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2023Most Turbulent Flight Routes

How the rankings are made
  • The rankings are generated using turbli's historical database icon open window of turbulence.
  • A total of 150,000 routes have been analyzed, from which only those with active airline routes as of December 2023 have been ranked.
  • For each flight, the turbulence is computed over a geodesic and at it's average cruising altitude.
  • Turbulence is given in eddy dissipation rate (edr). The turbulence levels are light (0-20), moderate (20-40), severe (40-80) and extreme (80-100).
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  • Previous year (2022) rankings icon open window
  • Most turbulent countries icon open window.

    • Most turbulent routes

    Routes with highest average turbulence

    All distances and continents

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)

    Most turbulent routes by continent

    North American routes with highest average turbulence

    All distances

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)
    South American routes with highest average turbulence

    All distances

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)
    European routes with highest average turbulence

    All distances

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)
    Asian routes with highest average turbulence

    All distances

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)
    Oceania routes with highest average turbulence

    All distances

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)
    African routes with highest average turbulence (top 5)

    All distances

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)

    Most turbulent routes by distance

    Short-range routes with highest average turbulence

    Distance of 1,500 km or less in all continents

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)
    Medium-range routes with highest average turbulence

    Distance between 1,500 and 4,500 km in all continents

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)
    Long-range routes with highest average turbulence

    Distance over 4,500 in all continents

    # Route Distance (km) Avg. turbulence (edr)

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