Global flights per day, December 2020

64,606 flights a day on average

Airportia tracked 2,002,798 flights in December 2020, 64,606 a day on average. The busiest day was 18 December 2020 with 76,900 flights.

December 2020 (1–31 December 2020) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2020-12/

Period: 1–31 December 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 December 2020Source: Airportia.020K40K60K80K flights1 Dec: 68,721 flights2 Dec: 66,797 flights3 Dec: 67,402 flights4 Dec: 69,131 flights5 Dec: 60,851 flights6 Dec: 62,340 flights7 Dec: 64,851 flights8 Dec: 63,229 flights9 Dec: 64,700 flights10 Dec: 66,899 flights11 Dec: 69,394 flights12 Dec: 61,576 flights13 Dec: 62,903 flights14 Dec: 66,007 flights15 Dec: 3 flights16 Dec: 28,130 flights17 Dec: 72,047 flights18 Dec: 76,900 flights19 Dec: 72,055 flights20 Dec: 71,650 flights21 Dec: 72,070 flights22 Dec: 72,574 flights23 Dec: 75,545 flights24 Dec: 69,560 flights25 Dec: 59,968 flights26 Dec: 66,006 flights27 Dec: 70,220 flights28 Dec: 70,471 flights29 Dec: 70,837 flights30 Dec: 73,370 flights31 Dec: 66,591 flights1 Dec16 Dec31 Dec

Daily figures

Day (UTC) Flights
31 December 2020 66,591
30 December 2020 73,370
29 December 2020 70,837
28 December 2020 70,471
27 December 2020 70,220
26 December 2020 66,006
25 December 2020 59,968
24 December 2020 69,560
23 December 2020 75,545
22 December 2020 72,574
21 December 2020 72,070
20 December 2020 71,650
19 December 2020 72,055
18 December 2020 76,900
17 December 2020 72,047
16 December 2020 28,130
15 December 2020 3
14 December 2020 66,007
13 December 2020 62,903
12 December 2020 61,576
11 December 2020 69,394
10 December 2020 66,899
9 December 2020 64,700
8 December 2020 63,229
7 December 2020 64,851
6 December 2020 62,340
5 December 2020 60,851
4 December 2020 69,131
3 December 2020 67,402
2 December 2020 66,797
1 December 2020 68,721

Cite this

Airportia tracked 2,002,798 flights in December 2020, 64,606 a day on average. The busiest day was 18 December 2020 with 76,900 flights. Source: Airportia, "Global flights per day, December 2020" (1–31 December 2020), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2020-12/, 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.