Global flights per day, August 2026

120,973 flights a day on average

Airportia tracked 3,750,149 flights in August 2026, 120,973 a day on average. The busiest day was 7 August 2026 with 125,909 flights.

August 2026 (1–31 August 2026) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2026-08/

Period: 1–31 August 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 August 2026Source: Airportia.050K100K150K flights1 Aug: 119,222 flights2 Aug: 122,417 flights3 Aug: 124,440 flights4 Aug: 120,290 flights5 Aug: 120,666 flights6 Aug: 122,969 flights7 Aug: 125,909 flights8 Aug: 118,372 flights9 Aug: 120,705 flights10 Aug: 124,973 flights11 Aug: 120,489 flights12 Aug: 120,440 flights13 Aug: 123,124 flights14 Aug: 125,316 flights15 Aug: 118,377 flights16 Aug: 120,695 flights17 Aug: 123,650 flights18 Aug: 118,876 flights19 Aug: 119,261 flights20 Aug: 122,867 flights21 Aug: 124,101 flights22 Aug: 115,733 flights23 Aug: 119,185 flights24 Aug: 122,176 flights25 Aug: 116,878 flights26 Aug: 118,070 flights27 Aug: 122,330 flights28 Aug: 124,058 flights29 Aug: 115,301 flights30 Aug: 118,714 flights31 Aug: 120,545 flights1 Aug16 Aug31 Aug

Daily figures

Day (UTC) Flights
31 August 2026 120,545
30 August 2026 118,714
29 August 2026 115,301
28 August 2026 124,058
27 August 2026 122,330
26 August 2026 118,070
25 August 2026 116,878
24 August 2026 122,176
23 August 2026 119,185
22 August 2026 115,733
21 August 2026 124,101
20 August 2026 122,867
19 August 2026 119,261
18 August 2026 118,876
17 August 2026 123,650
16 August 2026 120,695
15 August 2026 118,377
14 August 2026 125,316
13 August 2026 123,124
12 August 2026 120,440
11 August 2026 120,489
10 August 2026 124,973
9 August 2026 120,705
8 August 2026 118,372
7 August 2026 125,909
6 August 2026 122,969
5 August 2026 120,666
4 August 2026 120,290
3 August 2026 124,440
2 August 2026 122,417
1 August 2026 119,222

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Airportia tracked 3,750,149 flights in August 2026, 120,973 a day on average. The busiest day was 7 August 2026 with 125,909 flights. Source: Airportia, "Global flights per day, August 2026" (1–31 August 2026), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/global-flights/2026-08/, 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.