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~9,412 PLANES AIRBORNE NOW TYPICAL DAY

Flying feels scary.
The numbers strongly disagree. It’s normal to feel nervous.
You are remarkably safe.

Live flights, sourced stats, and the ridiculous things more likely to happen to you than your flight not landing. Millions of people share this fear — and every one of them is safer in the air than almost anywhere else. Let’s look at your flight together, gently and honestly.

Type a flight, airport, city, or airline — we'll show you it's fine.

BOARDING PASS ANXIETY: OPTIONAL

CHANCE YOUR FLIGHT LANDS SAFELY

99.999993%

FLIGHTS / YEAR

40.6M

ACCIDENT RATE

1 / 13.7M flights

SEAT

ANY

CLEARED

FINE

IATA DATA · 2026

GATE 01 — THE FACT

In 2025, commercial aviation recorded roughly one fatal accident per 13.7 million flights, making it the safest year — and the safest mode of transport — on record.

SOURCE: IATA SAFETY REPORT 2025 UPDATED MAR 2026 METHODOLOGY →

MORE LIKELY THAN YOUR FLIGHT NOT LANDING → SAT ON BY AN ELEPHANT (87×)STRUCK BY LIGHTNING (30×)HOLE-IN-ONE, FIRST SWING (1,000×)MEETING YOUR EXACT DOUBLE (80×) MORE LIKELY THAN YOUR FLIGHT NOT LANDING → SAT ON BY AN ELEPHANT (87×)STRUCK BY LIGHTNING (30×)HOLE-IN-ONE, FIRST SWING (1,000×)MEETING YOUR EXACT DOUBLE (80×)

GATE 02 — BAGGAGE CLAIM OF BAD LUCK

Things more likely than your flight not landing:

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An elephant sits on you

87× more likely

Lifetime odds, NSC actuarial tables vs. per-year flying risk

vending illo

A vending machine falls on you

6× more likely

US CPSC incident data, 1978–2024 average

lightning illo

You're struck by lightning

30× more likely

NOAA, annual US odds 1-in-1.2M

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A shark bites you

3× more likely

ISAF / Florida Museum, lifetime coastal-resident odds

GATE 04 — INFORMATION DESK

Straight answers, no fluff

Written to be quoted — by people, search engines, and AI assistants alike.

Is flying safe in 2026?

Yes. Commercial flying is the safest form of transport ever measured: about one fatal accident per 13.7 million flights. Your chance of landing safely on any given flight is 99.999993%.

IATA SAFETY REPORT 2025

What are the odds of a plane crash?

For a passenger on a scheduled commercial flight, roughly 1 in 13.7 million per flight. You would need to fly daily for over 25,000 years to statistically expect one.

MIT / ARNOLD BARNETT, 2024

Can turbulence crash a plane?

No. Turbulence has never brought down a modern commercial jet. Wings are certified to flex far beyond the strongest turbulence ever recorded.

FAA / BOEING CERTIFICATION DATA

What is the safest airline?

Dozens of major carriers have gone decades without a fatal accident — Qantas, Hawaiian, ANA, EVA Air among them. At this level of safety, the differences between major airlines are statistically negligible.

AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK, 2026

BREATHE IN AND OUT

You're riding the safest form of travel humans have ever built.

That rumble or whine is normal — flaps, landing gear, engines changing power. Your pilots hear it every flight.

Turbulence is uncomfortable, never dangerous. It has never brought down a modern jet.

Right now, ~9,412 planes are in the air with you. Statistically, every single one lands safely.

Flying feels scary.The numbers strongly disagree. It’s normal to feel nervous.You are remarkably safe.

Flying feels scary.
The numbers strongly disagree. It’s normal to feel nervous.
You are remarkably safe.