Global flights per day, May 2026

95,475 flights a day on average

Airportia tracked 2,959,737 flights in May 2026, 95,475 a day on average. The busiest day was 22 May 2026 with 116,106 flights.

May 2026 (1–31 May 2026) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2026-05/

Period: 1–31 May 2026 (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 2026Source: Airportia.050K100K150K flights1 May: 37,871 flights2 May: 4,360 flights3 May: 91,167 flights4 May: 90,540 flights5 May: 86,803 flights6 May: 85,339 flights7 May: 57,874 flights8 May: 921 flights9 May: 85,988 flights10 May: 108,093 flights11 May: 110,374 flights12 May: 105,150 flights13 May: 107,125 flights14 May: 110,431 flights15 May: 112,833 flights16 May: 104,820 flights17 May: 109,115 flights18 May: 111,810 flights19 May: 106,882 flights20 May: 108,962 flights21 May: 112,622 flights22 May: 116,106 flights23 May: 107,507 flights24 May: 109,543 flights25 May: 112,135 flights26 May: 108,687 flights27 May: 109,427 flights28 May: 112,076 flights29 May: 115,659 flights30 May: 107,640 flights31 May: 111,877 flights1 May16 May31 May

Daily figures

Day (UTC) Flights
31 May 2026 111,877
30 May 2026 107,640
29 May 2026 115,659
28 May 2026 112,076
27 May 2026 109,427
26 May 2026 108,687
25 May 2026 112,135
24 May 2026 109,543
23 May 2026 107,507
22 May 2026 116,106
21 May 2026 112,622
20 May 2026 108,962
19 May 2026 106,882
18 May 2026 111,810
17 May 2026 109,115
16 May 2026 104,820
15 May 2026 112,833
14 May 2026 110,431
13 May 2026 107,125
12 May 2026 105,150
11 May 2026 110,374
10 May 2026 108,093
9 May 2026 85,988
8 May 2026 921
7 May 2026 57,874
6 May 2026 85,339
5 May 2026 86,803
4 May 2026 90,540
3 May 2026 91,167
2 May 2026 4,360
1 May 2026 37,871

Cite this

Airportia tracked 2,959,737 flights in May 2026, 95,475 a day on average. The busiest day was 22 May 2026 with 116,106 flights. Source: Airportia, "Global flights per day, May 2026" (1–31 May 2026), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2026-05/, 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.