Aircraft departures in South Africa in 2023 — 169,154 departures. Ranked 35 in the world out of 150. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 325%.
1970–2023 · departures
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | departures | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 169,154 | +28,017 | +19.85% |
| 2022 | 141,137 | +14,977 | +11.87% |
| 2021 | 126,160 | +37,581 | +42.43% |
| 2020 | 88,579 | −160,168 | −64.39% |
| 2019 | 248,747 | +14,591 | +6.23% |
| 2018 | 234,156 | +17,881 | +8.27% |
| 2017 | 216,275 | +3,410 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 212,865 | +3,131 | +1.49% |
| 2015 | 209,734 | +10,133 | +5.08% |
| 2014 | 199,601 | +14,838 | +8.03% |
| 2013 | 184,763 | −13,054 | −6.6% |
| 2012 | 197,817 | +6,310 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 191,507 | +1,066 | +0.56% |
| 2010 | 190,441 | +39,149 | +25.88% |
| 2009 | 151,292 | −5,275 | −3.37% |
| 2008 | 156,567 | +4,017 | +2.63% |
| 2007 | 152,550 | +5,902 | +4.02% |
| 2006 | 146,648 | −1,498 | −1.01% |
| 2005 | 148,146 | +14,924 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 133,222 | +2,284 | +1.74% |
| 2003 | 130,938 | +13,953 | +11.93% |
| 2002 | 116,985 | −5,576 | −4.55% |
| 2001 | 122,561 | +12,169 | +11.02% |
| 2000 | 110,392 | +6,592 | +6.35% |
| 1999 | 103,800 | +10,600 | +11.37% |
| 1998 | 93,200 | −9,000 | −8.81% |
| 1997 | 102,200 | +13,800 | +15.61% |
| 1996 | 88,400 | +14,100 | +18.98% |
| 1995 | 74,300 | −15,000 | −16.8% |
| 1994 | 89,300 | −4,400 | −4.7% |
| 1993 | 93,700 | +13,800 | +17.27% |
| 1992 | 79,900 | +1,300 | +1.65% |
| 1991 | 78,600 | −5,400 | −6.43% |
| 1990 | 84,000 | +2,800 | +3.45% |
| 1989 | 81,200 | +20,400 | +33.55% |
| 1988 | 60,800 | +5,000 | +8.96% |
| 1987 | 55,800 | +4,800 | +9.41% |
| 1986 | 51,000 | −13,200 | −20.56% |
| 1985 | 64,200 | −3,000 | −4.46% |
| 1984 | 67,200 | +3,100 | +4.84% |
| 1983 | 64,100 | −6,000 | −8.56% |
| 1982 | 70,100 | +300 | +0.43% |
| 1981 | 69,800 | +5,200 | +8.05% |
| 1980 | 64,600 | +1,500 | +2.38% |
| 1979 | 63,100 | +5,000 | +8.61% |
| 1978 | 58,100 | −400 | −0.68% |
| 1977 | 58,500 | −900 | −1.52% |
| 1976 | 59,400 | +800 | +1.37% |
| 1975 | 58,600 | +2,900 | +5.21% |
| 1974 | 55,700 | +7,900 | +16.53% |
| 1973 | 47,800 | +200 | +0.42% |
| 1972 | 47,600 | +1,600 | +3.48% |
| 1971 | 46,000 | +6,200 | +15.58% |
| 1970 | 39,800 | — | — |
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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.
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