Top 10 Business & Luxury Jet Routes Around the World
The fall months of September and October saw a steady climb in business aviation in the United States, and business jets in Europe and Russia continued moving across the Mediterranean for both meetings and end of summer holidays.
Check out the most popular private jet routes in North America and internationally (Data taken between the months of September and October, 2016).
North America
The following routes were the most popular for business jets over the months of September and October in 2016 across North America. (VNY) Van Nuys and (LAS) McCarran International was the busiest city pair, up to 412 departures compared to 340 over the previous two months, with the reverse flight coming in second.
Burbank’s (BUR) Bob Hope Airport and Santa Ana’s (SNA) John Wayne Airport are also popular to/from (LAS) Las Vegas.
The busiest general aviation airport for flights to New York City, (TEB) Teterboro Airport, makes up more than half of the list, with business jet heading to/from (TEB) Teterboro to (IAD) Washington Dulles International, (BOS) Boston Logan, (YYZ) Toronto Pearson, (MDW) Midway and (HPN) Westchester County.
International
(NCE) Côte d’Azur in Nice, France to (VKO) Vnukovo International in Moscow, Russia continues to be one of the the most popular private jet routes in the world, registering 231 business jet departures between the months of September and October in 2016, a slight drop from 330 departures over the prior two month summer period.
Much like Teterboro, (NCE) Côte d’Azur appear multiple times throughout the top 15 list, with business jets heading to/from (NCE) Côte d’Azur and (LBG) Paris–Le Bourget, (GVA) Geneva Airport, (OLB) Olbia Costa Smeralda, and (LTN) London Luton Airport.
Flights between (GVA) Geneva and (LBG) Paris–Le Bourget are just behind Nice and Moscow, followed by the short flight between (JMK) Mykonos Island and (ATH) Athens International in Greece.
Rounding out the top 15 list are flights between (IBZ) Ibiza Airport and (PMI) Palma de Mallorca in the Balearic Islands.