houston, Austin and Miami all recorded double-digit increases, highlighting continued strength across several major US business aviation markets.

  • Salzburg (LOWS): +55.49% WoW
  • Bangalore (VOBG): +54.35% WoW
  • Singapore (WSSL): +25.85% WoW
  • Palma (LEPA): +23.38% WoW
  • Barcelona (LEBL): +19.70% WoW
  • Almaty (UAAA): +17.86% WoW
  • Houston (KHOU): +17.54% WoW
  • Austin (KAUS): +16.54% WoW
  • Ahmedabad (VAAH): +16.28% WoW
  • Miami (KOPF): +14.47% WoW


Largest week-over-week declines

The sharpest weekly declines were spread across APAC and EMEA. New Delhi recorded the largest contraction at almost 26%, while Milan and Sydney were close behind. Cannes, Perth and Bangkok also declined by more than 17%. In the Americas, Nantucket experienced the most significant pullback among the region's leading airports.

  • New Delhi (VIDP): -25.98% WoW
  • Milan (LIML): -25.80% WoW
  • Sydney (YSSY): -25.69% WoW
  • Cannes (LFMD): -20.32% WoW
  • Perth (YPJT): -18.64% WoW
  • Bangkok (VTBD): -17.33% WoW
  • Kuala Lumpur (WMSA): -16.87% WoW
  • Nantucket (KACK): -15.93% WoW
  • Mykonos (LGMK): -12.85% WoW
  • London (EGLF): -12.26% WoW


Strongest year-over-year growth

Year-over-year growth was particularly strong across APAC, led by Jakarta and Hanoi. Jakarta more than doubled its activity from the corresponding week last year, while Hanoi also recorded growth above 100%. The Americas performed strongly as well, with Santa Ana up nearly 54% and New York Teterboro increasing by more than 25%. Barcelona and Salzburg were the strongest annual performers in EMEA.

  • Jakarta (WIII): +152.17% YoY
  • Hanoi (VVNB): +103.23% YoY
  • Santa Ana (KSNA): +53.87% YoY
  • Barcelona (LEBL): +52.90% YoY
  • Salzburg (LOWS): +48.17% YoY
  • Bangalore (VOBG): +47.92% YoY
  • Mumbai (VABB): +37.21% YoY
  • Perth (YPJT): +37.14% YoY
  • Miami (KOPF): +28.40% YoY
  • New York (KTEB): +25.25% YoY

 

Largest year-over-year declines

The steepest annual declines were concentrated in APAC, with Bangkok recording the largest reduction at more than 43%. Melbourne and New Delhi were also down sharply, while Sydney declined by more than 21%. In EMEA, Bodrum and Cannes saw the most significant contractions, while Aspen recorded the largest year-over-year decline among the leading Americas airports.

  • Bangkok (VTBD): -43.64% YoY
  • Melbourne (YMEN): -36.36% YoY
  • New Delhi (VIDP): -29.32% YoY
  • Bodrum (LTFE): -22.27% YoY
  • Sydney (YSSY): -21.36% YoY
  • Cannes (LFMD): -19.03% YoY
  • Aspen (KASE): -18.84% YoY
  • Zurich (LSZH): -14.05% YoY
  • London (EGGW): -12.47% YoY
  • Geneva (LSGG): -11.04% YoY

Busiest Airports by Region

Region Busiest Airport Total Flights WoW YoY
Americas New York (KTEB) 2,297 +1.91% +25.25%
APAC Singapore (WSSL) 185 +25.85% +3.93%
EMEA Nice (LFMN) 942 -10.54% -6.36%



Americas

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 KTEB New York 2,297 +1.91% +25.25%
2 KDAL Dallas 1,351 +0.07% +8.51%
3 KHPN Westchester 1,105 -10.60% +4.84%
4 KVNY Los Angeles 1,046 -2.52% -3.24%
5 KLAS Las Vegas 886 +2.90% +18.13%

Regional highlight: New York Teterboro remained the clear leader with 2,297 operations, up 1.91% week over week and a strong 25.25% year over year. Dallas was essentially flat from the prior week, while Westchester recorded the largest weekly decline among the top five. Overall, four of the five busiest Americas airports remained above last year's activity levels.

 

APAC

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 WSSL Singapore 185 +25.85% +3.93%
2 VABB Mumbai 177 +5.99% +37.21%
3 VHHH Hong Kong 120 +3.45% -5.51%
4 YSBK Sydney 99 0.00% +3.12%
5 VIDP New Delhi 94 -25.98% -29.32%

Regional highlight: Singapore led APAC with 185 operations and recorded a strong 25.85% weekly increase. Mumbai followed closely and stood out for its 37.21% year-over-year growth. New Delhi moved in the opposite direction, falling nearly 26% week over week and more than 29% compared with last year.

 

EMEA

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 LFMN Nice 942 -10.54% -6.36%
2 LIEO Olbia 871 -4.50% +1.99%
3 LEIB Ibiza 618 -1.59% +21.18%
4 LFPB Paris 585 +3.17% +8.94%
5 LEPA Palma 475 +23.38% +7.95%

Regional highlight: Nice remained EMEA's busiest airport with 942 operations, despite declines both week over week and year over year. Olbia and Ibiza also softened from the previous week, while Paris returned to growth. Palma was the standout among the top five, rising 23.38% week over week, while Ibiza posted the strongest annual growth at 21.18%.

Top City Pairs by Most Popular Routes

 

Americas 

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Dallas - Houston 133 -4.32% -0.75%
2 Las Vegas - Los Angeles 130 -8.45% +28.71%
3 Austin - Dallas 104 +20.93% +9.47%
4 Nantucket - New York 97 -3.00% +29.33%
5 Austin - Houston 91 +21.33% +49.18%
6 Nantucket - Westchester 84 -28.81% +40.00%
7 Los Angeles - San Francisco 74 -2.63% +2.78%
8 Las Vegas - San Diego 71 +12.70% +54.35%
9 Los Angeles - Monterey 69 +102.94% +4.55%
10 Boston - New York 68 +11.48% +13.33%

Notable movement: Dallas–Houston remained the busiest route despite a modest weekly decline. The standout movement came from Los Angeles–Monterey, which more than doubled week over week (+102.94%), while Austin–Houston posted strong growth both weekly (+21.33%) and annually (+49.18%). Nantucket–Westchester saw the sharpest weekly pullback among the top 10.


APAC

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Jakarta - Singapore 40 +90.48% +60.00%
2 Da Nang - Hanoi 31 +55.00% N/A
3 Perth - Shire Of Broome 23 +15.00% +155.56%
4 Mumbai - New Delhi 22 0.00% +29.41%
5 Kuala Lumpur - Singapore 18 -28.00% -10.00%
6 Dubbo - Sydney 18 +157.14% +20.00%
7 Ahmedabad - Mumbai 17 +6.25% -10.53%
8 Almaty - Astana 15 +275.00% +36.36%
9 Islamabad - Lahore 14 +55.56% +16.67%
10 Adelaide - Alice Springs 14 +40.00% +180.00%

Notable movement: Jakarta–Singapore led APAC with 40 flights and nearly doubled week over week (+90.48%). Almaty–Astana recorded the strongest weekly surge at +275.00%, while Dubbo–Sydney also more than doubled. On a year-over-year basis, Adelaide–Alice Springs (+180.00%) and Perth–Shire Of Broome (+155.56%) showed particularly strong growth.

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Nice - Olbia 87 +10.13% -2.25%
2 London - Nice 80 -24.53% -6.98%
3 Bodrum - Istanbul 78 -12.36% -27.78%
4 Abuja - Lagos 70 +1.45% -19.54%
5 Milan - Olbia 52 -25.71% -10.34%
6 London - Olbia 50 +25.00% +28.21%
7 Nice - Paris 50 +6.38% +13.64%
8 London - Paris 48 -7.69% +23.08%
9 Ibiza - Nice 42 +5.00% +40.00%
10 Olbia - Rome 40 +21.21% +73.91%

Notable movement: Nice–Olbia remained EMEA's busiest city pair with 87 flights and grew 10.13% week over week. London–Olbia (+25.00%) and Olbia–Rome (+21.21%) recorded the strongest weekly gains among the top 10, with Olbia–Rome also posting the strongest annual increase at +73.91%. London–Nice and Milan–Olbia recorded the largest weekly declines.

Top Operators by Flight Volume

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 10 - 16 August 2026
  • Previous Week: 3 - 9 August 2026

Americas

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Aviation, Inc. 7,621 7,712
2 Flexjet, LLC 3,272 3,415
3 Executive Jet Management, Inc. 851 875
4 flyExclusive 825 777
5 Vista Jet US 699 708
6 Wheels Up Partners LLC 601 595
7 Solairus Aviation 543 560
8 Jet Linx Aviation, LLC 531 501
9 Airsprint 455 405
10 Airshare 435 458



APAC

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 Vista Jet Ltd 87 94
2 Air Link Pty Limited 81 71
3 Royal Flying Doctor Service 78 84
4 Pel-Air Aviation 50 47
5 Lily Jet 44 53
6 Vietstar Airlines 43 34
7 Tag Aviation Asia 39 42
8 Deer Jet (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 37 45
9 Navair Flight Operations Pty Ltd 36 34
10 VSR Ventures Pvt. Ltd. 29 26

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Europe 1,346 1,371
2 Vista Jet Ltd 926 954
3 Flexjet, LLC 237 252
4 Air X 187 206
5 Avcon Jet AG 186 203
6 GlobeAir AG 184 189
7 ProAir Aviation GmbH 184 192
8 JETFLY AVIATION SA 144 122
9 Platoon Aviation 140 127
10 LUMINAIR 116 104

Top Aircraft Models by Flight Hours

 

Americas

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 8,547.53
2 Phenom 300 7,582.22
3 Citation Latitude 5,513.54
4 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 4,612.94
5 Citation CJ3 3,495.86
6 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 3,421.14
7 Citation X 2,352.82
8 Citation Longitude 2,283.93
9 Falcon 2000 Series 2,115.32
10 Hawker 800 Series 1,970.55

 

APAC

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 411.60
2 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 354.16
3 Global 7500 351.28
4 Gulfstream G650ER 341.36
5 Gulfstream G550 319.06
6 Global 6000 293.75
7 Pilatus PC-24 228.87
8 Gulfstream G450 163.80
9 Falcon 2000 Series 122.19
10 Citation Mustang 115.22

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 1,923.00
2 Phenom 300 1,654.56
3 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 1,625.62
4 Global 6000 1,434.12
5 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 1,164.79
6 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 1,163.67
7 Pilatus PC-24 950.44
8 Citation Latitude 903.42
9 Global 7500 861.82
10 Citation CJ2 712.50

Top Weekly Movers in Business Aviation Activity

This section highlights the fastest-growing markets, routes, and operators based on week-over-week flight activity growth.

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 10 - 16 August 2026
  • Previous Week: 3 - 9 August 2026

 

Fastest-Growing City Pairs

Americas
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Monterey - San Diego 36 9 +300.00%
2 Chicago - Janesville 20 7 +185.71%
3 Salt Lake City - San Diego 22 8 +175.00%
4 Naples - West Palm Beach 18 7 +157.14%
5 Charlotte - New York 25 10 +150.00%


APAC
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Dubbo - Sydney 18 7 +157.14%
2 Jakarta - Singapore 40 21 +90.48%
3 Islamabad - Lahore 14 9 +55.56%
4 Da Nang - Hanoi 31 20 +55.00%
5 Adelaide - Alice Springs 14 10 +40.00%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Palma - Valencia 20 7 +185.71%
2 Dalaman - Istanbul 28 10 +180.00%
3 London - Manchester 22 9 +144.44%
4 Nice - Salzburg 18 8 +125.00%
5 Lagos - Warri 23 11 +109.09%


 

Fastest-Growing Operators

Americas
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 N-Jet 50 30 +66.67%
2 Executive Aviation Corporation 47 30 +56.67%
3 Talon Air, LLC. 129 84 +53.57%
4 Trident Aircraft, Inc. 54 36 +50.00%
5 Aero Air Charter, LLC 44 30 +46.67%
 
APAC
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Karnavati Aviation 29 13 +123.08%
2 Jet Charters NZ 27 17 +58.82%
3 Lifeflight Australia 22 14 +57.14%
4 Shanghai Deer Jet Co., Ltd. 21 14 +50.00%
5 Vietstar Airlines 43 34 +26.47%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Air Alsie 63 32 +96.88%
2 SD Aviation 50 29 +72.41%
3 AMC Aviation 72 43 +67.44%
4 Genel Havacilik A.S. 82 55 +49.09%
5 Bonair 49 33 +48.48%

 


 

Fastest-Growing Cities (Departures)

Americas
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Salinas 74 27 +174.07%
2 Dubuque 78 34 +129.41%
3 San Luis Potosi 36 16 +125.00%
4 Branson 32 16 +100.00%
5 Olive Branch 39 20 +95.00%


APAC
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Taipei 22 14 +57.14%
2 Bangalore 47 31 +51.61%
3 Astana 23 17 +35.29%
4 Auckland 20 15 +33.33%
5 Melbourne 31 24 +29.17%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Maastricht 34 16 +112.50%
2 Deauville 40 21 +90.48%
3 Leeds 34 18 +88.89%
4 Lamezia 37 21 +76.19%
5 Beja 27 16 +68.75%
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