Global private jet flight activity remains relatively strong, even as the ongoing Middle East conflict has reduced flights in the region.
In week 9 of 2026, global private jet flights in the Middle East saw a sharp decline due to the ongoing conflict.
However, this past week – Week 10 of 2026, flights began to recover, with the region seeing only 4% fewer flights year-over-year.
Even so, global private jet activity has remained strong, with WingX analysts reporting over 75,000 total flights.
This represents a slight dip from last week, showing approximately 1% fewer flights than week 9 of 2026.
However, this also represents continued growth.
A year ago, the story was Trump Tariffs.
Week 10 represents a 4% year-over-year increase in flight activity.
It also brought the industry’s streak since a down week to four weeks.
So far, in 2026, on a year-over-year basis, the scorecard shows:
Two weeks into the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, private jet flight activity has begun to stabilize.
In week 9, private jet activity in the region fell 29% year over year.
However, over the past week, flights have begun to stabilize.
According to WingX analysts, the region saw approximately 1,137 total flights.
This represents a year-over-year drop of just 4%, which indicates activity in the region has begun to recover.
Additionally, this is a 7% increase from last week.
From the beginning of the conflict, the region has recorded more than 1,500 total private jet flights.
Of these flights, over 26% traveled to Turkey.
Greece, Oman, and France also saw an uptick in flights from the Middle Eastern region.
According to WingX, the number of parked aircraft in the region has also been declining steadily. The region saw a peak of 164 parked aircraft on March 3rd. However, by March 11th, this number had dropped to just 82 private jets.
Nick Koscinski, WingX Analyst, spoke with Private Jet Card Comparisons about the drop in activity in the Middle East.
Koscinski stated:
‘Two weeks in, the global flight data is telling a story of shock absorption rather than escalation. The step-down from Week 9’s 29% collapse to Week 10’s 4% decline is significant, it tells us the acute phase of the disruption has passed, even if full recovery remains a long way off.’
The Middle East and Africa represent just 2% and 1% of global private jet activity, respectively.
As a result, global private jet activity remained relatively strong.
In week 10 of this year, WingX analysts reported 75,023 total private jet flights.
This represents a year-over-year increase of nearly 4%. Additionally, private jet flight activity has grown about 3.9% year-to-date.
Over the past four weeks, private jets have recorded 308,372 flights.
This is a 5% year-over-year jump, indicating that private jet flight activity has picked up over recent weeks.
According to WingX, the U.S. saw over 53,000 total private jet flights.
This is a year-over-year increase of about 4%, but also represents a slight week-over-week decrease of just 1%.
Significant growth was represented in popular markets throughout the U.S. Florida and California each saw year-over-year increases of over 5%.
California also saw a 5% week-over-week decrease.
| Market | Week 10 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W10 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 75,023 | -1% | 4% | 83,361 | 2025-42 | 64,150 | 2026-01 | 308,372 | 5% |
| North America | 54,653 | -1% | 4% | 61,722 | 2025-42 | 43,464 | 2025-27 | 223,173 | 5% |
| USA | 53,225 | -1% | 4% | 59,939 | 2025-42 | 41,967 | 2025-27 | 217,543 | 5% |
| Florida | 9,099 | -3% | 6% | 10,123 | 2026-08 | 4,381 | 2025-33 | 37,672 | 8% |
| California | 5,496 | 5% | 8% | 6,086 | 2026-07 | 3,905 | 2025-27 | 22,075 | 10% |
| Texas | 5,657 | -2% | 3% | 6,706 | 2025-47 | 4,036 | 2025-27 | 23,240 | 9% |
| Europe | 8,928 | -4% | 2% | 16,231 | 2025-28 | 6,574 | 2026-01 | 37,102 | 3% |
| UK | 1,325 | -3% | 1% | 2,307 | 2025-28 | 952 | 2026-01 | 5,548 | 1% |
| Germany | 1,020 | -12% | -9% | 1,692 | 2025-22 | 541 | 2026-01 | 4,441 | -2% |
| France | 1,362 | 12% | -2% | 2,900 | 2025-28 | 1,073 | 2026-01 | 5,273 | -7% |
| Switzerland | 787 | -15% | -1% | 1,082 | 2026-04 | 545 | 2025-16 | 3,584 | 1% |
| Italy | 948 | -8% | 24% | 2,560 | 2025-26 | 571 | 2026-01 | 4,004 | 26% |
| Middle East | 1,137 | 7% | -4% | 1,850 | 2025-20 | 1,061 | 2026-09 | 4,868 | -14% |
| Africa | 750 | 18% | -10% | 1,060 | 2025-48 | 611 | 2025-39 | 3,122 | -10% |
| Asia | 2,440 | -2% | 5% | 2,780 | 2025-49 | 1,865 | 2025-19 | 9,925 | 4% |
| South America | 2,708 | 2% | 29% | 3,080 | 2025-51 | 1,724 | 2026-01 | 10,848 | 18% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Europe also saw a year-over-year increase of about 2%. According to WingX, the region saw nearly 9,000 total private jet departures.
Italy saw the largest year-over-year jump, recording 24% more flights than last year. However, several countries, such as Germany, France, and Switzerland, saw slight year-over-year decreases.
Elsewhere in the world, Africa saw one of the largest year-over-year decreases. The region saw 10% fewer flights than last year, but 18% more than last week.
Asia saw 5% more flights than last year, while South America saw 29% more flights than week 10 of 2025.
Part 91K and Part 135 operations worldwide also showed growth, though slightly less than overall private jet activity.
According to WingX, fractional and charter operations recorded 37,112 total flights.
| Market (Part 91K & Part 135) | Week 10 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W10 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 37,112 | 0% | 3% | 42,685 | 2025-42 | 33,093 | 2026-03 | 152,719 | 3% |
| North America | 28,888 | 1% | 3% | 33,362 | 2025-42 | 24,493 | 2025-27 | 117,441 | 3% |
| USA | 28,388 | 1% | 3% | 32,664 | 2025-42 | 23,815 | 2025-27 | 115,310 | 3% |
| Florida | 5,138 | -4% | 6% | 5,733 | 2026-08 | 2,355 | 2025-33 | 21,459 | 7% |
| California | 3,433 | 5% | 6% | 3,961 | 2026-07 | 2,607 | 2025-27 | 14,031 | 10% |
| Texas | 2,598 | 7% | 6% | 3,002 | 2025-47 | 1,854 | 2025-27 | 10,091 | 5% |
| Europe | 5,751 | -6% | -4% | 11,686 | 2025-28 | 4,854 | 2026-02 | 24,614 | 0% |
| UK | 866 | -4% | 0% | 1,646 | 2025-28 | 742 | 2026-06 | 3,732 | -1% |
| Germany | 631 | -7% | -7% | 1,125 | 2025-22 | 403 | 2026-01 | 2,659 | 0% |
| France | 866 | 12% | -11% | 2,172 | 2025-28 | 715 | 2026-02 | 3,445 | -9% |
| Switzerland | 593 | -15% | -6% | 745 | 2026-07 | 407 | 2025-16 | 2,763 | -1% |
| Italy | 623 | -15% | 10% | 1,918 | 2025-27 | 426 | 2026-01 | 2,790 | 18% |
| Middle East | 620 | 26% | 18% | 1,049 | 2025-35 | 492 | 2026-09 | 2,505 | -7% |
| Africa | 207 | 39% | 16% | 280 | 2025-48 | 149 | 2026-09 | 809 | -8% |
| Asia | 325 | 0% | 24% | 391 | 2025-14 | 198 | 2025-29 | 1,331 | 14% |
| South America | 42 | -50% | -9% | 84 | 2026-09 | 32 | 2025-19 | 215 | 20% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
This represents a 3% year-over-year increase. Even so, flights remained relatively flat compared to last week.
The U.S. saw the most fractional and charter flights, recording over 28,000 total departures.
This fell in line with global trends, recording 3% more flights than last year.
Major markets saw the bulk of these flights. California, Texas, and Florida each saw year-over-year increases of about 6%.
Europe saw a slight dip in Part 91K and Part 135 flights. The continent saw 4% fewer flights than the same time period last year.
This decrease can be attributed to declines in Germany, France, and Switzerland, though Italy saw a double-digit year-over-year increase.
The Middle East saw a significant jump in charter and fractional flights.
The region saw over 600 total flights, representing 18% more than last year and 26% more than last week.
Africa also saw a significant jump, recording 16% more flights than last year.
The region also saw 39% more fractional and charter flights than last week.
Asia was another continent that saw significant Part 91K and Part 135 operations. The region saw a 24% year-over-year increase.
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