Week 42 · 2026
Half a weekend: how to read a week in which we looked less often
What our own ADS-B observations show for 12 to 18 October 2026, and what they cannot show: we took 16 percent fewer snapshots than the week before, almost all of the gap fell on the weekend, and per snapshot the sky was as busy as ever. An honest article about what our data sees and misses, how we still compare countries and airlines, and what that means for the Saturday question, Madrid and American Airlines.
- Distinct aircraft seen
- 13.331
- Aircraft sightings
- 20.138
- Snapshots taken
- 68.024
