List of busiest passenger flight routes
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The following are lists of the world's busiest passenger air routes, based on various criteria.
By number of passengers
World (2011)
Data from Amadeus (rounded by The Economist)[1]
| Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (in millions, 2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seoul-Gimpo Airport |
Jeju International Airport
|
9.9 |
| 2 |  Congonhas-São Paulo Airport |
Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport
|
7.6+ |
| 3 |  Tokyo International Airport |
Osaka International Airport
|
7.5 |
| 4 | Tokyo International Airport |
Sapporo-New Chitose Airport
|
7.5 |
| 5 |  Sydney Airport |
Melbourne Airport
|
7.0 |
| 6 | Tokyo International Airport |
Fukuoka Airport
|
6.6+ |
| 7 |  Beijing Capital International Airport |
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
|
6.6+ |
| 8 |  Hong Kong International Airport |
 Taoyuan International Airport
|
6.2+ |
| 9 |  OR Tambo International Airport |
Cape Town International Airport
|
4.5 |
| 10 |  Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport |
Delhi-Indira Gandhi Airport
|
4.3+ |
Europe (2008)
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- Busiest air routes inside the EU and Norway
Data retrieved from Eurostat[2]
| Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2008) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Madrid/Barajas |
Barcelona |
3,497,696 |
| 2 |  Rome/Fiumicino |
Milan/Linate |
2,471,007 |
| 3 |  Paris/Orly |
Toulouse/Blagnac |
2,324,884 |
| 4 | Paris/Orly |
Nice/Côte d'Azur |
2,280,853 |
| 5 |  London/Heathrow |
 Dublin |
1,811,475 |
| 6 | London/Heathrow |
 Amsterdam/Schiphol |
1,709,859 |
| 7 | Madrid/Barajas |
Palma de Mallorca/Son Sant Joan |
1,707,740 |
| 8 |  Munich |
Hamburg |
1,706,132 |
| 9 | Rome/Fiumicino |
Catania/Catania Fontanarossa |
1,668,529 |
| 10 |  Oslo/Gardermoen |
Trondheim/Vaernes |
1,618,940 |
| 11 | Frankfurt/Frankfurt Main |
Berlin/Tegel |
1,602,575 |
| 12 | Madrid/Barajas |
Gran Canaria/Gran Canaria |
1,596,703 |
| 13 | Barcelona |
Palma de Mallorca/Son Sant Joan |
1,585,894 |
| 14 | Oslo/Gardermoen |
Bergen/Flesland |
1,577,440 |
| 15 | Munich |
Düsseldorf |
1,570,883 |
| 16 | Berlin/Tegel |
Munich/München |
1,552,999 |
| 17 | London/Heathrow |
Paris/Charles De Gaulle |
1,491,801 |
| 18 | Paris/Charles De Gaulle |
Rome/Fiumicino |
1,439,580 |
| 19 | Oslo/Gardermoen |
Stavanger/Sola |
1,346,186 |
| 20 | Madrid/Barajas |
Tenerife/Tenerife Norte |
1,333,507 |
- Busiest air routes between an airport in Europe and outside Europe
- [2]
| Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2008) | Market share leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London/Heathrow |
 New York/John F Kennedy Intl |
2,871,657 | British Airways |
| 2 | London/Heathrow |
Hong Kong/Hong Kong Intl |
2,082,218 | Cathay Pacific |
| 3 | London/Heathrow |
 Dubai/Dubai Intl |
1,830,770 | Emirates |
| 4 | London/Heathrow |
Los Angeles/Los Angeles Intl |
1,642,424 | British Airways |
| 5 | London/Heathrow |
 Singapore/Changi Intl |
1,607,001 | Singapore Airlines |
| 6 | London/Heathrow |
Chicago/Chicago Ohare Intl |
1,501,274 | American Airlines |
| 7 | Paris/Charles De Gaulle |
New York/John F Kennedy Intl |
1,214,388 | Air France [3] |
| 8 | Paris/Charles De Gaulle |
 Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl |
1,105,007 | Air France |
| 9 | Paris/Orly |
Pointe-à-Pitre/Le Raizet |
1,097,047 | Air France |
| 10 | London/Heathrow |
Washington/Washington Dulles Intl |
1,042,194 | United |
Sources: Eurostat: Air passenger transport in Europe in 2007 (which contains only routes with at least one EU airport), Norsk bane: Rapport mai 2009 (see page 12, based on Eurostat with domestic Norway added), and Eurostat: Air transport in the EU27. Domestic Russia, Ukraine and Turkey are not included. Based on airport statistics, no country in Europe other than EU countries, Norway, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey can have domestic routes with more than 1 million passengers.
For 2007, see this old article version. Madrid-Barcelona had 4,627,000 passengers in 2007, meaning a reduction by 24,4% in 2008, partly because of a new high-speed railway.
United States (2009)
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- Busiest air routes by city pairs in or from the United States
(outbound plus inbound, including connecting passengers):[4]
| Rank | City 1 | City 2 | Passengers (2009) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   New York City or Newark |
 Miami, Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach |
8,748,534 |
| 2 |  Los Angeles |
San Francisco or Oakland |
6,306,638 |
| 3 |  Atlanta |
Miami, Fort Lauderdale or West Palm Beach |
5,045,415 |
| 4 | New York City or Newark |
 Chicago |
4,705,007 |
| 5 | New York City or Newark |
Atlanta |
4,544,176 |
| 6 | New York City or Newark |
Los Angeles |
4,355,755 |
| 7 | New York City or Newark |
Orlando |
4,032,427 |
| 8 | New York City or Newark |
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3,881,558 |
| 9 | Los Angeles |
 Las Vegas |
3,733,037 |
| 10 | Los Angeles |
 Phoenix |
3,434,874 |
Australia (2008)
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- Busiest domestic air routes in Australia[5] (all passengers including connecting)
| Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2007) |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Sydney |
6 795 000 |
| 2 |  Brisbane |
Sydney |
4 079 000 |
| 3 | Brisbane |
Melbourne |
2 699 000 |
| 4 | Gold Coast |
Sydney |
2 139 000 |
| 5 |  Adelaide |
Melbourne |
1 877 000 |
| 6 | Melbourne |
 Perth |
1 606 000 |
| 7 | Gold Coast |
Melbourne |
1 325 000 |
| 8 | Adelaide |
Sydney |
1 531 000 |
| 9 | Perth |
Sydney |
1 364 000 |
| 10 | Brisbane |
Cairns |
1 193 000 |
By seat capacity
The following lists the world's top 50 busiest routes based on total number of seats per month flown in both directions as of July 2010.[6]
By aircraft movements
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The following list is based on approximate flight numbers on certain routes (combined for both directions) as of January 2010. Included are routes with at least 300 flights per week. Note that these statistics do not consider the number of passengers carried, nor do they aggregate air movements made at other airports in the same city.[7]
| Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Flights per week | Top Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport |
Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport |
1,130 | Avianca Brazil, Gol Airlines, TAM Airlines, Webjet |
| 2 |  Melbourne Airport |
Sydney Airport |
950 | Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Tiger Airways Australia, Virgin Australia |
| 3 |  Jeju International Airport |
Seoul-Gimpo International Airport |
870 | Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, T'way Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air |
| 4 |  Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport |
New Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport |
860 | Air India, Air-India Express, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet |
| 5 |  Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport |
Surabaya-Juanda International Airport |
780 | Airfast Indonesia, Batavia Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Sriwijaya Air |
| 6T |  Cape Town International Airport |
Johannesburg-OR Tambo International Airport |
700 | 1Time, Comair, Kulula.com, Mango, South African Airways, South African Express |
| 6T |  Sapporo New Chitose International Airport |
Tokyo-Haneda Airport |
700 | Air Do, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines |
| 8 | Fukuoka International Airport |
Tokyo-Haneda Airport |
640 | All Nippon Airways, Air Nippon, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines |
| 9T | Brisbane Airport |
Sydney Airport |
590 | Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Tiger Airways Australia |
| 9T |  Quito- Mariscal Sucre International Airport |
Guayaquil-José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport |
590 | AeroGal, Icaro, LAN Ecuador, SAEREO, TAME |
| 11T |  Barcelona-El Prat Airport |
Madrid-Barajas Airport |
560 | Air Europa, Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum) and Vueling |
| 11T |  Beijing Capital International Airport |
Shanghai-Hongqiao International Airport |
560 | Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines, Juneyao Airlines |
| 11T |  Hong Kong International Airport |
 Taipei-Taoyuan International Airport |
560 | Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, Dragonair, EVA Air, Thai Airways International |
| 14 |  Honolulu International Airport |
Kahului Airport |
550 | Hawaiian Airlines, Island Air, Go! |
| 15 | Durban-King Shaka International Airport |
Johannesburg-OR Tambo International Airport |
530 | 1Time, Comair, Kulula.com, Mango, South African Airways, South African Express |
| 16 |  Mexico City International Airport |
Cancun International Airport |
500 | Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magnicharters, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 17 | Mexico City International Airport |
General Mariano Escobedo International Airport |
492 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 18T |  Toronto-Pearson Airport |
Montréal-Trudeau Airport |
480 | Air Canada, Air Canada Express, WestJet |
| 18T |  Singapore Changi Airport |
Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport |
480 | Batavia Air, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Jetstar Airways, Lion Air, Lufthansa, Mandala Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Airways, Turkish Airlines, Valuair |
| 20 | Mexico City International Airport |
Guadalajara International Airport |
452 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 21 | Singapore Changi Airport |
 Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
450 | AirAsia, Jetstar Asia Airways, Malaysia Airlines, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Tiger Airways |
| 22 | Los Angeles International Airport |
San Francisco International Airport |
440 | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin America |
| 23 | Los Angeles International Airport |
San Diego International Airport |
430 | American Eagle, SkyWest Airlines |
| 24T | Los Angeles International Airport |
New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport |
420 | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, Virgin America |
| 24T | Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport |
Bengaluru International Airport |
420 | Jet Airways, Jet Lite, Air India, Kingfisher Airlines, Indigo Airlines, Go Air, Spice Jet |
| 26 | Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport |
Bengaluru International Airport |
406 | Jet Airways, Jet Lite, Air India, Kingfisher Airlines, Indigo Airlines, Go Air, Spice Jet |
| 27T |  Rome-Leonardo da Vinci Airport |
Milan-Linate Airport |
400 | Alitalia |
| 27T |  Paris Orly Airport |
Toulouse Blagnac Airport |
400 | Air France, EasyJet |
| 29 | Hong Kong International Airport |
Shanghai Pudong Airport |
390 | Cathay Pacific Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Dragonair, Hong Kong Express Airways, Shanghai Airlines |
| 30 | Los Angeles International Airport |
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport |
370 | American Airlines, Mesa Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways |
| 31 |  Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport |
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport |
360 | Nas Air, Sama Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, |
| 32 | Los Angeles International Airport |
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
340 | Mesa Airlines, Southwest Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, US Airways |
| 32T |  Oslo Airport Gardermoen |
Bergen Airport, Flesland |
340 | Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| 32T | Oslo Airport Gardermoen |
Trondheim Airport Værnes |
340 | Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| 34 | Oslo Airport Gardermoen |
Stavanger Airport Sola |
320 | Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| 35 | New York John F. Kennedy International Airport |
San Francisco International Airport |
310 | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, Virgin America |
The following table list the most frequent non-stop flights between two regional airports in a country. The table data is based on scheduled information(based on OAG data) on working weekdays.[8]
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See also
- World's busiest airport
- World's busiest airports by traffic movements
- World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
- Busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
References
- ^ "Top flights". Daily chart. The Economist. May 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ a b Retrieved from the "avia_par" dataset available at Eurostat
- ^ Joint-venture route with Delta Air Lines
- ^ http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/reports/2009/1008_air_travel_tomer_puentes/1008_air_travel_appendix_3.pdf
- ^ "Australian Domestic Airline Activity" (PDF). Aviation Statistics. Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics. 2009. p. 4. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
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