Global flights per day, August 2020

73,058 flights a day on average

Airportia tracked 2,264,795 flights in August 2020, 73,058 a day on average. The busiest day was 7 August 2020 with 78,618 flights.

August 2020 (1–31 August 2020) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2020-08/

Period: 1–31 August 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 August 2020Source: Airportia.020K40K60K80K flights1 Aug: 72,795 flights2 Aug: 73,078 flights3 Aug: 75,507 flights4 Aug: 74,154 flights5 Aug: 75,535 flights6 Aug: 76,631 flights7 Aug: 78,618 flights8 Aug: 70,711 flights9 Aug: 71,179 flights10 Aug: 72,934 flights11 Aug: 71,635 flights12 Aug: 73,017 flights13 Aug: 74,532 flights14 Aug: 77,253 flights15 Aug: 71,002 flights16 Aug: 72,026 flights17 Aug: 73,539 flights18 Aug: 71,642 flights19 Aug: 73,184 flights20 Aug: 75,251 flights21 Aug: 77,673 flights22 Aug: 69,651 flights23 Aug: 70,627 flights24 Aug: 72,179 flights25 Aug: 70,680 flights26 Aug: 71,713 flights27 Aug: 73,494 flights28 Aug: 76,424 flights29 Aug: 68,491 flights30 Aug: 68,873 flights31 Aug: 70,767 flights1 Aug16 Aug31 Aug

Daily figures

Day (UTC) Flights
31 August 2020 70,767
30 August 2020 68,873
29 August 2020 68,491
28 August 2020 76,424
27 August 2020 73,494
26 August 2020 71,713
25 August 2020 70,680
24 August 2020 72,179
23 August 2020 70,627
22 August 2020 69,651
21 August 2020 77,673
20 August 2020 75,251
19 August 2020 73,184
18 August 2020 71,642
17 August 2020 73,539
16 August 2020 72,026
15 August 2020 71,002
14 August 2020 77,253
13 August 2020 74,532
12 August 2020 73,017
11 August 2020 71,635
10 August 2020 72,934
9 August 2020 71,179
8 August 2020 70,711
7 August 2020 78,618
6 August 2020 76,631
5 August 2020 75,535
4 August 2020 74,154
3 August 2020 75,507
2 August 2020 73,078
1 August 2020 72,795

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Airportia tracked 2,264,795 flights in August 2020, 73,058 a day on average. The busiest day was 7 August 2020 with 78,618 flights. Source: Airportia, "Global flights per day, August 2020" (1–31 August 2020), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2020-08/, 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.