Global flights per day, May 2020

39,200 flights a day on average

Airportia tracked 1,215,212 flights in May 2020, 39,200 a day on average. The busiest day was 6 May 2020 with 52,444 flights.

May 2020 (1–31 May 2020) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2020-05/

Period: 1–31 May 2020 (UTC). The count is updated every hour, so the newest day can still grow. How we count

Flights per day
Flights per day, 1–31 May 2020Source: Airportia.020K40K60K flights1 May: 37,335 flights2 May: 39,181 flights3 May: 47,133 flights4 May: 49,725 flights5 May: 51,678 flights6 May: 52,444 flights7 May: 51,868 flights8 May: 30,438 flights9 May: 27,280 flights10 May: 40,699 flights11 May: 44,194 flights12 May: 45,476 flights13 May: 47,749 flights14 May: 46,733 flights15 May: 49,114 flights16 May: 45,198 flights17 May: 42,788 flights18 May: 34,828 flights19 May: 32,717 flights20 May: 34,563 flights21 May: 34,505 flights22 May: 35,594 flights23 May: 31,713 flights24 May: 33,337 flights25 May: 34,491 flights26 May: 32,405 flights27 May: 33,593 flights28 May: 34,388 flights29 May: 33,586 flights30 May: 29,292 flights31 May: 31,167 flights1 May16 May31 May

Daily figures

Day (UTC) Flights
31 May 2020 31,167
30 May 2020 29,292
29 May 2020 33,586
28 May 2020 34,388
27 May 2020 33,593
26 May 2020 32,405
25 May 2020 34,491
24 May 2020 33,337
23 May 2020 31,713
22 May 2020 35,594
21 May 2020 34,505
20 May 2020 34,563
19 May 2020 32,717
18 May 2020 34,828
17 May 2020 42,788
16 May 2020 45,198
15 May 2020 49,114
14 May 2020 46,733
13 May 2020 47,749
12 May 2020 45,476
11 May 2020 44,194
10 May 2020 40,699
9 May 2020 27,280
8 May 2020 30,438
7 May 2020 51,868
6 May 2020 52,444
5 May 2020 51,678
4 May 2020 49,725
3 May 2020 47,133
2 May 2020 39,181
1 May 2020 37,335

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Airportia tracked 1,215,212 flights in May 2020, 39,200 a day on average. The busiest day was 6 May 2020 with 52,444 flights. Source: Airportia, "Global flights per day, May 2020" (1–31 May 2020), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2020-05/, retrieved 3 November 2026.

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How we calculate this

Flights per day
The number of flights (code-shares counted once) that entered Airportia's schedule data with a scheduled departure on that UTC day. It is updated every hour, so the newest day can still grow, and it includes flights that were later cancelled. Totals include all tracked flights, including cargo.

Coverage follows the schedule feed: some regional airports and airlines are missing or report few actual times. These are Airportia's own figures, not official statistics from airports, airlines or regulators.