2025 Full Year Private Jet Flight Activity
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2025 Full Year Private Jet Flight Activity
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Highlights
The last 12 months have seen a significant increase in global business jet activity, with the upwards trend beginning in Q4 2024 and largely coinciding with the ascendancy of Trump’s Administration. Increasing demand for business jets in the US in 2025 correlates to better than-expected economic growth, strong equity markets, and large-scale corporate investment in AI. In Europe, sluggish business jet demand correlates to the stagnant regional economies.’
The super midsize segment saw the largest year-over-year increase, about 7%.
Light Jet 977,952 5% 35%
Super Midsize Jet 841,934 7% 57%
Heavy Jet 551,892 5% 17%
Ultra Long Range Jet 415,041 6% 56%
Super Light Jet 412,581 3% 30%
Midsize Jet 344,103 4% 19%
Very Light Jet 208,825 3% 41%
Entry Level Jet 93,450 -8% -7%
Airliner/Bizliner(Jet) 32,558 -6% -13%
The United States continued to lead the world as the largest private jet market.
According to WingX, the U.S. reported 2,633,282 total private jet departures in 2025
This was also a 5% year-over-year increase compared to 2,516,144 departures reported in 2024.
Compared to 2019, last year recorded approximately 29% more departures, representing continued growth that has outlasted the private jet surge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Within the U.S., light private jets also saw the most departures.
The super midsize segment was the second-most-popular, recording over 660,000 departures.
The segment also showed the highest growth, about 7%.
Compared to 2019, the ultra-long-range private jet departures in the U.S. have grown nearly 70%.
Super-midsize jet departures are up 54% since 2019.
In the United States, the super midsize business jet was the most popular private jet for charter and fractional operations.
Super Midsize Jet 462,709 8% 80%
Light Jet 379,106 8% 40%
Heavy Jet 180,980 6% 37%
Super Light Jet 159,263 3% 18%
Midsize Jet 146,228 7% 26%
Ultra Long Range Jet 83,530 5% 90%
Baker Aviation was ranked 13th in number of departures 2024. When the final tally is released expectations are for entry into the top 10 for most departures in 2025.
The trend continues for ‘26 as Baker is flying 30 lines per week.
In ‘24 Baker at this time was flying 8 lines,
in Feb 25 Baker was flying 15 lines.
Highlights
The last 12 months have seen a significant increase in global business jet activity, with the upwards trend beginning in Q4 2024 and largely coinciding with the ascendancy of Trump’s Administration. Increasing demand for business jets in the US in 2025 correlates to better than-expected economic growth, strong equity markets, and large-scale corporate investment in AI. In Europe, sluggish business jet demand correlates to the stagnant regional economies.’
The super midsize segment saw the largest year-over-year increase, about 7%.
Global Private Jet Departures by Aircraft Size
Aircraft Category 2025 Departures 2025 vs 2024 2025 vs 2019Light Jet 977,952 5% 35%
Super Midsize Jet 841,934 7% 57%
Heavy Jet 551,892 5% 17%
Ultra Long Range Jet 415,041 6% 56%
Super Light Jet 412,581 3% 30%
Midsize Jet 344,103 4% 19%
Very Light Jet 208,825 3% 41%
Entry Level Jet 93,450 -8% -7%
Airliner/Bizliner(Jet) 32,558 -6% -13%
The United States continued to lead the world as the largest private jet market.
According to WingX, the U.S. reported 2,633,282 total private jet departures in 2025
This was also a 5% year-over-year increase compared to 2,516,144 departures reported in 2024.
Compared to 2019, last year recorded approximately 29% more departures, representing continued growth that has outlasted the private jet surge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Within the U.S., light private jets also saw the most departures.
The super midsize segment was the second-most-popular, recording over 660,000 departures.
The segment also showed the highest growth, about 7%.
Compared to 2019, the ultra-long-range private jet departures in the U.S. have grown nearly 70%.
Super-midsize jet departures are up 54% since 2019.
In the United States, the super midsize business jet was the most popular private jet for charter and fractional operations.
Charter/Fractional Flight Activity Annual Analysis – U.S. Departures By Aircraft Size
Aircraft Category 2025 Departures 2025 vs 2024 2025 vs 2019Super Midsize Jet 462,709 8% 80%
Light Jet 379,106 8% 40%
Heavy Jet 180,980 6% 37%
Super Light Jet 159,263 3% 18%
Midsize Jet 146,228 7% 26%
Ultra Long Range Jet 83,530 5% 90%
Baker Aviation was ranked 13th in number of departures 2024. When the final tally is released expectations are for entry into the top 10 for most departures in 2025.
The trend continues for ‘26 as Baker is flying 30 lines per week.
In ‘24 Baker at this time was flying 8 lines,
in Feb 25 Baker was flying 15 lines.
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