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Market Snapshot 31 August - 6 September 2026

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Top Airports by Takeoffs & Landings

For the week of 31 August–6 September 2026, business aviation activity remained concentrated around major hubs across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. New York continued to lead overall activity with 2,433 movements, followed by Dallas with 1,142 and Westchester with 1,034. In EMEA, Paris led the region with 975 movements, while Mumbai ranked first in APAC with 142 movements.

 

Key Weekly Insights

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Top week-over-week movers

Weekly growth was strongest across several EMEA and APAC airports. Venice recorded the largest increase, rising 78.33% WoW, followed by Taipei at 71.88% and Milan at 63.38%. New Delhi also rebounded strongly with a 45.57% increase, while Ahmedabad and Perth posted gains above 30%. In the Americas, Austin recorded the strongest increase among the selected airports at 25.86%.

  • Venice (LIPZ): +78.33% WoW
  • Taipei (RCSS): +71.88% WoW
  • Milan (LIML): +63.38% WoW
  • New Delhi (VIDP): +45.57% WoW
  • Ahmedabad (VAAH): +35.00% WoW
  • Perth (YPJT): +33.33% WoW
  • London Biggin Hill (EGKB): +32.42% WoW
  • Rome (LIRA): +29.44% WoW
  • Austin (KAUS): +25.86% WoW
  • London Luton (EGGW): +23.41% WoW


Largest week-over-week declines

The sharpest weekly decline was recorded in Jakarta, where activity fell 35.96% from the previous week. Bangkok followed with a 30.49% decrease, while Ibiza and Singapore both declined by more than 27%. Seasonal leisure markets including Bodrum and Olbia also recorded notable weekly reductions.

  • Jakarta (WIHH): -35.96% WoW
  • Bangkok (VTBD): -30.49% WoW
  • Ibiza (LEIB): -27.44% WoW
  • Singapore (WSSL): -27.13% WoW
  • Sydney (YSSY): -19.72% WoW
  • Bodrum (LTFE): -18.63% WoW
  • Olbia (LIEO): -17.90% WoW
  • Chennai (VOMM): -14.04% WoW
  • Westhampton Beach (KFOK): -11.43% WoW
  • Nice (LFMN): -10.98% WoW


Strongest year-over-year growth

Year-over-year growth was particularly strong in Hanoi, where activity rose 306.25% compared with the corresponding week last year. Atlanta followed with growth of 166.56%, while Lagos almost doubled its activity at +95.80%. Taipei, Seattle, Malaga and Santa Ana also recorded significant YoY gains.

  • Hanoi (VVNB): +306.25% YoY
  • Atlanta (KPDK): +166.56% YoY
  • Lagos (DNMM): +95.80% YoY
  • Taipei (RCSS): +66.67% YoY
  • Seattle (KBFI): +52.24% YoY
  • Malaga (LEMG): +48.17% YoY
  • Santa Ana (KSNA): +45.95% YoY
  • Perth (YPJT): +45.45% YoY
  • Westhampton Beach (KFOK): +38.08% YoY
  • Istanbul (LTBA): +29.26% YoY

 

Largest year-over-year declines

The steepest annual decline occurred in Almaty, where movements were 37.93% below the same week last year. Singapore followed at -31.50%, while Bangkok, Ahmedabad and Jakarta all recorded declines exceeding 20%. Zurich posted the largest YoY decrease among the selected EMEA airports at 18.00%.

  • Almaty (UAAA): -37.93% YoY
  • Singapore (WSSL): -31.50% YoY
  • Bangkok (VTBD): -26.92% YoY
  • Ahmedabad (VAAH): -25.00% YoY
  • Jakarta (WIHH): -22.97% YoY
  • Sydney (YSSY): -21.92% YoY
  • Zurich (LSZH): -18.00% YoY
  • Westchester (KHPN): -17.41% YoY
  • New Delhi (VIDP): -12.88% YoY
  • Bangalore (VOBG): -10.77% YoY

Busiest Airports by Region

Region Busiest Airport Total Flights WoW YoY
Americas New York (KTEB) 2,433 +19.21% -4.66%
APAC Mumbai (VABB) 142 -9.55% -5.33%
EMEA Paris (LFPB) 975 +10.29% -6.34%



Americas

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 Teterboro Airport (KTEB) New York 2,433 +19.21% -4.66%
2 Dallas Love Field (KDAL) Dallas 1,142 -10.50% -9.79%
3 Westchester County Airport (KHPN) Westchester 1,034 -0.77% -17.41%
4 Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) Los Angeles 994 +1.53% -8.13%
5 Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) Washington 930 +0.87% -10.49%

Regional highlight: Teterboro remained the clear leader in the Americas and recorded a strong +19.21% WoW increase. Dallas was the only airport in the regional top five to post a double-digit weekly decline, while all five remained below last year's activity levels.

 

APAC

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (VABB) Mumbai 142 -9.55% -5.33%
2 Seletar Airport (WSSL) Singapore 137 -27.13% -31.50%
3 Indira Gandhi International Airport (VIDP) New Delhi 115 +45.57% -12.88%
4 Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH) Hong Kong 111 +1.83% -2.63%
5 Bankstown Airport (YSBK) Sydney 93 -5.10% +17.72%

Regional highlight: Mumbai ranked first in APAC with 142 flights, although activity declined both WoW and YoY. New Delhi recorded the strongest weekly momentum among the top five at +45.57%, while Bankstown was the only top-five APAC airport to post positive YoY growth.

 

EMEA

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 Paris Le Bourget Airport (LFPB) Paris 975 +10.29% -6.34%
2 Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN) Nice 892 -10.98% -5.61%
3 Geneva Airport (LSGG) Geneva 653 +18.51% +16.40%
4 Farnborough Airport (EGLF) London 651 +16.25% +8.86%
5 Milan Linate Airport (LIML) Milan 647 +63.38% +4.69%

Regional highlight: Paris remained EMEA's busiest airport, while Milan recorded the strongest weekly growth among the regional top five at +63.38%. Geneva and Farnborough also posted solid gains, with three of the five busiest EMEA airports recording positive YoY growth.

Top City Pairs by Most Popular Routes

 

Americas 

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles 157 +18.05% +52.43%
2 Austin ⇄ Dallas 107 +1.90% +18.89%
3 Dallas ⇄ Houston 106 -34.97% -3.64%
4 Austin ⇄ Houston 93 +34.78% +50.00%
5 Nantucket ⇄ New York 84 +42.37% +13.51%
6 Chicago ⇄ New York 78 +6.85% -9.30%
7 Mexico City ⇄ Monterrey 77 +22.22% -4.94%
8 Las Vegas ⇄ Santa Ana 75 +4.17% +87.50%
9 Los Angeles ⇄ San Francisco 72 -6.49% -15.29%
10 New York ⇄ Washington 72 +12.50% -37.39%

Notable movement: Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles remained the busiest route and grew strongly both WoW and YoY. Nantucket ⇄ New York posted the strongest weekly increase among the top 10 at +42.37%, while Las Vegas ⇄ Santa Ana stood out with +87.50% YoY growth. Dallas ⇄ Houston recorded the sharpest weekly decline at -34.97%. 


APAC

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Jakarta ⇄ Singapore 33 -29.79% -50.75%
2 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 21 +31.25% +10.53%
3 Perth ⇄ Shire Of Broome 19 +35.71% +26.67%
4 Ahmedabad ⇄ Mumbai 19 +46.15% -13.64%
5 Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore 18 -14.29% -10.00%
6 Almaty ⇄ Astana 17 0.00% +30.77%
7 Cebu ⇄ Puerto Princesa 16 +300.00% N/A
8 Bangalore ⇄ Mumbai 16 +128.57% 0.00%
9 Dubbo ⇄ Sydney 14 +16.67% +100.00%
10 Beijing ⇄ Shanghai 13 +116.67% +85.71%

Notable movement: Jakarta ⇄ Singapore remained APAC’s busiest route despite a -29.79% weekly decline. Cebu ⇄ Puerto Princesa recorded the strongest WoW increase at +300%, although no YoY comparison is available. Beijing ⇄ Shanghai also accelerated sharply, rising +116.67% WoW and +85.71% YoY.

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 London ⇄ Nice 107 +12.63% -6.14%
2 London ⇄ Paris 97 +56.45% +38.57%
3 Abuja ⇄ Lagos 83 +15.28% +40.68%
4 Bodrum ⇄ Istanbul 77 +20.31% +87.80%
5 Milan ⇄ Olbia 70 -21.35% +7.69%
6 Nice ⇄ Paris 67 +17.54% -16.25%
7 Geneva ⇄ London 50 +31.58% +66.67%
8 Jeddah ⇄ Riyadh 45 +50.00% +1,025.00%
9 London ⇄ Milan 45 +114.29% +7.14%
10 Ibiza ⇄ London 43 +48.28% -6.52%

Notable movement: London ⇄ Nice remained EMEA’s busiest city pair, while London ⇄ Milan recorded the strongest weekly increase among the top 10 at +114.29%. Jeddah ⇄ Riyadh was the standout YoY mover, rising from 4 to 45 flights, equivalent to +1,025%. Milan ⇄ Olbia was the only route in the regional top 10 to record a decline of more than 20% WoW.

Top Operators by Flight Volume

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 31 August - 6 September 2026
  • Previous Week: 24 - 30 August 2026

Americas

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Aviation, Inc. 6,757 7,536
2 Flexjet, LLC 2,899 2,914
3 flyExclusive 789 768
4 Executive Jet Management, Inc. 716 629
5 Vista Jet US 654 625
6 Solairus Aviation 552 528
7 Wheels Up Partners LLC 542 500
8 Jet Linx Aviation, LLC 460 380
9 Airshare 422 417
10 Airsprint 365 575



APAC

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 Royal Flying Doctor Service 79 61
2 Vista Jet Ltd 71 74
3 Airmed Aust 60 70
4 Tag Aviation Asia 45 53
5 Vietstar Airlines 36 41
6 Deer Jet (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 30 28
7 Navair Flight Operations Pty Ltd 28 23
8 Lily Jet 26 43
9 VSR Ventures Pvt. Ltd. 25 30
10 Amber Aviation Limited 25 21

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Europe 1,521 1,441
2 Vista Jet Ltd 883 948
3 Flexjet, LLC 255 235
4 GlobeAir AG 203 187
5 JETFLY AVIATION SA 185 191
6 Avcon Jet AG 182 211
7 ProAir Aviation GmbH 177 155
8 Air X 172 182
9 Platoon Aviation 143 162
10 LUMINAIR 139 123

Top Aircraft Models by Flight Hours

 

Americas

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 7,208.77
2 Phenom 300 6,922.46
3 Citation Latitude 4,884.38
4 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 4,318.26
5 Citation CJ3 3,455.83
6 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 2,907.08
7 Citation Longitude 2,058.89
8 Citation X 1,997.25
9 Falcon 2000 Series 1,958.11
10 Gulfstream G550 1,881.04

 

APAC

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Gulfstream G650ER 374.89
2 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 362.26
3 Global 6000 351.98
4 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 266.47
5 Gulfstream G550 249.72
6 Global 7500 201.80
7 Pilatus PC-24 185.13
8 Gulfstream G450 138.49
9 Falcon 2000 Series 135.89
10 Global 6500 123.66

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 1,978.83
2 Phenom 300 1,627.83
3 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 1,488.68
4 Global 6000 1,488.17
5 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 1,272.45
6 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 1,216.03
7 Pilatus PC-24 1,068.67
8 Citation Latitude 941.98
9 Gulfstream G650ER 863.09
10 Gulfstream G550 663.85

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: 31 August - 6 September 2026
  • Previous Week: 24 - 30 August 2026

 

Fastest-Growing City Pairs

Americas
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 New York ⇄ Portland 31 10 +210.00%
2 Austin ⇄ Lubbock 19 7 +171.43%
3 Jacksonville ⇄ Miami 21 8 +162.50%
4 London ⇄ New York 31 12 +158.33%
5 Colorado Springs ⇄ Denver 18 7 +157.14%


APAC
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Bangalore ⇄ Mumbai 16 7 +128.57%
2 Kumejima Town ⇄ Okinawa 12 7 +71.43%
3 Ahmedabad ⇄ Mumbai 19 13 +46.15%
4 Perth ⇄ Shire Of Broome 19 14 +35.71%
5 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 21 16 +31.25%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week WoW Growth
1 Geneva ⇄ Olbia 31 10 +210.00%
2 Ankara ⇄ Istanbul 37 13 +184.62%
3 London ⇄ New York 30 11 +172.73%
4 Istanbul ⇄ London 19 7 +171.43%
5 London ⇄ Venice 39 17 +129.41%


 

Fastest-Growing Operators

Americas
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Skyshare 54 31 +74.19%
2 NovaJet 55 32 +71.88%
3 Hughes Flying Services, Inc. 50 30 +66.67%
4 L.J. Aviation 75 46 +63.04%
5 First Av Group LLC 88 56 +57.14%

 

APAC
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Shanghai Deer Jet Co., Ltd. 17 9 +88.89%
2 Global Jet International 19 12 +58.33%
3 Fuji Business Jet 15 10 +50.00%
4 Sinojet (Beijing) Company Ltd 21 14 +50.00%
5 Air Charter Services Pvt Ltd 20 14 +42.86%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Tyrol Air Ambulance GmbH 69 43 +60.47%
2 EFS European Flight Service 48 31 +54.84%
3 Execujet South Africa Pty Ltd 57 38 +50.00%
4 NetJets Aviation, Inc. 76 55 +38.18%
5 E-Aviation Eisele Flugdienst GmbH 44 32 +37.50%

 


 

Fastest-Growing Cities (Departures)

Americas
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Athens 45 21 +114.29%
2 Fortaleza 33 16 +106.25%
3 Gulfport 33 16 +106.25%
4 State College 37 18 +105.56%
5 Alton 35 18 +94.44%


APAC
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Hyderabad 37 19 +94.74%
2 Taipei 30 18 +66.67%
3 New Delhi 59 40 +47.50%
4 Tashkent 30 21 +42.86%
5 Perth 40 30 +33.33%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Luxembourg 55 27 +103.70%
2 Jersey 51 28 +82.14%
3 Venice 181 100 +81.00%
4 Stuttgart 71 42 +69.05%
5 Izmir 23 14 +64.29%
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