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Market Snapshot 28 September - 04 October 2026

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Top Airports by Takeoffs & Landings

For the week of 28 September–4 October 2026, business aviation activity remained concentrated around major hubs across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. New York (KTEB) continued to lead overall activity with 3,520 movements, followed by Paris (LFPB) with 1,293 movements in EMEA. In APAC, Singapore (WSSL) ranked first with 208 movements, narrowly ahead of Mumbai (VABB) with 205 and New Delhi (VIDP) with 161.

 

Key Weekly Insights

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Top week-over-week movers

Weekly growth was led by Kuala Lumpur (WMSA), where movements increased 90.62% WoW. Sydney (YSSY) followed with growth of 51.32%, while Astana (UACC) rose 41.54%. Gold Coast and Las Vegas also recorded increases of more than 25%. 

  • Kuala Lumpur (WMSA): +90.62% WoW
  • Sydney (YSSY): +51.32% WoW
  • Astana (UACC): +41.54% WoW
  • Gold Coast (YBCG): +32.65% WoW
  • Las Vegas (KLAS): +26.82% WoW
  • Barcelona (LEBL): +26.75% WoW
  • New Delhi (VIDP): +23.85% WoW
  • Hanoi (VVNB): +23.64% WoW
  • Melbourne (YMEN): +20.00% WoW
  • Lagos (DNMM): +18.81% WoW


Largest week-over-week declines

The sharpest weekly decline was recorded in Nice (LFMN), where movements fell 34.32% WoW. Beijing decreased 26.67%, while Bangalore fell 20.29%. Sydney Bankstown and Bangkok also recorded declines of more than 16%.

  • Nice (LFMN): −34.32% WoW
  • Beijing (ZBAD): −26.67% WoW
  • Bangalore (VOBG): −20.29% WoW
  • Sydney Bankstown (YSBK): −16.83% WoW
  • Bangkok (VTBD): −16.30% WoW
  • Denver (KAPA): −15.98% WoW
  • Zurich (LSZH): −15.63% WoW
  • London Luton (EGGW): −15.62% WoW
  • Dallas (KDAL): −14.29% WoW
  • Almaty (UAAA): −13.75% WoW


Strongest year-over-year growth

Year-over-year growth was particularly strong in Beijing (ZBAD), where movements increased 1,550.00% compared with the corresponding week last year. Atlanta (KPDK) followed at +459.30% YoY, while Hanoi (VVNB) recorded +353.33%. Gold Coast and Astana also more than doubled their activity year over year.

  • Beijing (ZBAD): +1,550.00% YoY
  • Atlanta (KPDK): +459.30% YoY
  • Hanoi (VVNB): +353.33% YoY
  • Gold Coast (YBCG): +132.14% YoY
  • Astana (UACC): +130.00% YoY
  • Abuja (DNAA): +89.86% YoY
  • Kuala Lumpur (WMSA): +62.67% YoY
  • Sydney (YSSY): +61.97% YoY
  • Lagos (DNMM): +53.25% YoY
  • Seattle (KBFI): +51.59% YoY

 

Largest year-over-year declines

The steepest annual decline occurred in Bangkok (VTBD), where movements were 38.40% below the corresponding week last year. Melbourne followed with a 26.53% decline, while Athens recorded a 22.39% decrease.

  • Bangkok (VTBD): −38.40% YoY
  • Melbourne (YMEN): −26.53% YoY
  • Athens (LGAV): −22.39% YoY
  • Tokyo Narita (RJAA): −16.90% YoY
  • London Luton (EGGW): −14.59% YoY
  • Hong Kong (VHHH): −14.39% YoY
  • Palma (LEPA): −14.11% YoY
  • Bangalore (VOBG): −14.06% YoY
  • Ibiza (LEIB): −13.71% YoY
  • Munich (EDDM): −13.33% YoY

Busiest Airports by Region

Region Busiest Airport Total Flights WoW YoY
Americas New York (KTEB) 3,520 +9.73% +42.86%
APAC Singapore (WSSL) 208 +10.05% −29.25%
EMEA Paris (LFPB) 1,293 +15.76% +8.20%



Americas

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 KTEB New York 3,520 +9.73% +42.86%
2 KDAL Dallas 1,512 −14.29% −9.73%
3 KIAD Washington 1,506 +2.38% +6.06%
4 KHPN Westchester 1,346 −13.38% +5.40%
5 KLAS Las Vegas 1,286 +26.82% +23.18%

Regional highlight: New York (KTEB) remained the clear regional leader with 3,520 flights, up 9.73% WoW and 42.86% YoY. Las Vegas (KLAS) recorded the strongest weekly growth among the top five at +26.82%, while Dallas and Westchester both declined by more than 13% week over week. Washington remained comparatively stable, posting modest gains on both a weekly and annual basis. Pasted markdown

 

APAC

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 WSSL Singapore 208 +10.05% −29.25%
2 VABB Mumbai 205 −0.49% +36.67%
3 VIDP New Delhi 161 +23.85% 0.00%
4 WMSA Kuala Lumpur 122 +90.62% +62.67%
5 VHHH Hong Kong 119 +1.71% −14.39%

Regional highlight: Singapore (WSSL) narrowly remained APAC’s busiest airport with 208 flights, just ahead of Mumbai with 205. Kuala Lumpur (WMSA) recorded the strongest weekly growth among the top five at +90.62% WoW, alongside +62.67% YoY growth. New Delhi also posted a notable +23.85% WoW increase, while Singapore and Hong Kong remained below last year’s levels.

 

EMEA

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 LFPB Paris 1,293 +15.76% +8.20%
2 LFMN Nice 752 −34.32% −4.93%
3 EGLF London 667 −0.45% +8.63%
4 LIML Milan 663 −3.21% +5.24%
5 LSGG Geneva 583 −2.02% +2.64%

Regional highlight: Paris (LFPB) led EMEA with 1,293 flights, increasing 15.76% WoW and 8.20% YoY. In contrast, Nice (LFMN) recorded a sharp 34.32% weekly decline, the largest drop among the region’s top five airports. London, Milan and Geneva remained relatively stable, each posting positive year-over-year growth despite modest weekly declines.

Top City Pairs by Most Popular Routes

 

Americas 

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Dallas ⇄ Houston 222 −6.33% +25.42%
2 New York ⇄ Washington 184 +16.46% +52.07%
3 Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles 176 +27.54% +10.69%
4 Bedford ⇄ New York 152 +49.02% +105.41%
5 Chicago ⇄ New York 131 +20.18% +52.33%
6 Miami ⇄ New York 125 +13.64% +95.31%
7 Austin ⇄ Dallas 122 −15.28% −3.94%
8 Austin ⇄ Houston 110 +11.11% +27.91%
9 Los Angeles ⇄ San Francisco 102 +17.24% +17.24%
10 New York ⇄ Westchester 100 −17.36% +7.53%

Notable movement: Dallas ⇄ Houston remained the most active route in the Americas with 222 flights, despite a 6.33% weekly decline. Bedford ⇄ New York recorded the strongest growth among the top 10, rising 49.02% WoW and more than doubling year over year at +105.41%.


APAC

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Jakarta ⇄ Singapore 43 −2.27% +4.88%
2 Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore 33 +83.33% +32.00%
3 Jamnagar ⇄ Mumbai 32 +700.00% +1,500.00%
4 Almaty ⇄ Astana 27 +12.50% +107.69%
5 Bali ⇄ Jakarta 23 +64.29% +1,050.00%
6 Ahmedabad ⇄ Mumbai 22 +15.79% −35.29%
7 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 21 −8.70% −22.22%
8 Mumbai ⇄ New Delhi 19 −17.39% −29.63%
9 Gold Coast ⇄ Sydney 15 0.00% +114.29%
10 Brisbane ⇄ Sydney 14 +250.00% +250.00%

Notable movement: Jakarta ⇄ Singapore retained the top position in APAC with 43 flights. The standout growth came from Jamnagar ⇄ Mumbai, up 700.00% WoW and 1,500.00% YoY, while Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore also rose sharply by 83.33% week over week.

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 London ⇄ Paris 124 +5.08% +16.98%
2 Abuja ⇄ Lagos 119 +29.35% +65.28%
3 Nice ⇄ Paris 78 +1.30% +20.00%
4 Milan ⇄ Paris 74 +23.33% +10.45%
5 London ⇄ Nice 69 −47.33% −10.39%
6 Geneva ⇄ Paris 64 +18.52% +3.23%
7 Milan ⇄ Rome 63 +12.50% +12.50%
8 London ⇄ Milan 56 −21.13% +12.00%
9 London ⇄ New York 49 −20.97% −9.26%
10 Geneva ⇄ London 45 −18.18% −16.67%

Notable movement: London ⇄ Paris remained EMEA’s busiest city pair with 124 flights, while Abuja ⇄ Lagos followed closely at 119 flights and posted stronger growth of +29.35% WoW and +65.28% YoY. London ⇄ Nice saw the sharpest weekly contraction among the top 10 at −47.33%.

Top Operators by Flight Volume

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 28 September - 04 October 2026
  • Previous Week: 21 - 27 September 2026

Americas

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Aviation, Inc. 9,287 9,319
2 Flexjet, LLC 3,769 3,741
3 flyExclusive 934 1,044
4 Executive Jet Management, Inc. 879 841
5 Wheels Up Partners LLC 737 728
6 Vista Jet US 663 643
7 Solairus Aviation 628 607
8 Baker Aviation, LLC 505 459
9 Jet Linx Aviation, LLC 487 561
10 Airshare 396 443



APAC

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 Vista Jet Ltd 99 78
2 Airmed Aust 64 65
3 Reliance Commercial Dealers Ltd 57 11
4 Royal Flying Doctor Service 53 26
5 Lily Jet 45 48
6 Vietstar Airlines 36 32
7 Tag Aviation Asia 35 35
8 Sinojet (Beijing) Company Ltd 32 23
9 Deer Jet (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 31 44
10 VSR Ventures Pvt. Ltd. 31 23

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Europe 1,612 1,616
2 Vista Jet Ltd 909 932
3 Flexjet, LLC 276 279
4 JETFLY AVIATION SA 196 218
5 ProAir Aviation GmbH 191 216
6 Air X 176 179
7 Avcon Jet AG 156 187
8 ASL Group 151 136
9 Platoon Aviation 141 152
10 GlobeAir AG 132 165

Top Aircraft Models by Flight Hours

 

Americas

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 9,335.32
2 Phenom 300 8,702.53
3 Citation Latitude 6,856.90
4 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 5,324.12
5 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 3,828.60
6 Citation CJ3 3,786.36
7 Citation Longitude 3,051.90
8 Citation X 2,665.67
9 Praetor 500 2,592.75
10 Falcon 2000 Series 2,459.66

 

APAC

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 459.35
2 Global 6000 421.91
3 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 379.52
4 Gulfstream G650ER 367.73
5 Gulfstream G550 345.69
6 Global 7500 262.59
7 Gulfstream G650 244.99
8 Gulfstream G450 199.94
9 Global 6500 191.16
10 Pilatus PC-24 168.95

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 1,844.84
2 Phenom 300 1,727.37
3 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 1,655.76
4 Global 6000 1,417.12
5 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 1,409.59
6 Pilatus PC-24 1,040.26
7 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 1,018.86
8 Citation Latitude 994.28
9 Gulfstream G650ER 839.28
10 Gulfstream G550 827.17

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: 28 September - 04 October 2026
  • Previous Week: 21 - 27 September 2026

 

Fastest-Growing City Pairs

Americas
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Atlanta ⇄ Savannah 39 11 +254.55%
2 Houston ⇄ Scottsdale 24 8 +200.00%
3 Hailey ⇄ Los Angeles 17 7 +142.86%
4 Oklahoma City ⇄ St Louis 17 7 +142.86%
5 Los Angeles ⇄ Seattle 36 15 +140.00%


APAC
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore 33 18 +83.33%
2 Bali ⇄ Jakarta 23 14 +64.29%
3 Hong Kong ⇄ Shanghai 12 8 +50.00%
4 Perth ⇄ Shire of Broome 10 7 +42.86%
5 Hong Kong ⇄ Singapore 14 12 +16.67%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Bratislava ⇄ Prague 25 7 +257.14%
2 Guernsey ⇄ London 19 7 +171.43%
3 Cascais ⇄ Paris 19 7 +171.43%
4 Metropolitan City of Bari ⇄ Milan 17 7 +142.86%
5 Oslo ⇄ Stockholm 16 7 +128.57%


 

Fastest-Growing Operators

Americas
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Aitheras Aviation Group 58 32 +81.25%
2 Presidential Aviation, Inc. 61 34 +79.41%
3 American Jet International Corporation 79 47 +68.09%
4 Hera Flight 81 49 +65.31%
5 FLYTRU 74 46 +60.87%
 
APAC
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 ACAM Pacific Pty Ltd 24 9 +166.67%
2 Royal Flying Doctor Service 53 26 +103.85%
3 Global Jet International 21 13 +61.54%
4 Mega Jet Asia 12 8 +50.00%
5 AIR TOJOY 16 11 +45.45%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Albinati Aviation Ltd 53 36 +47.22%
2 Avionord Srl 82 59 +38.98%
3 Topjet Executive Srl 59 43 +37.21%
4 Fai Aviation Group 70 53 +32.08%
5 Sirio S.P.A 59 46 +28.26%

 


 

Fastest-Growing Cities (Departures)

Americas
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Blacksburg 115 26 +342.31%
2 Saratoga 99 24 +312.50%
3 Iowa City 85 24 +254.17%
4 Bangor 164 74 +121.62%
5 Aiken 58 27 +114.81%


APAC
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Perth 46 22 +109.09%
2 Kuala Lumpur 122 64 +90.62%
3 Sydney 115 76 +51.32%
4 Bali 43 29 +48.28%
5 Brisbane 51 35 +45.71%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Dundee 84 26 +223.08%
2 Friedrichshafen 69 36 +91.67%
3 Grosseto 44 23 +91.30%
4 Munich 42 22 +90.91%
5 Glasgow City 46 26 +76.92%
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