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Market Snapshot 25 - 31 May 2026

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Top Airports by Takeoffs & Landings

For the week of 25–31 May 2026, business aviation activity remained concentrated at major airports across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.

Week-over-week comparisons are based on 18–24 May 2026, while year-over-year comparisons are measured against 25–31 May 2025.

 

 

Key Weekly Insights

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Top week-over-week movers

Week-over-week growth was led by EMEA airports, with Budapest recording the strongest weekly increase across the regional top-20 set. Venice, Jeddah, and Ibiza also posted notable gains, while the Americas’ top airports all recorded weekly declines.

  • Budapest (LHBP): +261.18% WoW
  • Venice (LIPZ): +58.20% WoW
  • Jeddah (OEJN): +46.90% WoW
  • Ibiza (LEIB): +31.30% WoW
  • Tokyo / Narita (RJAA): +20.00% WoW

 

Strongest year-over-year growth

Year-over-year growth was concentrated in a small group of airports, with Budapest standing out as the strongest annual gainer. Jeddah also posted a significant increase versus the same week last year, followed by Venice, Adelaide, and Tokyo / Narita.

  • Budapest (LHBP): +110.27% YoY
  • Jeddah (OEJN): +71.77% YoY
  • Venice (LIPZ): +26.97% YoY
  • Adelaide (YPAD): +18.75% YoY
  • Tokyo / Narita (RJAA): +6.67% YoY

Largest year-over-year declines

The largest annual declines were recorded across established business aviation markets in APAC, EMEA, and the Americas, with Bangkok, New Delhi, Nice, Las Vegas, and Malaga seeing the steepest drops versus the same week last year.

  • Bangkok (VTBD): -49.00% YoY
  • New Delhi (VIDP): -44.51% YoY
  • Nice (LFMN): -43.78% YoY
  • Las Vegas (KLAS): -37.87% YoY
  • Malaga (LEMG): -35.65% YoY

Busiest Airports by Region

Region Busiest airport Total flights WoW YoY
Americas New York (KTEB) 1,991 -29.97% -14.03%
APAC Singapore (WSSL) 139 -2.80% -19.65%
EMEA Paris (LFPB) 733 -13.76% -30.72%




Americas

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 KTEB New York 1,991 -29.97% -14.03%
2 KDAL Dallas 1,007 -16.85% -9.93%
3 KPBI West Palm Beach 880 -26.24% -22.67%
4 KHPN Westchester 861 -23.33% -27.46%
5 KVNY Los Angeles 756 -23.87% -25.66%

Regional highlight: Activity in the Americas remained concentrated at major U.S. business aviation hubs, led by New York Teterboro, though all top-five airports posted both week-over-week and year-over-year declines.

APAC

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 WSSL Singapore 139 -2.80% -19.65%
2 VABB Mumbai 101 -12.93% -28.37%
3 VHHH Hong Kong 97 -6.73% -2.02%
4 VIDP New Delhi 96 -23.81% -44.51%
5 YSSY Sydney 81 -6.90% -21.36%

 

Regional highlight: Singapore remained APAC’s busiest airport by operations, while Hong Kong showed the most resilient year-over-year performance among the region’s top five.

EMEA

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 LFPB Paris 733 -13.76% -30.72%
2 LFMN Nice 664 -12.40% -43.78%
3 EGGW London 432 -11.48% -25.00%
4 LIML Milan 410 +2.50% -31.21%
5 EGLF London 405 -22.41% -27.29%

Regional highlight: EMEA’s top-five activity was led by Paris and Nice, with Milan the only airport in the group to post a positive week-over-week change.

Top City Pairs by Most Popular Routes

 

Americas 

Rank City pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles 138 -30.65% -26.98%
2 Dallas ⇄ Houston 107 -37.79% -15.08%
3 Austin ⇄ Dallas 94 -24.19% -3.09%
4 Bedford ⇄ New York 75 -7.41% 0.00%
5 Miami ⇄ New York 74 -36.75% -6.33%
6 Boston ⇄ New York 70 -34.58% -23.08%
7 Montreal ⇄ Toronto 66 +20.00% +20.00%
8 Rio De Janeiro ⇄ Sao Paulo 63 -5.97% -30.00%
9 Los Angeles ⇄ San Francisco 62 -20.51% -17.33%
10 Chicago ⇄ New York 62 -52.31% -28.74%

Notable movement: The Americas’ busiest route remained Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles, despite a sharp weekly and annual decline. Montreal ⇄ Toronto was the only top-10 route to post positive growth on both a week-over-week and year-over-year basis, while Chicago ⇄ New York recorded the steepest weekly drop among the top 10.


APAC

Rank City pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Jakarta ⇄ Singapore 35 +20.69% +9.38%
2 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 30 -23.08% -14.29%
3 Almaty ⇄ Astana 18 -30.77% -10.00%
4 Mumbai ⇄ New Delhi 17 0.00% -58.54%
5 Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore 15 +25.00% -37.50%
6 Beijing ⇄ Shanghai 14 -6.67% +100.00%
7 Gold Coast ⇄ Sydney 13 +18.18% -23.53%
8 Bali ⇄ Jakarta 13 0.00% +160.00%
9 Brisbane ⇄ Sydney 12 -42.86% -42.86%
10 Hong Kong ⇄ Singapore 12 +50.00% +50.00%

Notable movement: Jakarta ⇄ Singapore led APAC routes and posted positive growth both weekly and annually. Hong Kong ⇄ Singapore showed the strongest top-10 weekly gain, while Bali ⇄ Jakarta recorded the strongest annual increase. Mumbai ⇄ New Delhi remained a top-five route but was down sharply year over year.

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank City pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Jeddah ⇄ Riyadh 97 +38.57% +51.56%
2 Abuja ⇄ Lagos 66 -30.53% -42.11%
3 London ⇄ Paris 60 -23.08% -30.23%
4 London ⇄ Nice 55 -36.78% -52.17%
5 Milan ⇄ Rome 51 -7.27% +8.51%
6 Nice ⇄ Paris 43 -12.24% -48.81%
7 Geneva ⇄ Nice 36 +24.14% -12.20%
8 Geneva ⇄ Paris 33 -28.26% -40.00%
9 Budapest ⇄ London 32 +540.00% +357.14%
10 London ⇄ Milan 31 -20.51% -8.82%

Notable movement: Jeddah ⇄ Riyadh was EMEA’s busiest route and posted strong gains versus both the previous week and last year. Budapest ⇄ London saw the most dramatic growth, rising from a low base both weekly and annually. In contrast, major leisure and business links such as London ⇄ Nice, Nice ⇄ Paris, and London ⇄ Paris recorded sizable year-over-year declines.

Top Operators by Flight Volume

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 25 - 31 May 2026
  • Previous Week: 18 - 24 May 2026

Americas

Rank Operator Flights Previous week
1 NetJets Aviation, Inc. 5,791 7,400
2 Flexjet, LLC 2,375 2,948
3 flyExclusive 643 790
4 Executive Jet Management, Inc. 509 746
5 Vista Jet US 501 650
6 Wheels Up Partners LLC 400 488
7 Solairus Aviation 380 502
8 Jet Linx Aviation, LLC 349 450
9 Airshare 320 416
10 Baker Aviation, LLC 298 352


APAC

Rank Operator Flights Previous week
1 Vista Jet Ltd 94 119
2 Royal Flying Doctor Service 56 73
3 Air Link Pty Limited 53 55
4 NATIONAL JET EXPRESS 46 41
5 Lily Jet 36 45
6 Tag Aviation Asia 27 43
7 Avcair 27 14
8 Deer Jet (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 26 45
9 Reliance Commercial Dealers Ltd 25 15
10 VSR Ventures Pvt. Ltd. 22 24

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Operator Flights Previous week
1 NetJets Europe 1,026 1,174
2 Vista Jet Ltd 685 824
3 Flexjet, LLC 203 227
4 Avcon Jet Ag 186 198
5 ProAir Aviation GmbH 167 142
6 JETFLY AVIATION SA 150 156
7 Air X 133 149
8 Globeair Ag 128 168
9 Netjets Aviation, Inc. 124 107
10 Platoon Aviation 117 129

Top Aircraft Models by Flight Hours

Americas

Rank Aircraft model Flight hours
1 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 5,908.09
2 Phenom 300 5,724.07
3 Citation Latitude 4,440.13
4 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 3,446.58
5 Citation CJ3 2,854.48
6 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 2,358.55
7 Hawker 800 Series 1,663.09
8 Citation X 1,580.88
9 Falcon 2000 Series 1,487.78
10 Citation Longitude 1,426.67

 

APAC

Rank Aircraft model Flight hours
1 Gulfstream G650ER 361.05
2 Global 6000 343.99
3 Global 7500 343.96
4 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 256.58
5 Gulfstream G550 249.70
6 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 192.07
7 Gulfstream G450 173.14
8 Global 5000 152.54
9 Falcon 2000 Series 129.60
10 Gulfstream G650 118.90


 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Aircraft model Flight hours
1 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 1,297.09
2 Phenom 300 1,226.25
3 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 1,078.14
4 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 1,036.21
5 Global 6000 1,010.70
6 Citation Latitude 834.16
7 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 761.76
8 Pilatus PC-24 733.50
9 Global 7500 568.32
10 Citation CJ2 561.69

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: 25 - 31 May 2026
  • Previous Week: 18 - 24 May 2026

 

Fastest-Growing City Pairs

Americas
Rank City pair Flights Previous week Growth
1 Mexico City ⇄ Saltillo 23 9 +155.56%
2 Fort Worth ⇄ Oklahoma City 15 7 +114.29%
3 Charlottesville ⇄ Westchester 19 9 +111.11%
4 Calgary ⇄ Edmonton 36 18 +100.00%
5 Dallas ⇄ Naples 14 7 +100.00%


APAC
Rank
City pair
Flights Previous week Growth
1
Hong Kong ⇄ Singapore
12 8 +50.00%
2
Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore
15 12 +25.00%
3
Jakarta ⇄ Singapore
35 29 +20.69%
4
Gold Coast ⇄ Sydney
13 11 +18.18%
5
Chandigarh ⇄ New Delhi
8 7 +14.29%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City pair Flights Previous week Growth
1 Nice ⇄ Venice 20 7 +185.71%
2 Milan ⇄ Olbia 21 9 +133.33%
3 Barcelona ⇄ Ibiza 23 10 +130.00%
4 Bratislava ⇄ Prague 17 8 +112.50%
5 London ⇄ Venice 16 8 +100.00%

 

Fastest-Growing Operators

Americas
Rank Operator Flights Previous week Growth
1 Flightworks 49 32 +53.13%
2 FlyUSA 38 29 +31.03%
3 Presidential Aviation, Inc. 43 33 +30.30%
4 Airmed International 40 32 +25.00%
5 Lone Star Aviators, LLC 47 38 +23.68%

 

APAC
Rank Operator Flights Previous week Growth
1 Seletar Jet Charter 18 9 +100.00%
2 Avcair 27 14 +92.86%
3 Sinojet (Beijing) Company Ltd 17 11 +54.55%
4 GCH Aviation 8 6 +33.33%
5 Edwards Aviation Australia 9 7 +28.57%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank Operator Flights Previous week Growth
1 Sirio S.P.A 47 25 +88.00%
2 Blackbird Air A/S 35 22 +59.09%
3 Saudia Private Aviation 55 35 +57.14%
4 Bonair 46 30 +53.33%
5 Empire Aviation Group 43 29 +48.28%



 

Fastest-Growing Cities (Departures)

Americas
Rank City Flights Previous week Growth
1 Aspen 106 32 +231.25%
2 Kailua Kona 26 14 +85.71%
3 Kaiser Lake Ozark 29 16 +81.25%
4 Missoula 34 19 +78.95%
5 Telluride 25 14 +78.57%



APAC
Rank City Flights Previous week Growth
1 Seoul 26 19 +36.84%
2 Tokyo 58 46 +26.09%
3 Hangzhou 13 12 +8.33%
4 Melbourne 47 45 +4.44%
5 Perth 29 28 +3.57%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Flights Previous week Growth
1 Budapest 152 44 +245.45%
2 Friedrichshafen 35 16 +118.75%
3 Dubrovnik 26 12 +116.67%
4 Paderborn 30 15 +100.00%
5 Amman 39 22 +77.27%
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