Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — Bhutan

Aircraft departures in Bhutan in 2023 — 3,752 departures. Ranked 128 in the world out of 150. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 525.3%.

2023 3,752 departures +79.61% vs 2022
World rank 128of 150
Period maximum 8,772 departures2014
Period minimum 600 departures1988

Trend over time

1988–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — Bhutan, 1988–202302,5005,0007,50010,00019881992199620002004200820122016202020231988: 600 departures1989: 600 departures1990: 600 departures1991: 600 departures1992: 600 departures1993: 600 departures1994: 600 departures1995: 900 departures1996: 900 departures1997: 1,000 departures1998: 1,000 departures1999: 1,100 departures2000: 1,138 departures2001: 1,297 departures2002: 1,948 departures2003: 1,890 departures2004: 2,306 departures2005: 2,467 departures2006: 2,566 departures2007: 2,720 departures2008: 2,772 departures2009: 2,706 departures2010: 3,053 departures2011: 4,146 departures2012: 3,553 departures2013: 5,820 departures2014: 8,772 departures2015: 4,640 departures2016: 6,065 departures2017: 4,215 departures2018: 5,187 departures2019: 5,067 departures2020: 1,311 departures2021: 696 departures2022: 2,089 departures2023: 3,752 departures
Change over the period: +3,152 (+525.33%) Average annual rate: 5.38 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 3,752 departures
World 34.76M departures
South Asia 1.44M departures
Southern Asia computed 1.63M departures
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3.07M departures
Aircraft departures — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 3,752 +1,663 +79.61%
2022 2,089 +1,393 +200.14%
2021 696 −615 −46.91%
2020 1,311 −3,756 −74.13%
2019 5,067 −120 −2.31%
2018 5,187 +972 +23.06%
2017 4,215 −1,850 −30.5%
2016 6,065 +1,425 +30.71%
2015 4,640 −4,132 −47.1%
2014 8,772 +2,952 +50.72%
2013 5,820 +2,267 +63.81%
2012 3,553 −593 −14.3%
2011 4,146 +1,093 +35.78%
2010 3,053 +347 +12.84%
2009 2,706 −66 −2.38%
2008 2,772 +52 +1.91%
2007 2,720 +154 +6%
2006 2,566 +99 +4.01%
2005 2,467 +161 +6.98%
2004 2,306 +416 +22.01%
2003 1,890 −58 −2.98%
2002 1,948 +651 +50.19%
2001 1,297 +159 +13.97%
2000 1,138 +38 +3.45%
1999 1,100 +100 +10%
1998 1,000 +0 +0%
1997 1,000 +100 +11.11%
1996 900 +0 +0%
1995 900 +300 +50%
1994 600 +0 +0%
1993 600 +0 +0%
1992 600 +0 +0%
1991 600 +0 +0%
1990 600 +0 +0%
1989 600 +0 +0%
1988 600

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.