The Most Turbulent Flight Routes of 2022 (2024)

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How the rankings are made

The rankings are generated using turbli's historical database of turbulence.

A total of 150,000 routes have been analyzed, from which only those with active airline routes as of December 2022 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).

Other rankings

Most turbulent airports of 2022

Next year (2023) rankings

Most turbulent countries .

Routes with highest average turbulence

All distances and continents

North American routes with highest average turbulence

All distances

South American routes with highest average turbulence

All distances

European routes with highest average turbulence

All distances

Asian routes with highest average turbulence

All distances

Oceania routes with highest average turbulence

All distances

African routes with highest average turbulence (top 5)

All distances

Short-range routes with highest average turbulence

Distance of 1,500 km or less in all continents

Medium-range routes with highest average turbulence

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

Long-range routes with highest average turbulence

Distance over 4,500 in all continents