Global flights per day, January 2021

64,111 flights a day on average

Airportia tracked 1,987,435 flights in January 2021, 64,111 a day on average. The busiest day was 3 January 2021 with 72,833 flights.

January 2021 (1–31 January 2021) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2021-01/

Period: 1–31 January 2021 (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 January 2021Source: Airportia.020K40K60K80K flights1 Jan: 62,172 flights2 Jan: 68,974 flights3 Jan: 72,833 flights4 Jan: 72,106 flights5 Jan: 67,560 flights6 Jan: 67,273 flights7 Jan: 68,206 flights8 Jan: 70,384 flights9 Jan: 63,805 flights10 Jan: 64,185 flights11 Jan: 66,414 flights12 Jan: 64,155 flights13 Jan: 65,186 flights14 Jan: 67,074 flights15 Jan: 68,071 flights16 Jan: 47,876 flights17 Jan: 61,502 flights18 Jan: 63,637 flights19 Jan: 61,938 flights20 Jan: 62,812 flights21 Jan: 65,347 flights22 Jan: 67,048 flights23 Jan: 59,049 flights24 Jan: 59,815 flights25 Jan: 61,884 flights26 Jan: 59,861 flights27 Jan: 61,074 flights28 Jan: 64,098 flights29 Jan: 65,644 flights30 Jan: 58,209 flights31 Jan: 59,243 flights1 Jan16 Jan31 Jan

Daily figures

Day (UTC) Flights
31 January 2021 59,243
30 January 2021 58,209
29 January 2021 65,644
28 January 2021 64,098
27 January 2021 61,074
26 January 2021 59,861
25 January 2021 61,884
24 January 2021 59,815
23 January 2021 59,049
22 January 2021 67,048
21 January 2021 65,347
20 January 2021 62,812
19 January 2021 61,938
18 January 2021 63,637
17 January 2021 61,502
16 January 2021 47,876
15 January 2021 68,071
14 January 2021 67,074
13 January 2021 65,186
12 January 2021 64,155
11 January 2021 66,414
10 January 2021 64,185
9 January 2021 63,805
8 January 2021 70,384
7 January 2021 68,206
6 January 2021 67,273
5 January 2021 67,560
4 January 2021 72,106
3 January 2021 72,833
2 January 2021 68,974
1 January 2021 62,172

Cite this

Airportia tracked 1,987,435 flights in January 2021, 64,111 a day on average. The busiest day was 3 January 2021 with 72,833 flights. Source: Airportia, "Global flights per day, January 2021" (1–31 January 2021), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2021-01/, 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.