Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — Australia and New Zealand

Aircraft departures in Australia and New Zealand in 2023 — 857,309 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 133.7%.

2023 857,309 departures +21.34% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 876,684 departures2019
Period minimum 122,100 departures1975

Trend over time

1970–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — Australia and New Zealand, 1970–20230250,000500,000750,0001M19701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 366,900 departures1971: 374,600 departures1972: 374,400 departures1973: 353,400 departures1974: 122,400 departures1975: 122,100 departures1976: 127,400 departures1977: 335,700 departures1978: 349,300 departures1979: 350,500 departures1980: 345,400 departures1981: 308,800 departures1982: 297,700 departures1983: 309,100 departures1984: 304,700 departures1985: 334,800 departures1986: 359,700 departures1987: 382,000 departures1988: 405,900 departures1989: 356,800 departures1990: 384,200 departures1991: 392,800 departures1992: 447,500 departures1993: 471,300 departures1994: 531,400 departures1995: 523,700 departures1996: 558,600 departures1997: 651,300 departures1998: 614,300 departures1999: 612,300 departures2000: 622,560 departures2001: 654,873 departures2002: 779,587 departures2003: 777,036 departures2004: 521,596 departures2005: 551,978 departures2006: 573,899 departures2007: 572,789 departures2008: 613,738 departures2009: 620,434 departures2010: 780,778 departures2011: 800,082 departures2012: 826,305 departures2013: 844,971 departures2014: 854,692 departures2015: 855,170 departures2016: 864,062 departures2017: 857,111 departures2018: 853,235 departures2019: 876,684 departures2020: 433,875 departures2021: 518,911 departures2022: 706,524 departures2023: 857,309 departures
Change over the period: +490,409 (+133.66%) Average annual rate: 1.61 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 857,309 departures
World 34.76M departures
Aircraft departures — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 857,309 +150,785 +21.34%
2022 706,524 +187,613 +36.16%
2021 518,911 +85,036 +19.6%
2020 433,875 −442,809 −50.51%
2019 876,684 +23,449 +2.75%
2018 853,235 −3,876 −0.45%
2017 857,111 −6,951 −0.8%
2016 864,062 +8,892 +1.04%
2015 855,170 +478 +0.06%
2014 854,692 +9,721 +1.15%
2013 844,971 +18,666 +2.26%
2012 826,305 +26,223 +3.28%
2011 800,082 +19,304 +2.47%
2010 780,778 +160,344 +25.84%
2009 620,434 +6,696 +1.09%
2008 613,738 +40,949 +7.15%
2007 572,789 −1,110 −0.19%
2006 573,899 +21,921 +3.97%
2005 551,978 +30,382 +5.82%
2004 521,596 −255,440 −32.87%
2003 777,036 −2,551 −0.33%
2002 779,587 +124,714 +19.04%
2001 654,873 +32,313 +5.19%
2000 622,560 +10,260 +1.68%
1999 612,300 −2,000 −0.33%
1998 614,300 −37,000 −5.68%
1997 651,300 +92,700 +16.6%
1996 558,600 +34,900 +6.66%
1995 523,700 −7,700 −1.45%
1994 531,400 +60,100 +12.75%
1993 471,300 +23,800 +5.32%
1992 447,500 +54,700 +13.93%
1991 392,800 +8,600 +2.24%
1990 384,200 +27,400 +7.68%
1989 356,800 −49,100 −12.1%
1988 405,900 +23,900 +6.26%
1987 382,000 +22,300 +6.2%
1986 359,700 +24,900 +7.44%
1985 334,800 +30,100 +9.88%
1984 304,700 −4,400 −1.42%
1983 309,100 +11,400 +3.83%
1982 297,700 −11,100 −3.59%
1981 308,800 −36,600 −10.6%
1980 345,400 −5,100 −1.46%
1979 350,500 +1,200 +0.34%
1978 349,300 +13,600 +4.05%
1977 335,700 +208,300 +163.5%
1976 127,400 +5,300 +4.34%
1975 122,100 −300 −0.25%
1974 122,400 −231,000 −65.37%
1973 353,400 −21,000 −5.61%
1972 374,400 −200 −0.05%
1971 374,600 +7,700 +2.1%
1970 366,900

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.