Commercial aircraft deliveries vs Airport passenger traffic

In 2024, commercial aircraft deliveries worldwide stood at 1,114, against 9.5 billion for airport passenger traffic.

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Commercial aircraft deliveries and Airport passenger traffic

Unit: billion · 7 observations

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Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below No figure published for these periods

Commercial aircraft deliveries and Airport passenger traffic: GlobalCommercial aircraft deliveries and Airport passenger traffic. 2 indicators on one axis: Commercial aircraft deliveries, Airport passenger traffic. 7 observations from 2020 to 2042, ranging from 0.0000011 billion to 19.5 billion, of which 3 are forecasts. Latest values: Commercial aircraft deliveries 0.0000017 billion (2025); Airport passenger traffic 19.5 billion (2042). billion 0 5 10 15 20 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST Commercial aircraft deliveries Airport passenger traffic 0 19.5
Commercial aircraft deliveries and Airport passenger traffic: GlobalCommercial aircraft deliveries and Airport passenger traffic. 2 indicators on one axis: Commercial aircraft deliveries, Airport passenger traffic. 7 observations from 2020 to 2042, ranging from 0.0000011 billion to 19.5 billion, of which 3 are forecasts. Latest values: Commercial aircraft deliveries 0.0000017 billion (2025); Airport passenger traffic 19.5 billion (2042). billion 0 5 10 15 20 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST Commercial aircraft deliveries Airport passenger traffic 0 19.5
Commercial aircraft deliveries and Airport passenger traffic: GlobalCommercial aircraft deliveries and Airport passenger traffic. 2 indicators on one axis: Commercial aircraft deliveries, Airport passenger traffic. 7 observations from 2020 to 2042, ranging from 0.0000011 billion to 19.5 billion, of which 3 are forecasts. Latest values: Commercial aircraft deliveries 0.0000017 billion (2025); Airport passenger traffic 19.5 billion (2042). billion 0 5 10 15 20 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST Commercial aircraft deliveries Airport passenger traffic 0 19.5
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Commercial aircraft deliveries and Airport passenger traffic: Global
Indicator Period Type Value
Commercial aircraft deliveries 2025 Forecast 0.0000017 billion
Commercial aircraft deliveries 2024 Actual 0.0000011 billion
Airport passenger traffic 2042 Forecast 19.5 billion
Airport passenger traffic 2030 Forecast 12 billion
Airport passenger traffic 2024 Estimate 9.5 billion
Airport passenger traffic 2023 Actual 8.7 billion
Airport passenger traffic 2020 Actual 3.6 billion
Source: ICAO, IATA, ACI · CC BY 4.0 · Commercial aircraft deliveries · Airport passenger traffic

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Period Commercial aircraft deliveries Airport passenger traffic
2024 1,114 ICAO 9.5 billion ACI

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Commercial aircraft deliveries

Number of new commercial aircraft delivered to airlines by the world's major manufacturers during the calendar year.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: ICAO, IATA

Airport passenger traffic

Total passengers passing through the region's airports in the calendar year, counting each passenger once per flight stage, as compiled by ACI World.

5 observations charted in Global · source organisations: ACI

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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