Aircraft departures in South America in 2023 — 1,713,693 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 228.4%.
1970–2023 · departures
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | departures | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.71M | +21,189 | +1.25% |
| 2022 | 1.69M | +601,979 | +55.2% |
| 2021 | 1.09M | +361,784 | +49.65% |
| 2020 | 728,741 | −1.03M | −58.68% |
| 2019 | 1.76M | −12,957 | −0.73% |
| 2018 | 1.78M | +60,953 | +3.55% |
| 2017 | 1.72M | −45,426 | −2.58% |
| 2016 | 1.76M | −129,392 | −6.84% |
| 2015 | 1.89M | +15,464 | +0.82% |
| 2014 | 1.87M | +34,842 | +1.89% |
| 2013 | 1.84M | +57,979 | +3.25% |
| 2012 | 1.78M | +65,787 | +3.83% |
| 2011 | 1.72M | +162,650 | +10.47% |
| 2010 | 1.55M | +155,019 | +11.08% |
| 2009 | 1.4M | +79,469 | +6.02% |
| 2008 | 1.32M | +6,844 | +0.52% |
| 2007 | 1.31M | +135,411 | +11.51% |
| 2006 | 1.18M | +50,073 | +4.44% |
| 2005 | 1.13M | +64,532 | +6.07% |
| 2004 | 1.06M | +8,431 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.05M | −204,250 | −16.23% |
| 2002 | 1.26M | −117,909 | −8.57% |
| 2001 | 1.38M | +62,939 | +4.79% |
| 2000 | 1.31M | −101,522 | −7.18% |
| 1999 | 1.41M | +111,000 | +8.51% |
| 1998 | 1.3M | +30,300 | +2.38% |
| 1997 | 1.27M | +172,900 | +15.71% |
| 1996 | 1.1M | +91,000 | +9.02% |
| 1995 | 1.01M | +45,600 | +4.73% |
| 1994 | 963,800 | +35,900 | +3.87% |
| 1993 | 927,900 | +68,800 | +8.01% |
| 1992 | 859,100 | −2,100 | −0.24% |
| 1991 | 861,200 | +9,700 | +1.14% |
| 1990 | 851,500 | −16,700 | −1.92% |
| 1989 | 868,200 | +8,600 | +1% |
| 1988 | 859,600 | +29,100 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 830,500 | +18,700 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 811,800 | +34,200 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 777,600 | −37,300 | −4.58% |
| 1984 | 814,900 | +39,500 | +5.09% |
| 1983 | 775,400 | +27,400 | +3.66% |
| 1982 | 748,000 | +87,900 | +13.32% |
| 1981 | 660,100 | +2,700 | +0.41% |
| 1980 | 657,400 | +24,400 | +3.85% |
| 1979 | 633,000 | +78,900 | +14.24% |
| 1978 | 554,100 | +11,900 | +2.19% |
| 1977 | 542,200 | −3,900 | −0.71% |
| 1976 | 546,100 | −1,700 | −0.31% |
| 1975 | 547,800 | +14,000 | +2.62% |
| 1974 | 533,800 | +28,600 | +5.66% |
| 1973 | 505,200 | +200 | +0.04% |
| 1972 | 505,000 | +2,200 | +0.44% |
| 1971 | 502,800 | −19,100 | −3.66% |
| 1970 | 521,900 | — | — |
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.