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Market Snapshot 4 - 10 May 2026

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Top Airports by Takeoffs & Landings

For the week of 4–10 May 2026, business aviation activity remained concentrated at major airports across the Americas, APAC, and EMBA.

Week-over-week comparisons are based on 27 April–3 May 2026, while year-over-year comparisons are measured against 4–10 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.

  • Bangalore (VOBG): +162.50% WoW
  • Venice (LIPZ): +134.73% WoW
  • Kolkata (VECC): +112.50% WoW
  • Munich (EDDM): +29.19% WoW
  • Adelaide (YPAD): +27.27% WoW

Strongest year-over-year growth

  • Kolkata (VECC): +385.71% YoY
  • Taipei (RCSS): +162.50% YoY
  • Venice (LIPZ): +108.51% YoY
  • Melbourne (YMML): +9.38% YoY
  • Shenzhen (ZGSZ): +2.63% YoY

Largest year-over-year declines

  • Westchester (KHPN): -59.00% YoY
  • Singapore (WSSL): -53.94% YoY
  • Bangalore (VOBG): -44.74% YoY
  • Bedford (KBED): -43.79% YoY
  • Istanbul (LTBA): -42.60% YoY

Busiest Airports by Region

Region Busiest Airport Total Flights WoW YoY
Americas KTEB – New York 2,168 -8.87% +0.98%
APAC VABB – Mumbai 102 -40.35% -33.77%
EMEA LFPB – Paris 600 -10.71% -20.74%


Americas

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 KTEB New York 2,168 -8.87% +0.98%
2 KDAL Dallas 969 -24.00% -24.36%
3 KPBI West Palm Beach 964 -21.43% -15.07%
4 KVNY Los Angeles 890 -9.74% -20.04%
5 KIAD Washington 833 -23.01% -36.12%

Regional highlight: New York Teterboro (KTEB) remained the busiest airport in the Americas with 2,168 flights, holding a wide lead over the rest of the region. While most top airports declined week over week, KTEB was the only top-five airport to post positive year-over-year growth at +0.98% YoY.

APAC

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 VABB Mumbai 102 -40.35% -33.77%
2 VIDP New Delhi 93 -18.42% -29.55%
3 VHHH Hong Kong 78 -33.90% -18.75%
4 WSSL Singapore 76 -53.94% -53.94%
5 YSSY Sydney 74 -23.71% -25.25%

Regional highlight: Mumbai (VABB) led APAC with 102 flights, followed by New Delhi and Hong Kong. Activity among the top five airports was broadly lower, with all airports recording both week-over-week and year-over-year declines. Singapore (WSSL) saw the steepest drop among the APAC top five at -53.94% WoW and YoY.

EMEA

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank Airport City Flights WoW YoY
1 LFPB Paris 600 -10.71% -20.74%
2 LFMN Nice 490 -12.66% -18.74%
3 LIPZ Venice 392 +134.73% +108.51%
4 LSGG Geneva 379 -8.45% -19.02%
5 LIML Milan 361 -25.10% -20.66%

Regional highlight: Paris (LFPB) was the busiest EMBA airport with 600 flights, ahead of Nice and Venice. Venice (LIPZ) was the standout performer, ranking third while posting strong growth of +134.73% WoW and +108.51% YoY.

Top City Pairs by Most Popular Routes

 

Americas 

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Dallas ⇄ Houston 114 -8.06% -37.36%
2 Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles 110 -25.68% -25.17%
3 New York ⇄ Washington 109 +15.96% +2.83%
4 Miami ⇄ New York 93 -32.61% -29.55%
5 Los Angeles ⇄ New York 91 +24.66% 0.00%
6 Austin ⇄ Dallas 83 -12.63% -30.83%
7 New York ⇄ West Palm Beach 82 +28.13% +17.14%
8 Chicago ⇄ New York 75 +2.74% +33.93%
9 Los Angeles ⇄ San Francisco 74 +13.85% -16.85%
10 New York ⇄ Toronto 73 +102.78% +35.19%

Notable movement: New York ⇄ Toronto posted the strongest week-over-week increase among the Americas top 10, more than doubling at +102.78% WoW. Chicago ⇄ New York also showed strong annual improvement at +33.93% YoY, while Dallas ⇄ Houston remained the busiest route despite a -37.36% YoY decline.


APAC

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 Melbourne ⇄ Sydney 25 -28.57% -26.47%
2 Jakarta ⇄ Singapore 17 -57.50% -63.04%
3 Adelaide ⇄ Melbourne 15 +36.36% +25.00%
4 Mumbai ⇄ New Delhi 14 -30.00% -41.67%
5 Ahmedabad ⇄ Mumbai 11 -50.00% -62.07%
6 Almaty ⇄ Astana 11 -8.33% -8.33%
7 Bangalore ⇄ New Delhi 10 +42.86% +66.67%
8 Jakarta ⇄ Surabaya 10 +233.33% +42.86%
9 Brisbane ⇄ Sydney 9 -18.18% -35.71%
10 Islamabad ⇄ Lahore 9 -35.71% +50.00%

Notable movement: Jakarta ⇄ Surabaya was the standout APAC mover, rising +233.33% WoW and +42.86% YoY. Bangalore ⇄ New Delhi also grew strongly at +42.86% WoW and +66.67% YoY. Meanwhile, Jakarta ⇄ Singapore remained the second-busiest route but saw the steepest decline among the APAC top 10 at -57.50% WoW and -63.04% YoY.

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank City Pair Flights WoW YoY
1 London ⇄ Venice 54 +145.45% +575.00%
2 London ⇄ Paris 53 +3.92% -36.14%
3 Geneva ⇄ Paris 49 +32.43% -14.04%
4 London ⇄ Nice 44 +37.50% -13.73%
5 Nice ⇄ Venice 41 +192.86% +241.67%
6 Milan ⇄ Venice 37 +208.33% +164.29%
7 Geneva ⇄ Nice 36 +50.00% +16.13%
8 Milan ⇄ Rome 33 +3.13% -13.16%
9 Ankara ⇄ Istanbul 33 +57.14% -17.50%
10 London ⇄ Zurich 29 +31.82% +61.11%

Notable movement: EMEA showed the strongest growth among the three regions. Milan ⇄ Venice had the largest week-over-week gain in the top 10 at +208.33% WoW, while London ⇄ Venice led the region by flight volume and recorded the strongest annual increase at +575.00% YoY. Venice-linked routes were especially prominent, appearing in three of the top six routes.

Top Operators by Flight Volume

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 4 - 10 May 2026
  • Previous Week: 27 April - 3 May 2026

Americas

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 Netjets Aviation, Inc. 4,668 5,994
2 Flexjet, LLC 2,052 2,760
3 Executive Jet Management, Inc. 607 800
4 flyExclusive 584 824
5 Vista Jet US 501 589
6 Solairus Aviation 422 581
7 Airsprint 294 371
8 Jet Linx Aviation, LLC 274 368
9 Airshare 273 341
10 Baker Aviation, LLC 267 356





APAC

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 Air Link Pty Limited 49 55
2 Royal Flying Doctor Service 46 74
3 Vista Jet Ltd 46 76
4 NATIONAL JET EXPRESS 40 49
5 Air Charter Services Pvt Ltd 29 23
6 Lily Jet 26 44
7 VSR Ventures Pvt. Ltd. 24 33
8 Club One Air 23 19
9 Amber Aviation Limited 21 23
10 Deer Jet (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 20 38



 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Operator Flights Previous Week
1 NetJets Europe 881 1,114
2 Vista Jet Ltd 500 652
3 Globeair Ag 122 161
4 ProAir Aviation GmbH 120 208
5 Flexjet, LLC 108 163
6 Avcon Jet Ag 93 139
7 Air X 85 103
8 ASL Group 84 80
9 JETFLY AVIATION SA 84 159
10 Global Jet Luxembourg S.A. 72 87

Top Aircraft Models by Flight Hours

Americas

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 6,378.01
2 Phenom 300 4,687.38
3 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 3,726.07
4 Citation Latitude 3,343.59
5 Citation CJ3 2,983.42
6 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 2,630.66
7 Falcon 2000 Series 1,726.04
8 Citation X 1,573.33
9 Gulfstream G550 1,540.33
10 Hawker 800 Series 1,453.31

 

APAC

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Gulfstream G550 269.92
2 Gulfstream G650ER 241.37
3 Global 6000 215.91
4 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 206.78
5 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 190.32
6 Falcon 2000 Series 137.29
7 Gulfstream G650 123.03
8 Global 7500 115.74
9 Gulfstream G450 113.76
10 Pilatus PC-24 101.04


 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank Aircraft Model Flight Hours
1 Phenom 300 1,005.42
2 Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+ 952.21
3 Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500) 844.16
4 Global 6000 720.96
5 Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650) 714.99
6 Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E) 587.98
7 Pilatus PC-24 470.30
8 Gulfstream G550 459.16
9 Citation CJ2 433.97
10 Citation Latitude 413.46

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: 4 - 10 May 2026
  • Previous Week: 27 April - 3 May 2026

 

Fastest-Growing City Pairs

Americas
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Mexico City ⇄ Queretaro 29 9 +222.22%
2 Miami ⇄ North Charleston 26 11 +136.36%
3 Denver ⇄ New York 21 9 +133.33%
4 Chicago ⇄ Indianapolis 41 18 +127.78%
5 Los Angeles ⇄ Washington 18 8 +125.00%


APAC
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Bangalore ⇄ New Delhi 10 7 +42.86%
2 Adelaide ⇄ Melbourne 15 11 +36.36%
3 Adelaide ⇄ Sydney 9 8 +12.50%
4 Kinmen County ⇄ Taipei 7 7 0.00%
5 Almaty ⇄ Astana 11 12 -8.33%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Pair Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Milan ⇄ Venice 37 12 +208.33%
2 Nice ⇄ Venice 41 14 +192.86%
3 Paris ⇄ Venice 24 9 +166.67%
4 London ⇄ Venice 54 22 +145.45%
5 Rome ⇄ Venice 17 7 +142.86%


 

Fastest-Growing Operators

Americas
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Paragon Airways 49 34 +44.12%
2 Secure Air Charter Llc 49 41 +19.51%
3 Soulbird Aviation, LLC 36 31 +16.13%
4 Kalitta Charters Llc 44 38 +15.79%
5 Elite Jets Charter, Llc 47 41 +14.63%

 

APAC
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Fuji Business Jet 16 10 +60.00%
2 Machjet International 13 10 +30.00%
3 MJets Ltd. 14 11 +27.27%
4 Air Charter Services Pvt Ltd 29 23 +26.09%
5 Siam Land Flying CO., Ltd 11 9 +22.22%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank Operator Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Toyo Aviation 41 33 +24.24%
2 Unicair 31 26 +19.23%
3 Tyrol Air Ambulance Gmbh 25 21 +19.05%
4 SPARFELL Luftfahrt GmbH 43 38 +13.16%
5 Abs Jets 45 40 +12.50%



 

Fastest-Growing Cities (Departures)

Americas
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Athens 54 32 +68.75%
2 Punta Cana 28 17 +64.71%
3 Salinas 19 12 +58.33%
4 Salvador 28 19 +47.37%
5 Bloomington 48 33 +45.45%



APAC
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Bangalore 36 25 +44.00%
2 Adelaide 21 17 +23.53%
3 Bangkok 30 27 +11.11%
4 Darwin 14 13 +7.69%
5 Hanoi 13 13 0.00%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Rank City Flights Previous Week Growth
1 Venice 229 99 +131.31%
2 Yerevan 20 12 +66.67%
3 Metropolitan City Of Bari 23 16 +43.75%
4 Liege 23 16 +43.75%
5 Ankara 41 31 +32.26%
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