Data Snapshot #9 - 2020 - smaller aircraft, shorter flights and fluctuating weight

The ninth EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on the fact that the average flight in 2020 was 7.6% shorter than 2019, but the average flight weight fluctuated from month to month quite dramatically compared with the relatively steady levels in 2019.

Read the article Published April 22, 2021

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Illustration for Data Snapshot #9 - 2020 - smaller aircraft, shorter flights and fluctuating weight

Data and Resources

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Monthly Data

API name: data-snapshot-9--monthly-data

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Code examples

curl

curl 'https://polaris.goens.dev/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=data-snapshot-9--monthly-data&limit=5'

Python

import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/data-snapshot-9--monthly-data?format=csv')

R

df <- read.csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/data-snapshot-9--monthly-data?format=csv')

Monthly Graph

API name: data-snapshot-9--monthly-graph

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Code examples

curl

curl 'https://polaris.goens.dev/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=data-snapshot-9--monthly-graph&limit=5'

Python

import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/data-snapshot-9--monthly-graph?format=csv')

R

df <- read.csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/data-snapshot-9--monthly-graph?format=csv')

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Cite this data

Source: EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence Unit. Data Snapshot #9 - 2020 - smaller aircraft, shorter flights and fluctuating weight. https://polaris.goens.dev/dataset/data-snapshot-9

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Data sources

Contact
aviation.intelligence@eurocontrol.int

The table view shows where each column comes from, under Data Dictionary.

Notes from the source

  • Data worksheet are as shown in infographic. All are calculated from 'monthly data' worksheet.

Additional Info

Field Value
Update frequency One-off
Time resolution
Data from 2019-01-01
Data to 2020-12-01
Data description https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-data-snapshot-2020s-smaller-aircraft-shorter-flights-and-fluctuating-weight
Methodology
Source page https://ansperformance.eu/publications/ectl/datasnap/