Scheduled commercial flights, France
Scheduled commercial flights, France stood at 108,345 Flights in Sep 2026, according to DGAC – Direction générale de l'Aviation civile (data.gouv.fr). It is one of the indicators in the Monthly air traffic table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2019 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Monthly air traffic table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France, all commercial flights | 121,458 | 130,617 | 134,433 | 126,994 | 119,208 | 110,323 | 101,656 | 87,649 | 90,641 | 101,591 | |
| Scheduled flights | 108,345 | 116,795 | 117,786 | 110,037 | 106,567 | 99,911 | 91,755 | 79,309 | 82,116 | 92,953 | |
| Non-scheduled flights (charter, business aviation) | 13,113 | 13,822 | 16,647 | 16,957 | 12,641 | 10,412 | 9,901 | 8,340 | 8,525 | 8,638 |
Understanding scheduled commercial flights, France
Scheduled commercial flight movements capture all aircraft operations operating under published timetables where passengers or freight shippers book passage through commercial reservation systems. This subset differs from total aviation activity by filtering out ad-hoc charters, executive aviation, and unscheduled air taxi services that lack fixed route structures. Regularity defines the inclusion boundary, meaning seasonal holiday flights appear here as long as they follow a published, pre-approved operating schedule. Training circuits and technical test flights operated by carriers remain outside the scope.
Observers evaluating these figures should account for airline schedule adjustments implemented at the start of summer and winter aviation seasons. Initial monthly publications are subject to revisions when carriers submit final realized flight logs to aviation authorities. Year-on-year comparisons provide the most reliable signal of underlying demand, stripping out the predictable troughs and crests tied to school holidays and annual leave patterns. Correlating this flight count with passenger volume metrics helps reveal changes in average aircraft seating capacity and load factors.
Frequently asked questions
- How are scheduled flights distinguished from non-scheduled flights in the data?
- Scheduled flights operate on fixed, published timetables available to the public, whereas non-scheduled flights involve charter or private arrangements.
- Do seasonal tourist flights operated by major airlines count as scheduled?
- Yes, provided they operate on a published timetable with pre-arranged booking availability.
- Why might early monthly scheduled flight figures be revised?
- Preliminary figures are adjusted once authorities receive finalized operational logs from carriers confirming actual completed flights.