Global flights per day, May 2023

99,242 flights a day on average

Airportia tracked 3,076,516 flights in May 2023, 99,242 a day on average. The busiest day was 26 May 2023 with 104,049 flights.

May 2023 (1–31 May 2023) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2023-05/

Period: 1–31 May 2023 (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 2023Source: Airportia.050K100K150K flights1 May: 99,652 flights2 May: 98,735 flights3 May: 99,797 flights4 May: 101,319 flights5 May: 102,273 flights6 May: 94,204 flights7 May: 96,947 flights8 May: 100,339 flights9 May: 97,643 flights10 May: 98,528 flights11 May: 100,551 flights12 May: 102,387 flights13 May: 94,207 flights14 May: 96,908 flights15 May: 100,513 flights16 May: 98,294 flights17 May: 99,126 flights18 May: 100,645 flights19 May: 102,215 flights20 May: 94,747 flights21 May: 97,753 flights22 May: 101,104 flights23 May: 98,736 flights24 May: 99,907 flights25 May: 101,823 flights26 May: 104,049 flights27 May: 95,823 flights28 May: 96,972 flights29 May: 100,952 flights30 May: 99,569 flights31 May: 100,798 flights1 May16 May31 May

Daily figures

Day (UTC) Flights
31 May 2023 100,798
30 May 2023 99,569
29 May 2023 100,952
28 May 2023 96,972
27 May 2023 95,823
26 May 2023 104,049
25 May 2023 101,823
24 May 2023 99,907
23 May 2023 98,736
22 May 2023 101,104
21 May 2023 97,753
20 May 2023 94,747
19 May 2023 102,215
18 May 2023 100,645
17 May 2023 99,126
16 May 2023 98,294
15 May 2023 100,513
14 May 2023 96,908
13 May 2023 94,207
12 May 2023 102,387
11 May 2023 100,551
10 May 2023 98,528
9 May 2023 97,643
8 May 2023 100,339
7 May 2023 96,947
6 May 2023 94,204
5 May 2023 102,273
4 May 2023 101,319
3 May 2023 99,797
2 May 2023 98,735
1 May 2023 99,652

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Airportia tracked 3,076,516 flights in May 2023, 99,242 a day on average. The busiest day was 26 May 2023 with 104,049 flights. Source: Airportia, "Global flights per day, May 2023" (1–31 May 2023), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2023-05/, 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.