• Private jet travel is on the rise, and new routes underline the behavior of the wealthy.
• These popular routes highlight new financial centers and how the rich split time between multiple homes.
• Private jet traffic soared along these 11 routes last year.
A surge in private jet travel along key routes last year points to a new map of global wealth.
Eleven routes saw at least a 65% increase in private jet traffic last year, according to real estate consultancy Knight Frank's annual wealth report that included data from private aviation company VistaJet.
While established routes, like those between New York and London or New York and Miami, continue to dominate overall traffic, these growing routes offer a glimpse into the behavior of the ultra-high-net-worth set and where capital is moving.
Some destinations, like Nantucket, New England, have long been popular among the wealthy, and the uptick in private jet travel can be attributed to the overall increase in private jet travel. There were 3.9 million private jet flights last year, a 4.6% increase over 2024, according to data from aviation intelligence firm WingX published earlier this year.
Other routes, like that between Abu Dhabi and London, reflect current market conditions and real estate shifts.
"We see global wealth becoming increasingly mobile, with clients living across multiple cities and continents," Ian Moore, the chief commercial officer at VistaJet, said in a statement.
Looking ahead to 2026, one important caveat that could change the private jet map is the war in Iran, which has slowed down travel to Middle Eastern hubs.
Here are the 11 private jet routes with soaring traffic in 2025.
