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Aircraft departures

The number of departures by aircraft registered in the country.

Unit: departures Period: 1970–2023 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 190,186 departures Countries: 185

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1991 to 2023.

Aircraft departures, 1991–2023

Top-20 · departures

Aircraft departures, 1991–202302.5M5M7.5M10MUnited StatesUnited States: 9,267,193 departures9.27MChinaChina: 4,909,131 departures4.91MIndiaIndia: 1,234,696 departures1.23MIrelandIreland: 1,108,607 departures1.11MCanadaCanada: 1,078,620 departures1.08MJapanJapan: 975,616 departures975,616United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 839,180 departures839,180TürkiyeTürkiye: 810,474 departures810,474BrazilBrazil: 791,523 departures791,523RussiaRussia: 783,868 departures783,868IndonesiaIndonesia: 736,333 departures736,333AustraliaAustralia: 678,852 departures678,852SpainSpain: 662,492 departures662,492GermanyGermany: 655,842 departures655,842MexicoMexico: 556,879 departures556,879FranceFrance: 497,793 departures497,793South KoreaSouth Korea: 459,735 departures459,735United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 435,257 departures435,257ColombiaColombia: 373,147 departures373,147MalaysiaMalaysia: 359,378 departures359,378
Aircraft departures — 1991–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 US United States 9.27M 2023 1
2 CN China 4.91M 2023 2
3 IN India 1.23M 2023 3
4 IE Ireland 1.11M 2023 4
5 CA Canada 1.08M 2023 5
6 JP Japan 975,616 2023 6
7 GB United Kingdom 839,180 2023 7
8 TR Türkiye 810,474 2023 8
9 BR Brazil 791,523 2023 9
10 RU Russia 783,868 2023 10
11 ID Indonesia 736,333 2023 11
12 AU Australia 678,852 2023 12
13 ES Spain 662,492 2023 13
14 DE Germany 655,842 2023 14
15 MX Mexico 556,879 2023 15
16 FR France 497,793 2023 16
17 KR South Korea 459,735 2023 17
18 AE United Arab Emirates 435,257 2023 18
19 CO Colombia 373,147 2023 19
20 MY Malaysia 359,378 2023 20
21 TH Thailand 335,160 2023 21
22 VN Vietnam 331,806 2023 22
23 AT Austria 325,904 2023 23
24 NL Netherlands 307,432 2023 24
25 SA Saudi Arabia 302,451 2023 25
26 HU Hungary 298,017 2023 26
27 PH Philippines 283,131 2023 27
28 NO Norway 254,045 2004 28
29 SG Singapore 218,963 2023 29
30 QA Qatar 207,020 2023 30
31 CH Switzerland 205,045 2023 31
32 IT Italy 185,458 2023 32
33 SE Sweden 180,974 2023 33
34 PT Portugal 178,916 2023 34
35 NZ New Zealand 178,457 2023 35
36 ZA South Africa 169,154 2023 36
37 GR Greece 167,624 2023 37
38 AR Argentina 156,614 2023 38
39 ET Ethiopia 147,319 2023 39
40 IR Iran 144,976 2023 40
41 CL Chile 144,494 2023 41
42 HK Hong Kong 143,874 2023 42
43 EG Egypt 135,253 2023 43
44 PE Peru 125,564 2023 44
45 PA Panama 123,804 2023 45
46 BE Belgium 112,605 2023 46
47 FI Finland 103,928 2023 47
48 PL Poland 102,938 2023 48
49 DK Denmark 99,598 2004 49
50 BZ Belize 93,784 2023 50
51 KZ Kazakhstan 89,366 2023 51
52 MA Morocco 81,776 2023 52
53 TZ Tanzania 81,604 2023 53
54 BD Bangladesh 72,684 2023 54
55 DZ Algeria 72,631 2023 55
56 KE Kenya 69,323 2023 56
57 KW Kuwait 68,356 2023 57
58 NP Nepal 67,501 2023 58
59 OM Oman 63,371 2023 59
60 NG Nigeria 61,466 2023 60
61 BH Bahrain 60,083 2023 61
62 BO Bolivia 50,459 2023 62
63 IL Israel 48,607 2023 63
64 LU Luxembourg 48,487 2023 64
65 RS Serbia 43,287 2023 65
66 MM Myanmar 43,257 2023 66
67 LV Latvia 43,243 2023 67
68 BS Bahamas 41,831 2023 68
69 PK Pakistan 41,823 2023 69
70 EC Ecuador 40,797 2023 70
71 IS Iceland 37,800 2023 71
72 IQ Iraq 36,885 2023 72
73 TN Tunisia 35,726 2023 73
74 JO Jordan 34,667 2023 74
75 PG Papua New Guinea 34,416 2023 75
76 MV Maldives 33,484 2023 76
77 RO Romania 32,354 2023 77
78 UZ Uzbekistan 29,916 2023 78
79 AZ Azerbaijan 28,424 2023 79
80 TT Trinidad and Tobago 27,936 2023 80
81 FJ Fiji 26,145 2023 81
82 HR Croatia 25,311 2023 82
83 SV El Salvador 25,109 2023 83
84 LK Sri Lanka 24,228 2023 84
85 LB Lebanon 23,751 2023 85
86 VE Venezuela 23,302 2023 86
87 DO Dominican Republic 18,437 2023 87
88 HN Honduras 16,565 2023 88
89 MO Macao 16,207 2023 89
90 MT Malta 16,075 2023 90
91 CR Costa Rica 15,698 2023 91
92 TG Togo 15,447 2023 92
93 AO Angola 14,831 2023 93
94 CZ Czechia 14,545 2023 94
95 RW Rwanda 14,403 2023 95
96 CI Côte d'Ivoire 13,609 2023 96
97 BY Belarus 13,168 2023 97
98 SC Seychelles 12,934 2023 98
99 MZ Mozambique 12,839 2023 99
100 ZM Zambia 12,748 2023 100
101 GH Ghana 11,490 2023 101
102 GU Guam 11,470 2009 102
103 AM Armenia 11,415 2023 103
104 LY Libya 11,246 2023 104
105 LA Laos 10,963 2023 105
106 MU Mauritius 10,794 2023 106
107 TM Turkmenistan 10,676 2023 107
108 SN Senegal 10,655 2023 108
109 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,822 2023 109
110 SD Sudan 9,330 2023 110
111 KH Cambodia 9,161 2023 111
112 AS American Samoa 9,144 2014 112
113 UY Uruguay 8,731 2009 113
114 VU Vanuatu 8,307 2023 114
115 BN Brunei Darussalam 7,522 2023 115
116 MN Mongolia 7,240 2023 116
117 BG Bulgaria 7,027 2023 117
118 SB Solomon Islands 6,974 2023 118
119 CY Cyprus 6,815 2023 119
120 MD Moldova 6,644 2023 120
121 AF Afghanistan 6,427 2023 121
122 CM Cameroon 6,200 2023 122
123 PY Paraguay 5,926 2023 123
124 KG Kyrgyzstan 5,514 2023 124
125 MG Madagascar 5,367 2023 125
126 TJ Tajikistan 5,341 2023 126
127 TO Tonga 5,255 2004 127
128 SY Syria 5,131 2023 128
129 YE Yemen 4,979 2023 129
130 UA Ukraine 4,910 2022 130
131 ME Montenegro 4,495 2023 131
132 KI Kiribati 4,427 2023 132
133 MR Mauritania 4,365 2023 133
134 BW Botswana 4,264 2023 134
135 DJ Djibouti 3,900 1991 135
136 BT Bhutan 3,752 2023 136
137 WS Samoa 3,540 2023 137
138 AL Albania 3,074 2023 138
139 GQ Equatorial Guinea 3,063 2023 139
140 NA Namibia 2,960 2023 140
141 GE Georgia 2,835 2023 141
142 SZ Eswatini 2,599 2023 142
143 BF Burkina Faso 2,437 2023 143
144 GA Gabon 2,305 2016 144
145 AW Aruba 2,276 2018 145
146 LT Lithuania 2,217 2023 146
147 LR Liberia 2,200 1992 147
148 SL Sierra Leone 2,145 2012 148
149 ZW Zimbabwe 2,085 2023 149
150 SR Suriname 1,867 2023 150
151 CU Cuba 1,694 2023 151
152 MH Marshall Islands 1,693 2023 152
153 GT Guatemala 1,666 2023 153
154 CG Republic of the Congo 1,545 2023 154
155 HT Haiti 1,530 2023 155
156 UG Uganda 1,425 2023 156
157 BI Burundi 1,400 1998 157
158 MK North Macedonia 1,389 2009 158
159 JM Jamaica 1,215 2018 159
160 GW Guinea-Bissau 1,200 1998 160
161 ST Sao Tome and Principe 1,199 2023 161
162 GM Gambia 1,136 2019 162
163 KM Comoros 1,100 1996 163
164 SO Somalia 1,060 2019 164
165 AG Antigua and Barbuda 1,057 2022 165
166 MW Malawi 1,002 2023 166
167 NR Nauru 947 2023 167
168 CV Cabo Verde 815 2023 168
169 CF Central African Republic 716 2001 169
170 BB Barbados 700 1991 170
171 GY Guyana 624 2021 171
172 GN Guinea 600 1999 172
173 ER Eritrea 494 2020 173
174 NI Nicaragua 452 2000 174
175 LS Lesotho 200 1999 175
176 NE Niger 165 2023 176
177 SI Slovenia 100 2022 177
178 KP North Korea 74 2023 178
179 TD Chad 72 2014 179
180 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 44 2020 180
181 EE Estonia 22 2019 181
182 SK Slovakia 17 2022 182
183 BJ Benin 10 2016 183
184 MC Monaco 3 2019 184
185 ML Mali 0 2014 185
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Maximum 9.27M departures
Median 14,831 departures
Minimum 0 departures
World 34.76M departures

About the indicator

The number of departures by the aircraft of national carriers on domestic and international flights over the year. Set against passenger traffic it gives the average load of a flight: passenger traffic growing while the number of departures holds steady means a shift to larger aircraft or better seat occupancy.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
departures
Observation period
1970–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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