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Market Snapshot 27 April - 3 May 2026

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Top Airports by Takeoffs & Landings

For the week of 27 April–3 May 2026, business aviation activity remained concentrated at major airports across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.

Week-over-week comparisons are based on 20–26 April 2026, while year-over-year comparisons are measured against 27 April–3 May 2025.

 

Key Weekly Insights

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Top week-over-week movers

Only a limited number of airports in this regional top-20 set posted weekly gains.

  • Louisville (KSDF): +346.24% WoW
  • Ibiza (LEIB): +42.86% WoW
  • Dubai (OMDW): +36.49% WoW
  • Fort Lauderdale (KFLL): +15.34% WoW
  • Miami (KOPF): +6.99% WoW

Strongest year-over-year growth

  • Taipei (RCSS): +6.06% YoW

Largest year-over-year declines

  • Shanghai (ZSSS): -64.37% WoW
  • Beijing (ZBAA): -56.82% WoW
  • Bangkok (VTBD): -49.09% WoW
  • Kuala Lumpur (WMSA): -43.94% fWoW
  • Abuja (DNAA): -41.40% WoW

Busiest Airports by Region

Region Busiest Airport Total Flights WoW YoY
Americas New York (KTEB) 1,447 -20.10% -41.51%
APAC Mumbai (VABB) 117 -15.22% -24.03%
EMEA Paris (LFPB) 376 -33.80% -43.88%


Americas

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 KTEB New York 1,447 -20.10% -41.51%
2 KDAL Dallas 772 -14.79% -38.88%
3 KOPF Miami 704 +6.99% -39.52%
4 KPBI West Palm Beach 677 -33.89% -44.82%
5 KIAD Washington 673 -18.52% -47.67%

Regional highlight: Louisville (KSDF) was the standout mover, rising +346.24% WoW to 415 flights, nearly flat YoY at -0.48%.

APAC

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 VABB Mumbai 117 -15.22% -24.03%
2 WSSL Singapore 95 -6.86% -43.45%
3 VIDP New Delhi 75 -33.63% -54.27%
4 VHHH Hong Kong 69 -5.48% -28.87%
5 ZBAA Beijing 57 -56.82% -16.18%

Regional highlight: Mumbai (VABB) remained the busiest APAC airport with 117 flights, despite declines of -15.22% WoW and -24.03% YoY.

EMEA

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 LFPB Paris 376 -33.80% -43.88%
2 LFMN Nice 280 -28.39% -46.56%
3 LIML Milan 257 -41.32% -23.05%
4 EGLF London 252 -18.71% -36.52%
5 EGGW London 240 -21.05% -43.79%

Regional highlight: Paris (LFPB) led EMEA with 376 flights, but activity fell sharply by -33.80% WoW and -43.88% YoY.

Top City Pairs by Most Popular Routes

 

Americas 

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles 80 -16.67% -30.43%
2 Miami ⇄ New York 80 -15.79% -43.26%
3 Dallas ⇄ Houston 70 -31.37% -57.58%
4 Austin ⇄ Dallas 68 -9.33% -21.84%
5 New York ⇄ Washington 61 -11.59% -58.78%
6 Boston ⇄ New York 50 0.00% -49.49%
7 Miami ⇄ Tampa 49 +4.26% -32.88%
8 Los Angeles ⇄ New York 48 +29.73% -30.43%
9 Chicago ⇄ New York 48 -25.00% -48.39%
10 Acapulco ⇄ Mexico City 46 +53.33% -33.33%

Notable movement: Cancun ⇄ Mexico City posted the strongest weekly growth in the Americas top routes, doubling to 36 flights (+100.00% WoW), while remaining -12.20% YoY.


APAC

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 22 -15.38% -31.25%
2 Ahmedabad ⇄ Mumbai 20 +81.82% +11.11%
3 Mumbai ⇄ New Delhi 18 +20.00% +12.50%
4 Jakarta ⇄ Singapore 15 -46.43% -34.78%
5 Perth ⇄ Shire Of Broome 10 -23.08% -33.33%
6 Almaty ⇄ Astana 9 -57.14% -57.14%
7 Islamabad ⇄ Lahore 8 +60.00% +100.00%
8 Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore 7 -50.00% -53.33%
9 Ahmedabad ⇄ New Delhi 7 -36.36% -46.15%
10 Adelaide ⇄ Melbourne 7 -12.50% -30.00%

Notable movement: Islamabad ⇄ Lahore saw the strongest YoY improvement among APAC top routes, rising to 8 flights (+60.00% WoW, +100.00% YoY).

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Abuja ⇄ Lagos 44 -42.86% -58.10%
2 London ⇄ Milan 28 -6.67% -12.50%
3 Jeddah ⇄ Riyadh 26 -35.00% -27.78%
4 Nice ⇄ Paris 24 -17.24% -36.84%
5 Dublin ⇄ London 24 -4.00% -22.58%
6 London ⇄ Paris 24 -67.12% -62.50%
7 London ⇄ Nice 24 -11.11% -48.94%
8 Geneva ⇄ Paris 23 -47.73% -32.35%
9 Geneva ⇄ London 20 -41.18% -13.04%
10 Jersey ⇄ London 19 +26.67% 0.00%

Notable movement: Milan ⇄ Paris stood out with both strong weekly and yearly growth, rising +61.90% WoW and +112.50% YoY, while London ⇄ Nice posted the sharpest YoY decline at -50.88%.

Top Operators by Flight Volume

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 27 April - 3 May 2026
  • Previous Week: 20 - 26 April 2026

Americas

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 Netjets Aviation, Inc. 3,397 4,365
2 Flexjet, LLC 1,587 1,901
3 flyExclusive 476 573
4 Executive Jet Management, Inc. 453 503
5 Vista Jet US 338 417
6 Solairus Aviation 336 375
7 Airsprint 216 262
8 Jet Linx Aviation, LLC 208 269
9 Baker Aviation, LLC 205 250
10 Airshare 196 293





APAC

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 Vista Jet Ltd 40 46
2 Royal Flying Doctor Service 39 57
3 Air Link Pty Limited 34 63
4 NATIONAL JET EXPRESS 30 49
5 Tag Aviation Asia 26 21
6 Lily Jet 24 35
7 VSR Ventures Pvt. Ltd. 24 39
8 Lifeflight Australia 18 18
9 Air Charter Services Pvt Ltd 17 31
10 Deer Jet (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 17 41



 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Europe 658 826
2 Vista Jet Ltd 358 496
3 ProAir Aviation GmbH 117 117
4 Flexjet, LLC 99 146
5 Globeair Ag 89 93
6 Avcon Jet Ag 83 128
7 JETFLY AVIATION SA 76 92
8 Jet Stream 53 45
9 Aerowest Gmbh 51 56
10 Air X 50 93

Top Aircraft Models by Flight Hours

Americas

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 4,821.91
2 Phenom 300 3,791.09
3 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 2,979.41
4 Citation Latitude 2,473.85
5 Citation CJ3 2,378.02
6 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 1,967.16
7 Falcon 2000 Series 1,461.83
8 Citation X 1,297.62
9 Gulfstream G550 1,289.65
10 Hawker 800 Series 1,186.38

 

APAC

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 227.24
2 Global 6000 217.85
3 Gulfstream G650ER 206.65
4 Gulfstream G550 202.02
5 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 174.75
6 Global 7500 156.98
7 Falcon 2000 Series 110.52
8 Pilatus PC-24 109.49
9 Falcon 7X 91.85
10 Global 5000 84.74


 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 736.34
2 Phenom 300 731.18
3 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 658.75
4 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 593.47
5 Global 6000 547.68
6 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 498.00
7 Gulfstream G650ER 351.54
8 Pilatus PC-24 331.85
9 Citation Latitude 330.48
10 Citation CJ2 316.67

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: 27 April - 3 May 2026
  • Previous Week: 20 - 26 April 2026

 

Fastest-Growing City Pairs

Americas
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Salt Lake City ⇄ Scottsdale 21 7 +200.00%
2 Burbank ⇄ Las Vegas 23 9 +155.56%
3 Houston ⇄ Tulsa 19 8 +137.50%
4 Naples ⇄ North Charleston 14 6 +133.33%
5 Mexico City ⇄ Saltillo 14 6 +133.33%


APAC
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Ahmedabad ⇄ Mumbai 20 11 +81.82%
2 Mumbai ⇄ New Delhi 18 15 +20.00%
3 Hong Kong ⇄ Singapore 6 6 0.00%
4 Adelaide ⇄ Melbourne 7 8 -12.50%
5 Bangalore ⇄ Hyderabad 6 7 -14.29%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week Growth
1 London ⇄ Miami 11 6 +83.33%
2 Madrid ⇄ Malaga 16 9 +77.78%
3 Abu Dhabi ⇄ Dubai 12 7 +71.43%
4 Paris ⇄ Toulon 10 6 +66.67%
5 Ibiza ⇄ Paris 9 6 +50.00%


 

Fastest-Growing Operators

Americas
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Elite Air, Inc. 59 31 +90.32%
2 Ozair Charter Service 34 22 +54.55%
3 Aeroservicios AOV SA de CV 40 27 +48.15%
4 Dolphin Atlantic, Inc 49 34 +44.12%
5 SkyCare 38 29 +31.03%

 

APAC
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Empire Aviation Group 10 7 +42.86%
2 Seletar Jet Charter 11 8 +37.50%
3 JetSetGo Aviation Services Pvt Ltd 11 8 +37.50%
4 Deccan Charters Pvt. Ltd. 8 6 +33.33%
5 Tag Aviation Asia 26 21 +23.81%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Empire Aviation Group 33 24 +37.50%
2 MPC AIR D.O.O. 26 21 +23.81%
3 Air Independence 26 21 +23.81%
4 Jet Stream 53 45 +17.78%
5 Fai Aviation Group 27 23 +17.39%



 

Fastest-Growing Cities (Departures)

Americas
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Jeffersonville 104 27 +285.19%
2 Louisville 194 57 +240.35%
3 Ribeirao Preto 41 13 +215.38%
4 Saltillo 31 15 +106.67%
5 Lancaster 32 16 +100.00%



APAC
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Singapore 55 52 +5.77%
2 Ho Chi Minh City 10 10 0.00%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Venice 51 29 +75.86%
2 Ibiza 77 49 +57.14%
3 Leeds 18 12 +50.00%
4 Dubai 57 40 +42.50%
5 Glasgow City 14 10 +40.00%
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