Charlotte Douglas is Busier than New York JFK

Charlotte Douglas is Busier than New York JFK
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According to data from RadarBox.com, Charlotte Douglas International Airport is currently busier than New York’s JFK.

The margin between the two airports is down to less than 100 weekly airports, but this is an unusual fact in the context of the Summer 2023 season.

Without further ado, let’s get into the numbers…

New York JFK Still Performing Well…


Charlotte Douglas is Busier than New York JFK
Data provided by RadarBox.com.

JFK in New York is still performing very well, having received 1,392 flights between May 30-June 6, based on a seven-day rolling average provided by the flight tracking company.

This represents a 12.26% increase compared to the same period last year and is 125 movements higher than the pre-COVID figure of 2019.

Below is the last four weeks’ worth of data surrounding the airport:

Date2019 Numbers2022 Numbers2023 NumbersPercentage Difference (2023 vs. 2022)
May 2-91240 movements1249 movements1357 movements+8.65%
May 9-161258 movements1247 movements1355 movements+8.66%
May 16-231255 movements1250 movements1356 movements+8.48%
May 23-301250 movements1218 movements1372 movements+12.72%

What we can see from the data is that New York JFK’s numbers are steadily rising week-on-week compared to last year.

Charlotte Douglas Is Busier…


Data provided by RadarBox.com.

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In comparison to New York JFK, Charlotte Douglas Airport is the busier out of the two, handling 1,488 flights between May 30-June 6.

This represents an increase of 10.96% compared to the same period last year but is around 20-30 movements short of 2019 levels.

Below is the last four weeks’ worth of data for the airport:

Date2019 Numbers2022 Numbers2023 NumbersPercentage Difference (2023 vs. 2022)
May 2-91512 movements1324 movements1495 movements+12.92%
May 9-161534 movements1368 movements1472 movements+7.60%
May 16-231546 movements1392 movements1478 movements+6.18%
May 23-301512 movements1382 movements1439 movements+4.12%

What we can see from the data is that Charlotte Douglas is moving away from the 2019 levels, but is still producing growth week-on-week currently.

Compared to New York JFK however, the airport is still cruising ahead of the busy North Eastern airport, and things look set to stay that way for now.

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