Heavy Business Jet March Flight Volume Plunges 14.9% MoM (32,822 to 27,921) but Average Leg Distance Rises Against the Trend — UHNW Client Demand Rigidity Pushes Up Per-Mission Intensity, Fleet Utilization Polarization Deepens

AviGo data shows heavy-type March 2026 flight volume at 27,921, MoM -14.9% from February's 32,822 and YoY -4.0% from March 2025's 29,070. However, average flight distance at 742.41nm was the highest across the three periods (YoY +3.3%), and average duration at 125.05 minutes was also the highest (YoY +8.8%). This indicates that while total heavy-jet flights are contracting, remaining flights carry longer, more distant missions — likely reflecting Middle East evacuation flights (WingX reports March 3–9 Middle East-to-Europe charters YoY +19%) and UHNW client rigid long-range demand. By comparison, light-type flight volume grew +3.2% YoY with stable distances, deepening the light-heavy divergence. Confidence: ★★★.