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Market Snapshot 20 - 26 July 2026

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Top Airports by Takeoffs & Landings

For the week of 20–26 July 2026, business aviation activity showed contrasting trends across major airports in the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.

Week-over-week comparisons are based on 13–19 July 2026, while year-over-year comparisons are measured against 20–26 July 2025.

 

 

Key Weekly Insights

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Top week-over-week movers

Weekly growth was strongest at several APAC airports, led by Beijing, where activity more than doubled from the previous week. Melbourne also recorded a notable increase of more than 60%.

  • Beijing (ZBAA): +130.8% WoW
  • Melbourne (YMEN): +61.4% WoW
  • Hong Kong (VHHH): +31.3% WoW
  • Shanghai (ZSSS): +25.8% WoW
  • Newcastle (YWLM): +23.5% WoW
  • Bangalore (VOBG): +22.9% WoW
  • Chennai (VOMM): +20.6% WoW
  • Aspen (KASE): +19.8% WoW
  • Ibiza (LEIB): +19.4% WoW
  • Sydney (YSSY): +17.3% WoW

Largest week-over-week declines

The steepest weekly declines were recorded in APAC and the Americas. Kuala Lumpur experienced the largest decrease, while Bangkok and Las Vegas each recorded declines of more than 30%.

  • Kuala Lumpur (WMSA): −47.1% WoW
  • Bangkok (VTBD): −35.5% WoW
  • Las Vegas (KLAS): −34.7% WoW
  • Almaty (UAAA): −29.2% WoW
  • Atlanta (KPDK): −26.3% WoW
  • Astana (UACC): −21.9% WoW
  • Miami (KOPF): −21.0% WoW
  • Perth (YPJT): −19.6% WoW
  • Tokyo (RJTT): −12.7% WoW
  • London Biggin Hill (EGKB): −12.4% WoW

Strongest year-over-year growth

Hanoi recorded the strongest annual increase across the airport sample, with activity reaching almost three times the level recorded during the same week in 2025.

Strong year-over-year growth was also recorded in Astana and Chennai, where movements increased by approximately 78%.

  • Hanoi (VVNB): +169.6% YoY
  • Astana (UACC): +78.6% YoY
  • Chennai (VOMM): +78.3% YoY
  • Jakarta (WIHH): +44.9% YoY
  • Melbourne (YMEN): +24.6% YoY
  • Shanghai (ZSSS): +21.9% YoY
  • Madrid (LEMD): +20.9% YoY
  • Almaty (UAAA): +15.9% YoY
  • Olbia (LIEO): +14.0% YoY
  • Westhampton Beach (KFOK): +13.8% YoY

 

Largest year-over-year declines

The largest annual declines were concentrated in APAC, led by Bangkok, where movements fell by more than half compared with the same week in 2025.

Beijing and Kuala Lumpur also experienced significant decreases, while London Farnborough and Bodrum recorded the largest declines in EMEA.

  • Bangkok (VTBD): −55.2% YoY
  • Beijing (ZBAA): −31.0% YoY
  • Kuala Lumpur (WMSA): −27.0% YoY
  • London Farnborough (EGLF): −23.8% YoY
  • Bodrum (LTFE): −22.1% YoY
  • Nashville (KBNA): −20.9% YoY
  • Las Vegas (KLAS): −19.2% YoY
  • Atlanta (KPDK): −17.6% YoY
  • Istanbul (LTBA): −16.3% YoY
  • Sydney Bankstown (YSBK): −15.9% YoY

Busiest Airports by Region

Region Busiest Airport Total Flights WoW YoY
Americas New York Teterboro (KTEB) 2,505 −9.2% +6.7%
APAC Singapore Seletar (WSSL) 155 −6.6% +7.6%
EMEA Nice Côte d’Azur (LFMN) 1,229 +4.9% −9.2%



Americas

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 KTEB New York 2,505 −9.2% +6.7%
2 KHPN Westchester 1,429 +5.6% +6.5%
3 KDAL Dallas 1,240 −10.9% +8.1%
4 KIAD Washington 1,171 +6.8% +1.7%
5 KVNY Los Angeles 1,018 +4.3% +0.6%

Regional highlight: KTEB remained the busiest airport in the Americas with 2,505 flights, despite a 9.2% weekly decline. KHPN and KIAD recorded the strongest weekly growth among the top five, while all five airports remained above or close to last year’s activity levels.

 

APAC

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 WSSL Singapore 155 −6.6% +7.6%
2 VABB Mumbai 125 −0.8% +9.7%
3 VIDP New Delhi 108 +5.9% −9.2%
4 VHHH Hong Kong 105 +31.3% −0.9%
5 WIHH Jakarta 100 −9.1% +44.9%

Regional highlight: WSSL remained APAC’s busiest airport with 155 flights. VHHH recorded the strongest weekly growth among the top five at 31.3%, while WIHH posted the strongest annual increase at 44.9%.

 

EMEA

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 LFMN Nice 1,229 +4.9% −9.2%
2 LFPB Paris 989 +9.9% +4.1%
3 LIEO Olbia 799 +14.8% +14.0%
4 LEIB Ibiza 682 +19.4% +1.3%
5 LSGG Geneva 593 −1.0% +1.4%

Regional highlight: LFMN remained EMEA’s busiest airport with 1,229 flights. LEIB recorded the strongest weekly growth among the top five at 19.4%, while LIEO delivered the strongest year-over-year increase at 14.0%.

Top City Pairs by Most Popular Routes

 

Americas 

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Dallas ⇄ Houston 143 −7.1% +30.0%
2 New York ⇄ Washington 112 −4.3% −3.5%
3 Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles 110 −25.7% −18.5%
4 Chicago ⇄ New York 105 −11.8% +19.3%
5 Nantucket ⇄ Westchester 103 +47.1% +123.9%
6 Los Angeles ⇄ San Francisco 91 +46.8% +59.7%
7 New York ⇄ Toronto 79 +17.9% +68.1%
8 Austin ⇄ Houston 76 +35.7% +22.6%
9 Las Vegas ⇄ Santa Ana 75 −21.1% +8.7%
10 Los Angeles ⇄ San Diego 74 +17.5% +21.3%

Notable movement: Dallas ⇄ Houston remained the region’s busiest route despite a 7.1% weekly decline. Nantucket ⇄ Westchester recorded the strongest growth among the top 10, rising 47.1% week over week and 123.9% year over year.


APAC

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Jakarta ⇄ Singapore 41 +64.0% +57.7%
2 Islamabad ⇄ Lahore 20 +11.1% +100.0%
3 Mumbai ⇄ New Delhi 19 +5.6% −9.5%
4 Ahmedabad ⇄ Mumbai 18 - +38.5%
5 Da Nang ⇄ Hanoi 18 - +500.0%
6 Bali ⇄ Jakarta 17 −48.5% +112.5%
7 Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore 15 −37.5% +25.0%
8 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 15 +114.3% −11.8%
9 Newcastle ⇄ Sydney 14 - +16.7%
10 Orange ⇄ Sydney 12 +200.0% +100.0%

Notable movement: Jakarta ⇄ Singapore led APAC with 41 flights, increasing 64.0% from the previous week. Orange ⇄ Sydney recorded the strongest weekly rise at 200.0%, while Da Nang ⇄ Hanoi posted the largest annual increase at 500.0%.

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 London ⇄ Nice 95 −8.7% −33.6%
2 Nice ⇄ Paris 91 +19.7% +8.3%
3 Abuja ⇄ Lagos 91 −20.9% +11.0%
4 Bodrum ⇄ Istanbul 90 +13.9% −28.0%
5 Milan ⇄ Olbia 71 −2.7% +34.0%
6 London ⇄ Paris 65 −17.7% −8.5%
7 Nice ⇄ Olbia 63 +61.5% +23.5%
8 Olbia ⇄ Rome 52 +30.0% +79.3%
9 Ibiza ⇄ Nice 47 +6.8% −13.0%
10 Ibiza ⇄ London 46 +24.3% +2.2%

Notable movement: London ⇄ Nice remained EMEA’s most popular route with 95 flights, although activity declined both weekly and annually. Nice ⇄ Olbia recorded the strongest weekly growth among the top 10 at 61.5%, while Olbia ⇄ Rome increased 79.3% year over year.

Top Operators by Flight Volume

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 20 - 26 July 2026
  • Previous Week: 13 - 19 July 2026

Americas

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Aviation, Inc. 7,935 7,584
2 Flexjet, LLC 3,200 3,398
3 flyExclusive 902 893
4 Executive Jet Management, Inc. 787 892
5 Vista Jet US 665 664
6 Jet Linx Aviation, LLC 555 516
7 Wheels Up Partners LLC 548 534
8 Solairus Aviation 540 536
9 Airshare 491 452
10 AirSprint 406 374



APAC

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 Vista Jet Ltd 78 63
2 Royal Flying Doctor Service 70 88
3 Air Link Pty Limited 69 82
4 Deer Jet (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 53 58
5 Pel-Air Aviation 51 29
6 Lily Jet 44 50
7 Vietstar Airlines 38 42
8 Tag Aviation Asia 31 28
9 Air 7 Asia 26 10
10 Navair Flight Operations Pty Ltd 23 22

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Europe 1,500 1,489
2 Vista Jet Ltd 1,112 1,006
3 Flexjet, LLC 289 313
4 Avcon Jet AG 281 241
5 Air X 216 203
6 GlobeAir AG 210 219
7 Jetfly Aviation SA 199 205
8 ProAir Aviation GmbH 189 191
9 Global Jet Luxembourg S.A. 151 119
10 Svenskt Ambulansflyg 142 137

Top Aircraft Models by Flight Hours

 

Americas

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 8,160.75
2 Phenom 300 7,646.12
3 Citation Latitude 5,718.91
4 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 4,741.99
5 Citation CJ3 3,517.65
6 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 3,361.46
7 Citation X 2,524.80
8 Falcon 2000 Series 2,245.04
9 Citation Longitude 2,241.76
10 Gulfstream G550 2,150.02

 

APAC

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 377.68
2 Gulfstream G550 354.56
3 Global 6000 340.99
4 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 295.95
5 Gulfstream G650ER 278.88
6 Global 7500 275.33
7 Pilatus PC-24 177.08
8 Gulfstream G450 143.01
9 Gulfstream G650 136.74
10 Falcon 2000 Series 104.61

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 2,119.37
2 Phenom 300 1,861.51
3 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 1,617.39
4 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 1,535.26
5 Global 6000 1,513.45
6 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 1,252.80
7 Pilatus PC-24 1,142.66
8 Citation Latitude 1,094.32
9 Global 7500 932.58
10 Citation CJ2 851.67

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: 20 - 26 July 2026
  • Previous Week: 13 - 19 July 2026

 

Fastest-Growing City Pairs

Americas
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Charlotte ⇄ Washington 27 8 +237.5%
2 Dallas ⇄ Lubbock 22 8 +175.0%
3 Boca Raton ⇄ Tampa 21 8 +162.5%
4 Bakersfield ⇄ Los Angeles 22 9 +144.4%
5 Portland ⇄ San Francisco 16 7 +128.6%


APAC
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 15 7 +114.3%
2 Jakarta ⇄ Singapore 41 25 +64.0%
3 Hong Kong ⇄ Shanghai 11 7 +57.1%
4 Islamabad ⇄ Lahore 20 18 +11.1%
5 Gold Coast ⇄ Sydney 11 10 +10.0%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Glasgow City ⇄ London 21 7 +200.0%
2 Ibiza ⇄ Olbia 29 11 +163.6%
3 Milan ⇄ Paris 28 11 +154.6%
4 Lagos ⇄ Warri 24 11 +118.2%
5 Ibiza ⇄ Palma 36 17 +111.8%


 

Fastest-Growing Operators

Americas
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Airnet II LLC 64 37 +73.0%
2 Jet Logistics Inc. 58 36 +61.1%
3 Chrysler Aviation Inc. 58 36 +61.1%
4 International Jet Aviation Services Inc. 63 40 +57.5%
5 Executive Aviation Corporation 51 35 +45.7%
 
APAC
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Air 7 Asia 26 10 +160.0%
2 Pel-Air Aviation 51 29 +75.9%
3 Machjet International 21 13 +61.5%
4 Business Aviation Asia 14 9 +55.6%
5 Joinjet 18 12 +50.0%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Union Aviation 56 35 +60.0%
2 Elio Jet a.s. 62 42 +47.6%
3 VALLJET 141 97 +45.4%
4 Air Bohemia S.R.O. 69 48 +43.8%
5 Solairus Aviation 77 54 +42.6%

 


 

Fastest-Growing Cities (Departures)

Americas
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Oshkosh 71 17 +317.7%
2 Appleton 129 52 +148.1%
3 Ogden 43 21 +104.8%
4 Youngstown 33 17 +94.1%
5 Kerrville 56 29 +93.1%


APAC
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Beijing 31 20 +55.0%
2 Bangalore 30 20 +50.0%
3 Melbourne 44 31 +41.9%
4 Hong Kong 55 40 +37.5%
5 Newcastle 21 17 +23.5%
 
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Metropolitan City of Bari 33 19 +73.7%
2 Budapest 86 52 +65.4%
3 Graz 28 18 +55.6%
4 Bergen 23 15 +53.3%
5 Newcastle upon Tyne 26 17 +52.9%
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