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Market Snapshot 27 July - 2 August 2026

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Top Airports by Takeoffs & Landings

For the week of 27 July–2 August 2026, business aviation activity showed mixed trends across major airports in the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.

Week-over-week comparisons are based on 20–26 July 2026, while year-over-year comparisons are measured against 27 July–2 August 2025.

 

 

Key Weekly Insights

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Top week-over-week movers

Weekly growth was concentrated across APAC and EMEA, with Kuala Lumpur recording the strongest increase among the airport sample. Brisbane and Bangkok also posted gains of more than 25%.

  • Kuala Lumpur (WMSA): +33.3% WoW
  • Brisbane (YBBN): +32.4% WoW
  • Bangkok (VTBD): +25.9% WoW
  • Perth (YPJT): +24.4% WoW
  • Bodrum (LTFE): +21.1% WoW
  • Olbia (LIEO): +20.6% WoW
  • London Farnborough (EGLF): +19.0% WoW
  • Atlanta (KPDK): +16.3% WoW
  • Astana (UACC): +16.0% WoW
  • Chennai (VOMM): +14.6% WoW

Largest week-over-week declines

The sharpest weekly contractions were recorded in APAC. Shanghai and Jakarta both declined by approximately 19%, while Washington registered the largest decrease in the Americas.

  • Shanghai (ZSSS): −19.2% WoW
  • Jakarta (WIHH): −19.2% WoW
  • Tokyo (RJTT): −18.6% WoW
  • Washington (KIAD): −17.5% WoW
  • New Delhi (VIDP): −16.7% WoW
  • London Luton (EGGW): −14.1% WoW
  • Paris Le Bourget (LFPB): −13.7% WoW
  • Zurich (LSZH): −13.5% WoW
  • Beijing (ZBAA): −13.3% WoW
  • Santa Ana (KSNA): −12.6% WoW


Strongest year-over-year growth

Hanoi recorded the strongest annual increase across the airport sample, with movements reaching more than four times the level recorded during the same week in 2025. Perth, Jakarta, and Madrid also posted annual growth above 28%.

  • Hanoi (VVNB): +353.3% YoY
  • Perth (YPJT): +45.7% YoY
  • Jakarta (WIII): +28.6% YoY
  • Madrid (LEMD): +28.0% YoY
  • Milan (LIML): +20.0% YoY
  • London Biggin Hill (EGKB): +19.4% YoY
  • Toulon (LFTH): +18.8% YoY
  • Olbia (LIEO): +18.5% YoY
  • Chennai (VOMM): +11.9% YoY
  • Ibiza (LEIB): +10.6% YoY

 

Largest year-over-year declines

The largest annual declines were concentrated in APAC, led by Tokyo and Bangkok, where movements fell by more than 40% compared with the same week in 2025.

  • Tokyo (RJTT): −42.2% YoY
  • Bangkok (VTBD): −41.9% YoY
  • New Delhi (VIDP): −38.4% YoY
  • Beijing (ZBAA): −33.3% YoY
  • Kuala Lumpur (WMSA): −24.2% YoY
  • Las Vegas (KLAS): −20.7% YoY
  • Santa Ana (KSNA): −20.2% YoY
  • Mumbai (VABB): −19.6% YoY
  • Jakarta (WIHH): −17.5% YoY
  • London Luton (EGGW): −17.0% YoY

Busiest Airports by Region

Region Busiest Airport Total Flights WoW YoY
Americas New York Teterboro (KTEB) 2,320 −7.64% −8.45%
APAC Singapore Seletar (WSSL) 164 +8.61% −7.34%
EMEA Nice Côte d’Azur (LFMN) 1,196 −1.64% −7.64%



Americas

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 KTEB New York 2,320 −7.64% −8.45%
2 KHPN Westchester 1,299 −9.67% −5.73%
3 KDAL Dallas 1,214 −2.25% +3.23%
4 KVNY Los Angeles 1,024 +0.10% +5.68%
5 KIAD Washington 960 −17.45% −0.62%

Regional highlight: New York Teterboro remained the clear regional leader with 2,320 flights, although activity declined both week over week and year over year. Los Angeles was the only top-five airport to record growth across both comparison periods.

 

APAC

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 WSSL Singapore 164 +8.61% −7.34%
2 VABB Mumbai 115 −0.86% −19.58%
3 VHHH Hong Kong 109 +4.81% −5.22%
4 YSSY Sydney 91 0.00% −16.51%
5 VIDP New Delhi 90 −16.67% −38.36%

Regional highlight: Singapore Seletar led APAC and recorded an 8.6% weekly increase. However, all five leading airports remained below last year’s activity, with New Delhi posting the steepest annual decline at 38.4%.

 

EMEA

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 LFMN Nice 1,196 −1.64% −7.64%
2 LIEO Olbia 956 +20.55% +18.46%
3 LFPB Paris 852 −13.68% +2.53%
4 LEIB Ibiza 691 +4.54% +10.56%
5 LIML Milan 593 +5.33% +20.04%

Regional highlight: Nice remained EMEA’s busiest airport despite moderate declines. Olbia delivered the strongest weekly growth among the top five, while Milan recorded the highest year-over-year increase at 20.0%.

Top City Pairs by Most Popular Routes

 

Americas 

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Dallas ⇄ Houston 145 0.0% +8.2%
2 Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles 115 +4.6% −19.0%
3 Chicago ⇄ New York 109 +3.8% +43.4%
4 Los Angeles ⇄ San Diego 99 +39.4% +41.4%
5 Nantucket ⇄ New York 92 +24.3% +4.6%
6 Austin ⇄ Dallas 85 +16.4% +23.2%
7 New York ⇄ Westchester 85 +16.4% −10.5%
8 Los Angeles ⇄ San Francisco 83 −8.8% +18.6%
9 Nantucket ⇄ Westchester 76 −25.5% −14.6%
10 New York ⇄ Washington 72 −35.7% −11.1%

Notable movement: Dallas ⇄ Houston remained the Americas’ busiest city pair with 145 flights. Los Angeles ⇄ San Diego delivered the strongest weekly growth among the top 10 at 39.4%, while Chicago ⇄ New York recorded the highest annual increase at 43.4%.


APAC

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Jakarta ⇄ Singapore 34 −17.1% +3.0%
2 Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore 25 +66.7% −19.4%
3 Da Nang ⇄ Hanoi 22 +22.2% —
4 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 20 +33.3% −4.8%
5 Jakarta ⇄ Surabaya 16 +166.7% +166.7%
6 Almaty ⇄ Astana 15 +66.7% −25.0%
7 Bali ⇄ Jakarta 13 −23.5% −18.8%
8 Hong Kong ⇄ Shanghai 13 +18.2% +30.0%
9 Bangalore ⇄ Chennai 13 +30.0% +62.5%
10 Mumbai ⇄ Pune 13 +44.4% −13.3%

Notable movement: Jakarta ⇄ Singapore remained APAC’s leading route with 34 flights despite a 17.1% weekly decline. Jakarta ⇄ Surabaya recorded the strongest growth, rising 166.7% both week over week and year over year.

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 London ⇄ Nice 107 +16.3% +0.9%
2 Abuja ⇄ Lagos 96 +5.5% +18.5%
3 Milan ⇄ Olbia 79 +12.9% 0.0%
4 Nice ⇄ Olbia 75 +19.1% +11.9%
5 Bodrum ⇄ Istanbul 74 −10.8% −31.5%
6 Ibiza ⇄ Nice 63 +34.0% +46.5%
7 Nice ⇄ Paris 62 −31.9% −23.5%
8 London ⇄ Paris 61 −6.2% −26.5%
9 Olbia ⇄ Rome 59 +13.5% +103.5%
10 Ibiza ⇄ Madrid 50 +31.6% +138.1%

Notable movement: London ⇄ Nice led EMEA with 107 flights and recorded growth across both comparison periods. Ibiza ⇄ Nice posted the strongest weekly increase among the top 10, while Ibiza ⇄ Madrid more than doubled year over year with growth of 138.1%.

Top Operators by Flight Volume

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 27 July - 2 August 2026
  • Previous Week: 20 - 26 July 2026

Americas

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Aviation, Inc. 7,555 8,054
2 Flexjet, LLC 3,184 3,217
3 Executive Jet Management, Inc. 872 797
4 flyExclusive 761 821
5 Vista Jet US 652 670
6 Jet Linx Aviation, LLC 577 563
7 Wheels Up Partners LLC 534 587
8 Solairus Aviation 529 586
9 Airshare 430 491
10 Baker Aviation, LLC 422 394



APAC

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 Vista Jet Ltd 77 78
2 Royal Flying Doctor Service 75 70
3 Air Link Pty Limited 61 69
4 TAG Aviation Asia 42 31
5 Vietstar Airlines 42 38
6 Navair Flight Operations Pty Ltd 36 23
7 Lily Jet 30 44
8 Deer Jet (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 27 53
9 LifeFlight Australia 25 20
10 Sinojet (Beijing) Company Ltd 24 16

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Europe 1,537 1,477
2 Vista Jet Ltd 1,049 1,086
3 Flexjet, LLC 259 290
4 Avcon Jet AG 256 271
5 ProAir Aviation GmbH 227 189
6 Air X 198 216
7 GlobeAir AG 186 210
8 Jetfly Aviation SA 185 180
9 Luminair 169 146
10 Global Jet Luxembourg S.A. 157 143

Top Aircraft Models by Flight Hours

 

Americas

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 8,196.77
2 Phenom 300 7,195.73
3 Citation Latitude 5,355.28
4 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 4,746.55
5 Citation CJ3 3,622.01
6 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 3,375.36
7 Citation X 2,437.79
8 Falcon 2000 Series 2,238.62
9 Citation Longitude 2,117.36
10 Gulfstream G550 2,048.18

 

APAC

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Gulfstream G650ER 409.97
2 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 357.72
3 Global 7500 298.80
4 Global 6000 297.68
5 Gulfstream G550 254.20
6 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 251.26
7 Pilatus PC-24 162.09
8 Gulfstream G650 161.68
9 Gulfstream G450 140.95
10 Hawker 800 Series 111.25

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 2,184.07
2 Phenom 300 1,800.55
3 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 1,645.21
4 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 1,575.48
5 Global 6000 1,511.80
6 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 1,444.87
7 Pilatus PC-24 1,133.02
8 Citation Latitude 1,071.68
9 Global 7500 934.44
10 Citation CJ2 835.71

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 July - 2 August 2026
  • Previous Week: 20 - 26 July 2026

 

Fastest-Growing City Pairs

Americas
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Dallas ⇄ Nashville 26 7 +271.4%
2 Cincinnati ⇄ Dallas 22 7 +214.3%
3 Miami ⇄ Naples 18 7 +157.1%
4 Lincoln ⇄ Omaha 20 8 +150.0%
5 Dallas ⇄ North Little Rock 27 11 +145.5%


APAC
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore 25 15 +66.7%
2 Almaty ⇄ Astana 15 9 +66.7%
3 Mumbai ⇄ Pune 13 9 +44.4%
4 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 20 15 +33.3%
5 Bangalore ⇄ Chennai 13 10 +30.0%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Istanbul ⇄ Nice 17 7 +142.9%
2 Athens ⇄ Milan 16 8 +100.0%
3 London ⇄ Toulon 26 13 +100.0%
4 Bodrum ⇄ Moscow 23 12 +91.7%
5 Cannes ⇄ Geneva 13 7 +85.7%


 

Fastest-Growing Operators

Americas
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Diamond Aviation 65 34 +91.2%
2 Leviate Jet Management 57 34 +67.7%
3 Davisair Inc. 58 41 +41.5%
4 Fly Across 75 54 +38.9%
5 Schubach Aviation 52 38 +36.8%
 
APAC
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Amber Aviation Limited 18 10 +80.0%
2 Sinojet (Beijing) Company Ltd 24 16 +50.0%
3 TAG Aviation Asia 42 31 +35.5%
4 JetSetGo Aviation Services Pvt Ltd 19 15 +26.7%
5 LifeFlight Australia 25 20 +25.0%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 ABS Jets 58 36 +61.1%
2 Toyo Aviation 58 36 +61.1%
3 Tyrol Air Ambulance GmbH 56 41 +36.6%
4 MPC Air D.O.O. 64 47 +36.2%
5 Paradox Jets Ltd 49 36 +36.1%

 


 

Fastest-Growing Cities (Departures)

Americas
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Hickory 32 17 +88.24%
2 Barranquilla 28 15 +86.67%
3 Marsh Harbour 110 63 +74.60%
4 Salisbury 26 15 +73.33%
5 State College 32 19 +68.42%


APAC
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Brisbane 39 24 +62.50%
2 Bangkok 34 24 +41.67%
3 Bangalore 38 29 +31.03%
4 Ahmedabad 22 17 +29.41%
5 Perth 41 32 +28.12%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Free Municipal Consortium of Trapani 43 17 +152.94%
2 Karlsruhe 42 23 +82.61%
3 Leeds 34 19 +78.95%
4 Kalamata 28 16 +75.00%
5 Abu Dhabi 57 33 +72.73%
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