Aircraft departures — all countries

Aircraft departures — Melanesia

Aircraft departures in Melanesia in 2023 — 75,842 departures. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 55.1%.

2023 75,842 departures +26.16% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 130,600 departures1998
Period minimum 43,800 departures1983

Trend over time

1980–2023 · departures

Aircraft departures — Melanesia, 1980–2023050,000100,000150,00019801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 48,900 departures1981: 47,500 departures1982: 45,300 departures1983: 43,800 departures1984: 82,100 departures1985: 80,800 departures1986: 82,500 departures1987: 89,200 departures1988: 104,600 departures1989: 106,400 departures1990: 97,300 departures1991: 91,600 departures1992: 92,200 departures1993: 56,600 departures1994: 94,100 departures1995: 71,400 departures1996: 72,800 departures1997: 128,700 departures1998: 130,600 departures1999: 98,200 departures2000: 98,171 departures2001: 106,536 departures2002: 83,390 departures2003: 67,392 departures2004: 68,621 departures2005: 75,390 departures2006: 84,327 departures2007: 83,441 departures2008: 83,642 departures2009: 82,241 departures2010: 83,468 departures2011: 72,774 departures2012: 71,886 departures2013: 65,256 departures2014: 75,588 departures2015: 94,699 departures2016: 92,546 departures2017: 102,203 departures2018: 91,395 departures2019: 105,147 departures2020: 63,436 departures2021: 53,839 departures2022: 60,118 departures2023: 75,842 departures
Change over the period: +26,942 (+55.1%) Average annual rate: 1.03 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Melanesia 75,842 departures
World 34.76M departures
Aircraft departures — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year departures Change Change, %
2023 75,842 +15,724 +26.16%
2022 60,118 +6,279 +11.66%
2021 53,839 −9,597 −15.13%
2020 63,436 −41,711 −39.67%
2019 105,147 +13,752 +15.05%
2018 91,395 −10,808 −10.58%
2017 102,203 +9,657 +10.43%
2016 92,546 −2,153 −2.27%
2015 94,699 +19,111 +25.28%
2014 75,588 +10,332 +15.83%
2013 65,256 −6,630 −9.22%
2012 71,886 −888 −1.22%
2011 72,774 −10,694 −12.81%
2010 83,468 +1,227 +1.49%
2009 82,241 −1,401 −1.67%
2008 83,642 +201 +0.24%
2007 83,441 −886 −1.05%
2006 84,327 +8,937 +11.85%
2005 75,390 +6,769 +9.86%
2004 68,621 +1,229 +1.82%
2003 67,392 −15,998 −19.18%
2002 83,390 −23,146 −21.73%
2001 106,536 +8,365 +8.52%
2000 98,171 −29 −0.03%
1999 98,200 −32,400 −24.81%
1998 130,600 +1,900 +1.48%
1997 128,700 +55,900 +76.79%
1996 72,800 +1,400 +1.96%
1995 71,400 −22,700 −24.12%
1994 94,100 +37,500 +66.25%
1993 56,600 −35,600 −38.61%
1992 92,200 +600 +0.66%
1991 91,600 −5,700 −5.86%
1990 97,300 −9,100 −8.55%
1989 106,400 +1,800 +1.72%
1988 104,600 +15,400 +17.26%
1987 89,200 +6,700 +8.12%
1986 82,500 +1,700 +2.1%
1985 80,800 −1,300 −1.58%
1984 82,100 +38,300 +87.44%
1983 43,800 −1,500 −3.31%
1982 45,300 −2,200 −4.63%
1981 47,500 −1,400 −2.86%
1980 48,900

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.