Table 1.
Statistics of the busiest countries by number of incoming and outgoing flights in Europe from January to April 2020
| Country | January | February | March | April | Flight change from January to April [%] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming | Outgoing | Incoming | Outgoing | Incoming | Outgoing | Incoming | Outgoing | Incoming | Outgoing | |
| United Kingdom | 60 562 | 60 445 | 59 369 | 59 263 | 42 495 | 42 370 | 5 770 | 5 781 | −90,47 | −90,44 |
| Germany | 59 121 | 59 273 | 57 305 | 57 348 | 38 987 | 38 736 | 9 043 | 9 046 | −84,70 | −84,74 |
| France | 40 030 | 40 070 | 39 116 | 39 163 | 25 248 | 25 275 | 3 546 | 3 539 | −91,14 | −91,17 |
| Spain | 37 979 | 38 050 | 37 635 | 37 615 | 25 351 | 25 433 | 2 285 | 2 261 | −93,98 | −94,06 |
| Italy | 32 711 | 32 689 | 31 419 | 31 505 | 11 780 | 11 799 | 2 066 | 2 048 | −93,68 | −93,73 |
| Netherlands | 21 830 | 21 820 | 20 628 | 20 604 | 15 019 | 14 906 | 2 687 | 2 673 | −87,69 | −87,75 |
| Switzerland | 18 659 | 18 607 | 17 761 | 17 806 | 10 777 | 10 778 | 1 162 | 1 166 | −93,77 | −93,73 |
| Poland | 13 929 | 13 926 | 12 963 | 12 952 | 6 957 | 6 962 | 695 | 695 | −95,01 | −95,01 |
| Austria | 13 042 | 13 060 | 12 827 | 12 855 | 7 193 | 7 143 | 823 | 829 | −93,69 | −93,65 |
| Belgium | 12 404 | 12 407 | 11 996 | 11 975 | 8 519 | 8 496 | 2 475 | 2 475 | −80,05 | −80,05 |
| Portugal | 11 533 | 11 575 | 11 339 | 11 375 | 7 933 | 7 924 | 549 | 560 | −95,24 | −95,16 |
| Sweden | 9 912 | 9 889 | 9 657 | 9 650 | 6 844 | 6 860 | 1 130 | 1 119 | −88,60 | −88,68 |
| Ireland | 9 857 | 9 830 | 9 444 | 9 448 | 7 725 | 7 704 | 1066 | 1071 | −89,19 | −89,10 |
| Norway | 8 565 | 8 553 | 8 365 | 8 356 | 5 892 | 5 862 | 1 515 | 1 498 | −82,31 | −82,49 |
[i] Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 1.
Flow map of European air traffic in January 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 2.
Flow map of European air traffic in February 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 3.
Flow map of European air traffic in March 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 4.
Flow map of European air traffic in April 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 5.
Incoming flight changes from January to April 2020 within European airspace
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 6.
Outgoing flight changes from January to April 2020 within European airspace
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Table 2.
Statistics of the busiest countries by number of flights in Europe from May to August 2020
| Country | May | June | July | August | Flight increase from May to August [%] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming | Outgoing | Incoming | Outgoing | Incoming | Outgoing | Incoming | Outgoing | Incoming | Outgoing | |
| Germany | 10 611 | 10 731 | 16 040 | 16 136 | 31 241 | 31 386 | 36 046 | 36 023 | + 239,70 | + 235,69 |
| United Kingdom | 7 374 | 7 310 | 9 311 | 9 434 | 23 918 | 23 968 | 36 218 | 36 141 | + 391,16 | + 394,40 |
| France | 4 899 | 4 879 | 8 916 | 8 852 | 22 716 | 22 628 | 27 956 | 28 018 | + 470,65 | + 474,26 |
| Netherlands | 3 848 | 3 839 | 5 533 | 5 519 | 11 063 | 11 089 | 14 876 | 14 894 | + 286,59 | + 287,97 |
| Belgium | 3 024 | 3 037 | 4 040 | 4 031 | 7 476 | 7 483 | 7 959 | 7 952 | + 163,19 | + 161,84 |
| Spain | 2 748 | 2 721 | 4 224 | 4 184 | 22 253 | 22 195 | 28 857 | 28 947 | + 950,11 | + 963,84 |
| Italy | 2 563 | 2 527 | 5 628 | 5 595 | 17 268 | 17 184 | 23 439 | 23 408 | + 814,51 | + 826,32 |
| Switzerland | 1 834 | 1 836 | 4 296 | 4 290 | 9 114 | 9 232 | 10 314 | 10 346 | + 462,38 | + 463,51 |
| Norway | 1 619 | 1 616 | 2 253 | 2 239 | 3 661 | 3 650 | 4 127 | 4 119 | + 154,91 | + 154,89 |
| Sweden | 1 297 | 1 286 | 1 054 | 1 091 | 2 843 | 2 844 | 3 570 | 3 585 | + 175,25 | + 178,77 |
| Ireland | 1 224 | 1 222 | 1 434 | 1 423 | 3 991 | 3 976 | 4 950 | 4 955 | + 304,41 | + 305,48 |
| Austria | 1 054 | 1 091 | 2 595 | 2 602 | 6 053 | 6 099 | 7 558 | 7 538 | + 617,08 | + 590,93 |
| Portugal | 873 | 862 | 1 702 | 1 695 | 6 028 | 6 019 | 8 787 | 8 816 | + 906,53 | + 922,74 |
| Poland | 725 | 715 | 1 481 | 1 474 | 7 021 | 7 024 | 9 016 | 9 002 | + 1143,59 | + 1159,02 |
| Greece | 751 | 758 | 1 492 | 1 486 | 10 192 | 10 147 | 15 397 | 15 401 | + 1950,20 | + 1931,79 |
[i] Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 7.
Flow map of European air traffic in May 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 8.
Flow map of European air traffic in June 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 9.
Flow map of European air traffic in July 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 10.
Flow map of European air traffic in August 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 11.
Flow map of European air traffic in September 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 12.
Flow map of European air traffic in October 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 13.
Incoming flight changes from August to October 2020 within European airspace
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 14.
Outgoing flight changes from August to October 2020 within European airspace
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 15.
Changes among the ten busiest countries (by number of incoming and outgoing flights) between January and October 2020 in European airspace
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022
Figure 16.
Overlay of air traffic from maps between January to October 2020
Source: own study using data from OpenSky Network 2022