Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis

Despite a 34% year-over-year drop in the Middle East Week 12 saw a 5% year-over-year gain as U.S. flying increased by 6%. Worldwide private jet activity continued its recent string of year-over-year gains in Week 12. There were 79,054 departures globally. That was a 5% increase compared to last year. It was a 2% gain compared to the previous week. The industry’s streak of being at or above last year’s weekly departures is now at six. Per WingX, year-to-date departures are 4% ahead of 2025. Flight hours have increased by 5%. So far, in 2026, on a year-over-year basis, the scorecard shows: The U.S. saw 56,094 departures for the week ending March 23, 2026. Texas (5,615 departures) was up 10% year over year. California racked up 5,688 departures, a 9% year-over-year gain. European departures (9,606) were up 3% year-over-year. For comparison, Florida had 9,741 departures during that same period. Switzerland’s 800 departures in Week 12 represented a 15% gain compared to 2025. Italy, with 1,014 flights, was 14% ahead of the year-ago level. There were 841 departures from the Middle East. That was a 12% week-to-week increase. Still, that was 34% lower than Week 12 of 2025. Over the past four weeks, flights out of the Middle East were 28% below 2025 levels. | Market | Week 12 | % Change vs. prior week | % Change vs. W12 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | % Change vs. YOY | | Global | 79054 | 2% | 5% | 83361 | 2025-42 | 64150 | 2026-01 | 307762 | 4% | | North America | 57478 | 2% | 6% | 61722 | 2025-42 | 43464 | 2025-27 | 223876 | 5% | | USA | 56094 | 2% | 6% | 59939 | 2025-42 | 41967 | 2025-27 | 218113 | 5% | | Florida | 9741 | 3% | 4% | 10123 | 2026-08 | 4381 | 2025-33 | 37711 | 8% | | California | 5688 | 0% | 9% | 6086 | 2026-07 | 3905 | 2025-27 | 22096 | 11% | | Texas | 5615 | -3% | 10% | 6706 | 2025-47 | 4036 | 2025-27 | 22807 | 5% | | Europe | 9606 | 0% | 3% | 16231 | 2025-28 | 6574 | 2026-01 | 37427 | 3% | | UK | 1476 | 6% | 5% | 2307 | 2025-28 | 952 | 2026-01 | 5562 | 2% | | Germany | 1284 | 10% | 5% | 1692 | 2025-22 | 541 | 2026-01 | 4632 | 1% | | France | 1437 | -6% | -3% | 2900 | 2025-28 | 1073 | 2026-01 | 5539 | -3% | | Switzerland | 800 | 7% | 15% | 1082 | 2026-04 | 545 | 2025-16 | 3264 | 7% | | Italy | 1041 | 0% | 14% | 2560 | 2025-26 | 571 | 2026-01 | 4064 | 17% | | Middle East | 841 | 12% | -34% | 1850 | 2025-20 | 750 | 2026-11 | 3789 | -28% | | Africa | 767 | -3% | -4% | 1060 | 2025-48 | 611 | 2025-39 | 2939 | -10% | | Asia | 2266 | -5% | -8% | 2780 | 2025-49 | 1865 | 2025-19 | 9580 | 2% | | South America | 2736 | 5% | 13% | 3080 | 2025-51 | 1724 | 2026-01 | 10699 | 10% | Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners. Fractional and charter operators (39,677 departures) enjoyed a 5% increase compared to 2026. The U.S. market led with a 7% year-over-year gain. In total, U.S. charter and fractional operators had 30,237 departures. Texas posted a 13% year-over-year bump. | Market (Part 91K & Part 135) | Week 12 | % Change vs. prior week | % Change vs W12 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | % Change vs YOY | | Global | 39677 | 3% | 5% | 42685 | 2025-42 | 33093 | 2026-03 | 152559 | 4% | | North America | 30818 | 3% | 7% | 33362 | 2025-42 | 24493 | 2025-27 | 118236 | 5% | | USA | 30237 | 3% | 7% | 32664 | 2025-42 | 23815 | 2025-27 | 116013 | 5% | | Florida | 5672 | 4% | 5% | 5733 | 2026-08 | 2355 | 2025-33 | 21613 | 8% | | California | 3636 | 1% | 9% | 3961 | 2026-07 | 2607 | 2025-27 | 13929 | 9% | | Texas | 2567 | -2% | 13% | 3002 | 2025-47 | 1854 | 2025-27 | 10202 | 6% | | Europe | 6290 | 0% | 0% | 11686 | 2025-28 | 4854 | 2026-02 | 24431 | 0% | | UK | 945 | 4% | -2% | 1646 | 2025-28 | 742 | 2026-06 | 3627 | -1% | | Germany | 766 | 7% | 7% | 1125 | 2025-22 | 403 | 2026-01 | 2790 | 2% | | France | 930 | -7% | -5% | 2172 | 2025-28 | 715 | 2026-02 | 3569 | -7% | | Switzerland | 611 | 13% | 15% | 745 | 2026-07 | 407 | 2025-16 | 2444 | 3% | | Italy | 706 | 2% | 2% | 1918 | 2025-27 | 426 | 2026-01 | 2753 | 8% | | Middle East | 414 | 7% | -26% | 1049 | 2025-35 | 387 | 2026-11 | 1913 | -22% | | Africa | 154 | -13% | -20% | 280 | 2025-48 | 149 | 2026-09 | 687 | -6% | | Asia | 282 | 1% | -4% | 391 | 2025-14 | 198 | 2025-29 | 1210 | 5% | | South America | 69 | 53% | 8% | 84 | 2026-09 | 32 | 2025-19 | 240 | 3% | Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners. Europe, with 6,290 departues was flat both week-to-week and year-over-year. That was despite a 13% year-over-year increase in Italy. The Middle East saw a 7% week-to-week increase. However, charter and fractional operators were still flying at 26% below 2025 levels. South America posted a 53% gain year-over-year. Alas, it was only 69 takeoffs.