Aircraft departures in Western Asia in 2023 — 2,150,521 departures. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,733.4%.
1970–2023 · departures
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | departures | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.15M | +298,457 | +16.11% |
| 2022 | 1.85M | +536,449 | +40.78% |
| 2021 | 1.32M | +380,660 | +40.71% |
| 2020 | 934,955 | −1.16M | −55.38% |
| 2019 | 2.1M | +21,055 | +1.02% |
| 2018 | 2.07M | +71,288 | +3.56% |
| 2017 | 2M | +28,022 | +1.42% |
| 2016 | 1.97M | +124,195 | +6.71% |
| 2015 | 1.85M | +184,832 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.67M | +120,178 | +7.78% |
| 2013 | 1.55M | +105,080 | +7.29% |
| 2012 | 1.44M | +128,555 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.31M | +111,609 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2M | +241,508 | +25.19% |
| 2009 | 958,907 | +343,064 | +55.71% |
| 2008 | 615,843 | +22,387 | +3.77% |
| 2007 | 593,456 | +59,493 | +11.14% |
| 2006 | 533,963 | +66,224 | +14.16% |
| 2005 | 467,739 | −110,683 | −19.14% |
| 2004 | 578,422 | +55,412 | +10.59% |
| 2003 | 523,010 | +21,708 | +4.33% |
| 2002 | 501,302 | +15,354 | +3.16% |
| 2001 | 485,948 | −17,822 | −3.54% |
| 2000 | 503,770 | +34,970 | +7.46% |
| 1999 | 468,800 | +42,900 | +10.07% |
| 1998 | 425,900 | −400 | −0.09% |
| 1997 | 426,300 | +2,200 | +0.52% |
| 1996 | 424,100 | +31,500 | +8.02% |
| 1995 | 392,600 | −12,000 | −2.97% |
| 1994 | 404,600 | +20,900 | +5.45% |
| 1993 | 383,700 | +51,400 | +15.47% |
| 1992 | 332,300 | +74,100 | +28.7% |
| 1991 | 258,200 | −36,200 | −12.3% |
| 1990 | 294,400 | +6,700 | +2.33% |
| 1989 | 287,700 | +3,800 | +1.34% |
| 1988 | 283,900 | +24,000 | +9.23% |
| 1987 | 259,900 | −5,400 | −2.04% |
| 1986 | 265,300 | −1,200 | −0.45% |
| 1985 | 266,500 | +100 | +0.04% |
| 1984 | 266,400 | +3,100 | +1.18% |
| 1983 | 263,300 | +12,900 | +5.15% |
| 1982 | 250,400 | −13,200 | −5.01% |
| 1981 | 263,600 | +12,600 | +5.02% |
| 1980 | 251,000 | +5,200 | +2.12% |
| 1979 | 245,800 | +16,000 | +6.96% |
| 1978 | 229,800 | +22,900 | +11.07% |
| 1977 | 206,900 | +22,900 | +12.45% |
| 1976 | 184,000 | +32,800 | +21.69% |
| 1975 | 151,200 | −4,800 | −3.08% |
| 1974 | 156,000 | +12,200 | +8.48% |
| 1973 | 143,800 | +3,100 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 140,700 | +6,800 | +5.08% |
| 1971 | 133,900 | +16,600 | +14.15% |
| 1970 | 117,300 | — | — |
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.