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Market Snapshot 5 - 11 October 2026

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Top Airports by Takeoffs & Landings

For the week of 5–11 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 3,579 movements, followed by Paris (LFPB) with 1,312 movements in EMEA. In APAC, Singapore (WSSL) ranked first with 274 movements, ahead of Mumbai (VABB) with 244 and New Delhi (VIDP) with 174.

 

Key Weekly Insights

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Top week-over-week movers

Weekly growth was led by Pune (VAPO) and Seoul (RKSS), both recording an increase of 80.56% WoW. Ahmedabad (VAAH) followed with 52.00%, while Bangkok (VTBD) and Chennai (VOMM) also posted increases exceeding 40%.

  • Pune (VAPO): +80.56% WoW
  • Seoul (RKSS): +80.56% WoW
  • Ahmedabad (VAAH): +52.00% WoW
  • Bangkok (VTBD): +46.75% WoW
  • Chennai (VOMM): +41.46% WoW
  • Beijing (ZBAD): +37.88% WoW
  • Dubai (OMDW): +37.90% WoW
  • Shanghai (ZSSS): +33.33% WoW
  • Singapore (WSSL): +31.73% WoW
  • Tokyo (RJTT): +27.47% WoW


Largest week-over-week declines

The sharpest weekly decline occurred at Sydney (YSSY), where movements fell 30.43% WoW. Kuala Lumpur (WMSA) followed with a 27.05% decrease, while Astana (UACC) recorded a 23.91% decline. Several major European hubs, including Malaga and Nice, also experienced reduced activity.

  • Sydney (YSSY): −30.43% WoW
  • Kuala Lumpur (WMSA): −27.05% WoW
  • Astana (UACC): −23.91% WoW
  • Malaga (LEMG): −15.89% WoW
  • Nice (LFMN): −14.36% WoW
  • Washington (KIAD): −11.82% WoW
  • Zurich (LSZH): −11.58% WoW
  • London (EGLF): −9.75% WoW
  • San Jose (KSJC): −7.64% WoW
  • Houston (KHOU): −6.49% WoW


Strongest year-over-year growth

Year-over-year growth was particularly strong in Beijing (ZBAD), where movements increased 2,933.33% YoY, rising from 3 to 91 compared with the corresponding week last year. Atlanta (KPDK) followed with 643.80% growth, while Astana (UACC) and Seoul (RKSS) more than tripled their activity. These exceptional percentage gains reflect relatively low comparison bases in several locations.

  • Beijing (ZBAD): +2,933.33% YoY
  • Atlanta (KPDK): +643.80% YoY
  • Astana (UACC): +250.00% YoY
  • Seoul (RKSS): +225.00% YoY
  • Almaty (UAAA): +141.94% YoY
  • Pune (VAPO): +91.18% YoY
  • Jakarta (WIHH): +45.59% YoY
  • Abuja (DNAA): +42.41% YoY
  • Tokyo (RJTT): +34.88% YoY
  • Miami (KOPF): +27.53% YoY

 

Largest year-over-year declines

The steepest annual decline occurred in Bangkok (VTBD), where movements were 35.43% below the corresponding week last year. Hong Kong (VHHH) followed with a 16.27% decline, while Dubai (OMDW) and Sydney (YSSY) also recorded decreases exceeding 15%.

  • Bangkok (VTBD): −35.43% YoY
  • Hong Kong (VHHH): −16.27% YoY
  • Dubai (OMDW): −16.18% YoY
  • Sydney (YSSY): −15.79% YoY
  • Tokyo (RJAA): −14.77% YoY
  • Ahmedabad (VAAH): −12.64% YoY
  • Zurich (LSZH): −10.26% YoY
  • London (EGGW): −9.24% YoY
  • San Jose (KSJC): −8.45% YoY
  • Dallas (KDAL): −7.42% YoY

Busiest Airports by Region

Region
Busiest Airport
Total Flights
WoW
YoY
Americas
New York (KTEB)
3,579
+1.68%
+27.14%
APAC
Singapore (WSSL)
274
+31.73%
-6.16%
EMEA
Paris (LFPB)
1,312
+1.47%
+7.72%


Americas

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank

Airport

City

Flights

WoW

YoY

1

KTEB

New York

3,579

+1.68%

+27.14%

2

KDAL

Dallas

1,646

+8.86%

-7.42%

3

KIAD

Washington

1,328

-11.82%

-1.85%

4

KHPN

Westchester

1,310

-2.67%

-0.91%

5

KLAS

Las Vegas

1,305

+1.48%

+7.94%

Regional highlight: New York (KTEB) led with 3,579 movements, up 27.14% YoY. Dallas posted the strongest weekly growth at 8.86%, while Washington declined 11.82% WoW.

 

APAC

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank

Airport

City

Flights

WoW

YoY

1

WSSL

Singapore

274

+31.73%

-6.16%

2

VABB

Mumbai

244

+19.02%

+19.61%

3

VIDP

New Delhi

174

+8.07%

+2.35%

4

VHHH

Hong Kong

139

+16.81%

-16.27%

5

RJTT

Tokyo

116

+27.47%

+34.88%

Regional highlight: Singapore (WSSL) remained APAC's busiest airport with 274 movements, rising 31.73% WoW. Tokyo recorded the strongest annual growth at 34.88% YoY.

 

EMEA

Top 5 Airports by Operations

Rank

Airport

City

Flights

WoW

YoY

1

LFPB

Paris

1,312

+1.47%

+7.72%

2

LIML

Milan

693

+4.52%

+22.01%

3

LFMN

Nice

644

-14.36%

-1.53%

4

EGLF

London

602

-9.75%

+8.66%

5

LSGG

Geneva

580

-0.51%

+13.50%

Regional highlight: Paris (LFPB) remained the busiest hub with 1,312 movements. Milan achieved the strongest annual growth at 22.01%, while Nice saw the steepest weekly decline at 14.36%.

Top City Pairs by Most Popular Routes

 

Americas 

Rank

City Pair

Flights

WoW

YoY

1

Dallas ⇄ Houston

220

-0.90%

+19.57%

2

Austin ⇄ Dallas

181

+48.36%

+47.15%

3

Las Vegas ⇄ Los Angeles

176

0.00%

+17.33%

4

New York ⇄ Washington

175

-4.89%

+59.09%

5

Chicago ⇄ New York

161

+22.90%

+27.78%

6

Miami ⇄ New York

143

+14.40%

+60.67%

7

Bedford ⇄ New York

134

-11.84%

+44.09%

8

Austin ⇄ Houston

110

0.00%

+50.68%

9

Los Angeles ⇄ San Francisco

107

+4.90%

+35.44%

10

Los Angeles ⇄ New York

100

+21.95%

+28.21%

Notable movement: Dallas ⇄ Houston remained the busiest route with 220 flights. Austin ⇄ Dallas recorded the strongest weekly growth among the top 10 at 48.36%, while Miami ⇄ New York led annual growth at 60.67%.


APAC

Rank

City Pair

Flights

WoW

YoY

1

Jakarta ⇄ Singapore

39

-9.30%

-4.88%

2

Mumbai ⇄ New Delhi

38

+100.00%

-7.32%

3

Kuala Lumpur ⇄ Singapore

32

-3.03%

-3.03%

4

Ahmedabad ⇄ Mumbai

25

+13.64%

-34.21%

5

Almaty ⇄ Astana

25

-7.41%

+316.67%

6

Bangalore ⇄ Mumbai

23

+187.50%

-11.54%

7

Bangkok ⇄ Singapore

22

+450.00%

-8.33%

8

Hong Kong ⇄ Singapore

18

+28.57%

-25.00%

9

Mumbai ⇄ Pune

18

+100.00%

+50.00%

10

Dubai ⇄ Mumbai

17

+112.50%

+30.77%

Notable movement: Jakarta ⇄ Singapore led APAC with 39 flights. Bangkok ⇄ Singapore surged 450.00% WoW, while Almaty ⇄ Astana recorded the strongest annual growth at 316.67% YoY.

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank

City Pair

Flights

WoW

YoY

1

London ⇄ Paris

156

+25.81%

+5.41%

2

Abuja ⇄ Lagos

145

+21.85%

+16.94%

3

Geneva ⇄ Paris

74

+15.62%

+21.31%

4

London ⇄ Nice

64

-7.25%

-13.51%

5

Milan ⇄ Paris

62

-16.22%

+16.98%

6

Nice ⇄ Paris

58

-25.64%

-14.71%

7

London ⇄ Milan

57

+1.79%

+18.75%

8

Milan ⇄ Rome

55

-12.70%

-11.29%

9

Ankara ⇄ Istanbul

49

+48.48%

+58.06%

10

Geneva ⇄ Nice

40

+2.56%

+21.21%

Notable movement: London ⇄ Paris remained EMEA's busiest route with 156 flights, up 25.81% WoW. Ankara ⇄ Istanbul recorded the strongest growth among the top 10, increasing 48.48% WoW and 58.06% YoY.

Top Operators by Flight Volume

Reporting Periods

  • Current Week: 5 - 11 October 2026
  • Previous Week: 28 September - 04 October 2026

Americas

Rank

Operator

Flights

Previous Week

1

NetJets Aviation, Inc.

9,409

9,287

2

Flexjet, LLC

4,003

3,769

3

Executive Jet Management, Inc.

930

879

4

flyExclusive

923

934

5

Solairus Aviation

695

628

6

Vista Jet US

670

663

7

Wheels Up Partners LLC

655

737

8

Jet Linx Aviation, LLC

599

487

9

Baker Aviation, LLC

489

505

10

AirSprint

482

385



APAC

Rank

Operator

Flights

Previous Week

1

Vista Jet Ltd

128

99

2

Lily Jet

56

45

3

Royal Flying Doctor Service

55

53

4

Airmed Aust

54

64

5

Deer Jet (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

38

31

6

Chengdu Airlines

38

30

7

Qatar Executive

37

20

8

MJets Ltd.

37

19

9

Karnavati Aviation

34

14

10

Vietstar Airlines

32

36

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank

Operator

Flights

Previous Week

1

NetJets Europe

1,455

1,612

2

Vista Jet Ltd

903

909

3

Flexjet, LLC

269

276

4

Jetfly Aviation SA

197

196

5

Air X

145

176

6

ProAir Aviation GmbH

137

191

7

GlobeAir AG

134

132

8

Platoon Aviation

133

141

9

Avcon Jet AG

132

156

10

Global Jet Luxembourg S.A.

128

108

Top Aircraft Models by Flight Hours

 

Americas

Rank

Aircraft Model

Flight Hours

1

Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500)

9,280.52

2

Phenom 300

9,145.12

3

Citation Latitude

6,732.63

4

Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+

5,523.85

5

Citation CJ3

4,308.14

6

Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650)

3,867.26

7

Citation Longitude

3,055.58

8

Praetor 500

2,790.74

9

Citation X

2,662.60

10

Falcon 2000 Series

2,450.83

 

APAC

Rank

Aircraft Model

Flight Hours

1

Global 6000

534.16

2

Gulfstream G650ER

499.51

3

Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650)

454.40

4

Gulfstream G550

433.43

5

Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E)

376.94

6

Global 7500

233.16

7

Gulfstream G450

181.00

8

Falcon 2000 Series

176.10

9

Pilatus PC-24

175.54

10

Hawker 800 Series

168.59

 

Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank

Aircraft Model

Flight Hours

1

Citation Excel/XLS/XLS+

1,755.00

2

Challenger 600 Series (600/601/604/605/650)

1,583.08

3

Phenom 300

1,496.27

4

Challenger 300 Series (300/350/3500)

1,484.31

5

Global 6000

1,384.55

6

Legacy 600 Series (600/650/650E)

1,121.03

7

Pilatus PC-24

1,048.50

8

Citation Latitude

893.55

9

Gulfstream G650ER

854.31

10

Global 7500

794.45

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: 5 - 11 October 2026
  • Previous Week: 28 September - 04 October 2026

 

Fastest-Growing City Pairs

Americas

Rank

City Pair

Flights

Previous Week

WoW Growth

1

East Farmingdale ⇄ New York

36

10

+260.00%

2

Chicago ⇄ Morristown

22

7

+214.29%

3

Chicago ⇄ South Bend

25

8

+212.50%

4

Dallas ⇄ San Francisco

20

7

+185.71%

5

Austin ⇄ San Francisco

20

7

+185.71%


APAC

Rank

City Pair

Flights

Previous Week

WoW Growth

1

Bangalore ⇄ Mumbai

23

8

+187.50%

2

Dubai ⇄ Mumbai

17

8

+112.50%

3

Mumbai ⇄ Pune

18

9

+100.00%

4

Mumbai ⇄ New Delhi

38

19

+100.00%

5

Seoul ⇄ Tokyo

11

7

+57.14%

 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank

City Pair

Flights

Previous Week

WoW Growth

1

Dusseldorf ⇄ Stuttgart

17

7

+142.86%

2

Ibiza ⇄ Nice

24

10

+140.00%

3

Ibiza ⇄ Milan

20

9

+122.22%

4

Northolt ⇄ Paris

28

13

+115.38%

5

Dubai ⇄ Mumbai

17

8

+112.50%


 

Fastest-Growing Operators

Americas

Rank

Operator

Flights

Previous Week

Growth

1

Soulbird Aviation, LLC

57

33

+72.73%

2

True Aviation Charter Services, LLC

55

33

+66.67%

3

Hop-A-Jet World Wide Jet Charter, Inc

64

41

+56.10%

4

Haven Aero, LLC

63

41

+53.66%

5

Paradigm Jet Management

129

85

+51.76%
 
APAC

Rank

Operator

Flights

Previous Week

Growth

1

Karnavati Aviation

34

14

+142.86%

2

Edwards Aviation Australia

20

10

+100.00%

3

MJets Ltd.

37

19

+94.74%

4

Qatar Executive

37

20

+85.00%

5

Club One Air

32

19

+68.42%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank

Operator

Flights

Previous Week

Growth

1

DC Aviation Group

75

39

+92.31%

2

Jet Story

51

33

+54.55%

3

ASTONJET LTD.

60

42

+42.86%

4

Toyo Aviation

47

35

+34.29%

5

Ijet Aviation

48

38

+26.32%

 


 

Fastest-Growing Cities (Departures)

Americas

Rank

City

Flights

Previous Week

Growth

1

East Farmingdale

127

33

+284.85%

2

Marsh Harbour

69

23

+200.00%

3

South Bend

178

64

+178.12%

4

Cabo San Lucas

43

18

+138.89%

5

Chihuahua

39

17

+129.41%


APAC

Rank

City

Flights

Previous Week

Growth

1

Pune

31

18

+72.22%

2

Seoul

43

25

+72.00%

3

Bangkok

60

36

+66.67%

4

Taipei

32

21

+52.38%

5

Bangalore

57

38

+50.00%
 
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)

Rank

City

Flights

Previous Week

Growth

1

Cairo

44

17

+158.82%

2

Birmingham

42

24

+75.00%

3

Malta

68

40

+70.00%

4

Kuwait City

30

19

+57.89%

5

Porto

48

31

+54.84%
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