Engineering:List of busiest passenger flight routes, 2010s

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These are lists of the busiest flight routes by the number of passengers flown, by seat capacity and by aircraft movements in the 2010s. For recent data, see List of busiest passenger flight routes.

Global statistics

By available seats

The following are the lists of the world's busiest flight routes based on the number of seats available in the flights scheduled in both directions. Note that these statistics do not consider the number of passengers actually carried (load factor).

Top 10 most capacitated flight routes
Rank Departing Arriving Distance (km) 2019[1] 2017[2] 2016[3] 2015[4]
1 Jeju Seoul–Gimpo 449 17,426,873 5,365,761 6,561,314 7,000,000
2 Sapporo–Chitose Tokyo–Haneda 835 12,498,468 6,209,366 6,300,000
3 Fukuoka Tokyo–Haneda 889 11,400,018 5,961,277 5,800,000
4 Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City 1171 10,253,530 5,067,167 3,400,000
5 Sydney Melbourne 705 9,958,500 4,141,322 5,100,000
6 Jeddah Riyadh 857 8,018,205
7 Tokyo–Haneda Naha 1573 7,704,098 3,784,546 3,900,000
8 Mumbai Delhi 1150 8,230,822 4,143,639 3,900,000
9 Beijing–Capital Shanghai–Hongqiao 1081 8,117,461 3,962,081 3,900,000
10 Tokyo–Haneda Osaka–Itami 407 3,600,000
11 Cape Town Johannesburg 1292 2,900,000
12 Hong Kong Taipei–Taoyuan 802 7,965,538 8,165,983 4,146,547 4,300,000
13 Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont São Paulo–Congonhas 378 3,600,000
14 Jakarta Surabaya 700 3,849,866 3,500,000
15 Brisbane Sydney 756 2,900,000
16 Jakarta Singapore 896 5,647,531 2,800,000
Most capacitated international flight routes (airport pairs)
Rank Departing Arriving 2019[1] 2017[2]
1 Hong Kong Taipei-Taoyuan 7,965,538 (#9) 8,165,983
Seoul-Incheon Tokyo-Narita 2,794,139
Kuala Lumpur Singapore 5,560,894 5,365,761
Seoul-Incheon Osaka-Kansai 3,692,990
Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Hong Kong 4,826,872 4,739,788
Jakarta Singapore 5,480,000 5,647,531
Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Singapore 3,832,494 3,639,539
London–Heathrow New York–JFK 3,833,701 3,651,659
London–Heathrow Dublin 2,328,652
Hong Kong Shanghai–Pudong 4,463,658 4,946,393
Hong Kong Seoul-Incheon 3,942,875 4,360,906
Hong Kong Template:Country data Philippine Manila 3,852,991
Jakarta Kuala Lumpur 3,798,559 3,488,681
New York Toronto 1,835,682
Dubai Kuwait 3,683,274
Hong Kong Singapore 4,151,253
Hong Kong Beijing 3,607,917
Osaka-Kansai Taipei-Taoyuan 3,191,914
Osaka-Kansai Shanghai–Pudong 2,339,539
Amsterdam London–Heathrow 2,074,526
Chicago Toronto 1,235,185

By number of passengers

Top 100 busiest flight routes
Airport 1 Airport 2 Distance (km) 2018[5] 2017[6]
Jeju Seoul–Gimpo 449 14,107,414 13,460,306
Tokyo–Haneda Sapporo 835 9,698,639 8,726,502
Sydney Melbourne 705 9,245,392 9,090,941
Tokyo–Haneda Fukuoka 889 8,762,547 7,864,000
Mumbai Delhi 1150 7,392,155 7,129,943
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City 1171 6,867,114 6,769,823
Beijing–Capital Shanghai–Hongqiao 1081 6,518,997 6,833,684
Hong Kong Taipei–Taoyuan 802 6,476,268 6,719,030
Tokyo–Haneda Naha 1573 5,829,712 5,269,481
Jakarta Surabaya 700 5,649,046 5,271,304
Jakarta Denpasar 991 5,535,108 4,952,852
Jeddah Riyadh 857 5,526,110 5,091,629
Tokyo–Haneda Osaka–Itami 407 5,131,757 5,106,584
Chengdu Beijing–Capital 1559 5,092,442 4,951,620
Guangzhou Beijing–Capital 1898 5,076,229 4,864,177
Cancún Mexico City 1294 4,885,602 4,656,308
Beijing–Capital Shenzhen 1979 4,853,038 4,496,351
Brisbane Sydney 756 4,815,609 4,742,771
Jakarta Singapore 896 4,812,342 4,810,602
Guangzhou Shanghai–Hongqiao 1176 4,724,514 4,469,990
Shanghai–Hongqiao Shenzhen 1217 4,679,294 4,445,654
Bengaluru Delhi 1717 4,542,638 4,183,799
Jakarta Makassar 1439 4,530,428 4,559,737
Jakarta Medan 1401 4,512,830 3,886,963
Cape Town Johannesburg 1292 4,508,214 4,698,849
Kuala Lumpur Singapore 296 4,290,463 4,108,824
São Paulo–Congonhas Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont 378 4,234,631 4,096,193
Hong Kong Shanghai–Pudong 1247 4,053,909 4,162,347
New York–JFK Los Angeles 3982 3,971,922 3,531,613
Bogotá Medellín-Rionegro 239 3,930,332 3,323,127
Bengaluru Mumbai 834 3,814,494 3,445,315
Los Angeles San Francisco 541 3,635,655 3,507,702
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Phuket 685 3,612,373 3,396,189
Brisbane Melbourne 1379 3,565,266 3,545,156
Template:Country data Philippine Cebu Template:Country data Philippine Manila 570 3,519,525 3,233,871
Hong Kong Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 1694 3,490,988 3,438,628
Mexico City Monterrey 729 3,474,971 3,202,091
Kolkata Delhi 1333 3,431,999 3,153,548
Da Nang Ho Chi Minh City 617 3,256,718 3,210,368
Chiang Mai Bangkok–Don Mueang 569 3,212,124 3,155,528
Seoul–Incheon Osaka–Kansai 872 3,210,813 2,907,199
Cusco Lima 583 3,201,414 3,000,513
New York–LaGuardia Chicago–O'Hare 1177 3,198,700 3,118,651
Jakarta Kuala Lumpur 1142 3,170,193 2,812,479
Mexico City Guadalajara 466 3,170,177 2,996,806
Jeju Busan 294 3,106,224 2,793,383
İzmir Istanbul–Atatürk 348 3,084,250 3,496,438
Hong Kong Seoul–Incheon 2080 3,081,942 3,198,132
Guangzhou Chengdu 1232 3,044,038 2,944,642
Hong Kong Template:Country data Philippine Manila 1145 3,008,842 2,907,228
Hong Kong Beijing–Capital 2011 3,000,786 2,962,707
Delhi Hyderabad 1273 2,980,730 2,577,743
Las Vegas Los Angeles 388 2,961,553 2,823,411
Durban Johannesburg 498 2,953,851 2,847,156
Hong Kong Singapore 2587 2,923,578 3,147,384
Atlanta Orlando 645 2,918,980 2,836,474
Vancouver Toronto–Pearson 3358 2,912,026 2,950,823
Chengdu Shenzhen 1327 2,873,291 2,509,192
Hangzhou Beijing–Capital 1157 2,856,019 2,883,519
Tokyo–Narita Taipei–Taoyuan 2193 2,848,925 2,592,049
New York–-JFK London–Heathrow 5562 2,864,321 2,972,817
Bogotá Cartagena 673 2,825,672 2,573,763
Da Nang Hanoi 626 2,810,618 2,534,425
Los Angeles Chicago–O'Hare 2811 2,810,368 2,927,492
İzmir Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 364 2,799,413 2,608,469
Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur 1622 2,790,835 2,609,151
Delhi Pune 1158 2,787,960 2,601,764
Delhi Chennai 1774 2,777,822 2,456,556
Tokyo–Haneda Kagoshima 948 2,768,091 2,553,366
Jakarta Palembang 413 2,746,929
Bogotá Cali 287 2,722,122 2,726,627
Gold Coast Sydney 682 2,722,095 2,739,057
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Chiang Mai 597 2,694,612 2,395,389
Dubai London–Heathrow 5529 2,665,441 3,210,121
Jakarta Semarang 422 2,650,823
Beijing–Capital Xi'an 951 2,639,625 2,540,100
Template:Country data Philippine Davao Template:Country data Philippine Manila 975 2,630,909 2,606,945
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Singapore 1431 2,597,199 2,596,349
Guangzhou Hangzhou 1037 2,594,232 2,653,701
Atlanta Fort Lauderdale 943 2,572,815 2,360,786
Beijing–Capital Chongqing 1483 2,554,282 2,485,613
Antalya Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 462 2,545,643
Jakarta Yogyakarta 455 2,517,527
Bangkok–Don Mueang Hat Yai 794 2,513,414 2,518,553
Jinghong Kunming–Changshui 386 2,502,690 2,627,969
Adelaide Melbourne 641 2,493,589 2,454,637
Mumbai Goa 423 2,492,268 2,537,413
Kuala Lumpur Penang 324 2,489,660 2,379,127
Los Angeles Seattle–Tacoma 1537 2,485,576 2,768,035
Montréal Toronto–Pearson 503 2,485,533 2,640,849
Auckland Wellington 480 2,481,522 2,617,041
Tokyo–Narita Seoul–Incheon 1257 2,466,953
Bengaluru Hyderabad 454 2,466,522
Jakarta Pontianak 731 2,463,262
Madrid Barcelona 483 2,448,664
Chongqing Shenzhen 1062 2,428,313
Mumbai Dubai 1925 2,394,060 2,383,145
Auckland Christchurch 751 2,385,766 2,535,669
Atlanta New York–LaGuardia 1238 2,378,490 2,387,693
Ahmedabad Delhi 752 2,363,818
Bangkok–Don Mueang Phuket 698 3,325,261
Osaka–Kansai Taipei–Taoyuan 1714 2,530,208
Denver Los Angeles 1392 2,519,541
Guangzhou Chongqing 975 2,468,368
Surabaya Makassar 794 2,434,487
Dubai Kuwait City 857 2,394,192
Ankara Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 322 2,378,692
Mumbai Chennai 1045 2,377,806
Jakarta Padang 914 2,350,206
Kuching Kuala Lumpur 971 2,341,291
Busiest international flight routes by origin-and-destination passenger volume (airport pairs)
Airports 2018[5] 2017[7][8] 2015[9]
Hong Kong Taipei-Taoyuan 6,476,268 6,719,030 (#8) 5,100,000
Jakarta Singapore 4,812,342 4,810,602 3,400,000
Kuala Lumpur Singapore 4,490,463 4,108,824 2,700,000
Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Hong Kong 3,490,988 3,438,628 3,000,000
Seoul-Incheon Osaka-Kansai 3,210,813 2,907,199
Jakarta Kuala Lumpur 3,170,193 2,812,479
Hong Kong Seoul-Incheon 3,081,942 3,198,132
Hong Kong Template:Country data Philippine Manila 3,008,842 2,907,228
Hong Kong Singapore 2,923,578 3,147,384 2,700,000
Tokyo-Narita Taipei-Taoyuan 2,848,925
New York–JFK London–Heathrow 2,972,817

By aircraft movements

Total international flights
Rank Airport pair March 2018 – Feb 2019[10] Airlines (2018)
1 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Singapore (SIN) 30,187 Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, AirAsia, Jetstar Asia, Malindo Air, Scoot, Firefly, Saudia
2 Hong Kong (HKG) Taipei (TPE) 28,447 Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, EVA Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Thai Airways, Starlux Airlines, Greater Bay Airlines, United Parcel Service
3 Jakarta (CGK) Singapore (SIN) 27,046 Singapore Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Jetstar Asia, Indonesia AirAsia, Scoot, Batik Air
4 Hong Kong (HKG) Shanghai (PVG) 20,678 China Eastern Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Spring Airlines, Juneyao Airlines
5 Jakarta (CGK) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 19,741 Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Lion Air, Indonesia AirAsia, Malindo Airways, Garuda Indonesia, KLM, Batik Air, Citilink, TransNusa
6 Osaka (KIX) Seoul (ICN) 19,711 Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jin Air, Jeju Air, Peach Aviation, Eastar Jet, T'way Air, Air Seoul, Air Busan
7 Toronto (YYZ) New York (LGA) 17,038 Air Canada, United Airlines, Republic Airways, AirSprint, Jazz Aviation, Endeavor Air, NetJets, Delta Air Lines
8 Hong Kong (HKG) Seoul (ICN) 15,770 Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, HK Express, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Eastar Jet, T'way Air, Jin Air, Thai Airways, Greater Bay Airlines
9 Bangkok (BKK) Singapore (SIN) 14,698 Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Scoot, Jetstar Asia, Cathay Pacific, K-Mile Air, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Asiana Airlines
10 Dubai (DXB) Kuwait (KWI) 14,581 Emirates, Flydubai, Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways
11 Hong Kong (HKG) Bangkok (BKK) 14,556 Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, Emirates, HK Express, Greater Bay Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Hong Kong, Egypt Air, K-Mile Air, Hong Kong Air Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo,[11] Air ACT[12]
12 Hong Kong (HKG) Beijing (PEK) 14,537 Air China, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Air Hong Kong
13 London (LHR) New York–JFK 14,195 British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, JetBlue Airways
14 Tokyo (NRT) Taipei (TPE) 13,902 China Airlines, EVA Air, Peach Aviation, Japan Airlines, Scoot, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Japan, Thai Lion Air, Tiger Air, Starlux, Nippon Cargo Airlines, FedEx Express
15 London (LHR) Dublin (DUB) 13,855 Aer Lingus, British Airways
16 Osaka (KIX) Shanghai (PVG) 13,708 China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Air China, Juneyao Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Spring Airlines, China Cargo Airlines, Peach Aviation, Shanghai Airlines
17 Hong Kong (HKG) Singapore (SIN) 13,654 Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Air Hong Kong, Hong Kong Air Cargo, UPS Airlines
18 Toronto (YYZ) Chicago (ORD) 13,503 Air Canada, United Airlines, Envoy Air, EVA Air, SkyWest, AeroLogic, Republic Airways
19 Tokyo (NRT) Seoul (ICN) 13,420 Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Air, Eastar Jet, Jin Air, T'way Air, Air Japan, Zip Air, Air Premia, Air Seoul, Air Busan, Ethiopian Airlines, Japan Airline, All Nippon Airways, Kalitta Air, Aero K, Lufthansa Cargo
20 Osaka (KIX) Taipei (TPE) 13,325 All Nippon Airways, China Airlines, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, Starlux Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan

Regional statistics

Europe

Busiest flight routes inside the EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. Figures are only available for EU countries, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. Passengers of domestic routes in countries is fewer than 1 million, except for Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey, based on airport statistics among other European countries (excluding EU members, Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway). The St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport – Moscow (three airports) route was used by 2,965,331 passengers in 2013.[13]

Data retrieved from Eurostat, 2011–2019[14][15]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
1 Madrid/Barajas Barcelona/El Prat[lower-alpha 1] 2,572,893 2,466,968 2,341,255 2,328,726 2,253,387 2,204,765 2,213,200 2,550,462 3,102,436
2 Frankfurt Berlin/Tegel 2,249,667 2,292,098 1,956,128 1,935,465 1,907,218 1,792,006 1,845,600 1,813,063 1,792,655
3 Toulouse/Blagnac Paris/Orly 2,217,892 2,282,407 2,325,043 2,358,917 2,318,015 2,330,949 2,379,100 2,330,224 2,322,456
4 Barcelona/El Prat Palma de Mallorca 2,173,939 2,035,602 1,944,554 1,772,613 1,576,063 1,410,172 1,388,900 1,460,684 1,639,423
5 Oslo/Gardermoen Trondheim 2,106,440 2,151,448 2,089,889 1,988,105 1,942,959 1,912,141 1,873,944 1,818,877 1,749,545
6 Nice Paris/Orly 2,052,649 2,135,634 2,217,895 2,124,792 2,113,506 2,072,138 2,160,300 2,175,773 2,236,436
7 Oslo/Gardermoen Bergen 2,003,406 2,028,680 1,985,088 1,881,960 1,810,826 1,819,279 1,722,398 1,729,076 1,691,887
8 Madrid/Barajas Palma de Mallorca 1,995,104 1,967,136 1,815,387 1,687,547 1,411,314 1,283,404 1,224,700 1,442,410 1,604,853
9 Berlin/Tegel Munich 1,933,817 1,988,248 1,973,008 1,939,820 1,974,929 1,868,877 1,831,700 1,731,145 1,667,408
10 London/Heathrow Dublin 1,855,333 1,809,140 1,803,479 1,751,689 1,682,855 1,650,394 1,663,900 1,577,649 1,556,111
11 Catania/Fontanarossa Rome/Fiumicino 1,824,428 1,976,230 2,017,172 2,054,721 1,979,648 1,869,881 1,566,800 1,694,400 1,842,940
12 Amsterdam/Schiphol London/Heathrow 1,747,789 1,746,940 1,689,924 1,617,170 1,587,605 1,486,783 1,443,400 1,429,800 1,406,964
13 Munich Hamburg 1,739,939 1,749,616 1,739,252 1,805,211 1,811,425 1,756,990 1,713,200 1,719,351 1,717,734
14 Oslo/Gardermoen Stavanger 1,681,335 1,675,486 1,600,959 1,564,127 1,515,870 1,564,631 1,536,032 1,517,195 1,434,043
15 Madrid/Barajas Gran Canaria 1,659,106 1,616,540 1,510,429 1,508,972 1,305,670 1,181,442 1,152,669 1,301,539 1,438,377
16 London/Gatwick Barcelona/El Prat 1,586,967 1,556,045 1,460,378 1,362,488 1,354,193 1,273,850 1,131,350 741,735 517,820
17 Rome/Fiumicino Palermo/Falcone Borsellino 1,579,946 1,663,463 1,589,733 1,543,462 1,481,174 1,475,957 1,264,100 1,360,400 1,499,933
18 Madrid/Barajas Lisbon 1,557,398 1,517,620 1,427,929 1,299,412 1,174,116 1,026,786 975,389 1,108,931 1,169,714
19 London/Heathrow Frankfurt 1,548,995 1,552,249 1,495,472 1,486,291 1,530,986 1,506,826 1,488,600 1,482,649 1,459,909
20 Palma de Mallorca Düsseldorf 1,544,710 1,495,826 1,267,676 1,268,891 1,201,664 1,162,268 1,090,227 985,749 944,437
21 Madrid/Barajas Tenerife North 1,493,755 1,487,326 1,380,916 1,305,110 1,149,450 1,094,815 1,102,701 1,167,731 1,337,050
22 Munich Düsseldorf 1,488,322 1,422,773 1,554,184 1,565,997 1,557,442 1,527,416 1,558,200 1,553,361 1,569,364
23 Copenhagen Oslo/Gardermoen 1,479,320 1,509,030 1,544,534 1,506,326 1,427,618 1,402,753 1,322,948 1,291,018 1,206,480
24 London/Heathrow Madrid/Barajas 1,476,551 1,416,795 1,382,290 1,317,511 1,320,834 1,274,714 1,264,800 1,197,700 1,093,400
25 Frankfurt Hamburg 1,426,073 1,440,312 1,395,408 1,372,185 1,361,027 1,343,857 1,362,400 1,385,867 1,587,593
26 Barcelona/El Prat Rome/Fiumicino 1,402,757 1,332,401 1,225,834 1,315,868 1,184,506
27 Stockholm/Arlanda Copenhagen 1,387,544 1,520,873 1,520,287 1,553,276 1,461,166 1,444,429 1,325,700 1,269,200 1,166,000
28 Barcelona/El Prat Amsterdam/Schiphol 1,384,848 1,420,246 1,363,626 1,307,902 1,204,814 1,217,977 1,186,808 1,250,126 1,321,528
29 Stockholm/Arlanda Oslo/Gardermoen 1,379,312 1,453,105 1,406,211 1,387,885 1,338,163 1,354,730 1,204,351 1,187,164 1,153,232
30 Barcelona/El Prat Paris/CDG 1,373,128 1,279,331
Busiest flight routes between an airport in Europe (i.e. EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway) and outside Europe, Eurostat[14]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012 2010
1 London/Heathrow New York/John F Kennedy 3,192,195 3,035,228 2,946,329 2,960,268 3,078,693 3,002,024 2,881,390 2,551,276
2 London/Heathrow Dubai/Intl 2,333,127 2,732,638 3,238,308 3,038,958 2,862,852 2,838,717 2,067,227 1,974,098
3 Paris/CDG New York/John F Kennedy 1,636,491 1,580,664 1,554,793 1,424,611 1,501,416 1,367,882 1,422,259 1,190,914
4 London/Heathrow Hong Kong/Chek Lap Kok 1,612,530 1,572,021 1,588,805 1,574,741 1,584,486 1,608,980 1,638,834 1,801,520
5 London/Heathrow Los Angeles/Intl 1,602,892 1,675,577 1,618,153 1,565,992 1,645,002 1,481,023 1,428,040 1,419,144
6 London/Heathrow Singapore/Changi 1,526,639 1,590,704 1,351,980 1,314,976 1,268,407 1,247,017 1,745,186 1,507,032
7 Paris/Orly Template:Country data GLP Guadeloupe/Pointe-à-Pitre 1,429,730 1,299,570 1,227,553 1,214,916 1,166,850 1,135,945 1,077,254 1,098,322
8 London/Heathrow Doha/Hamad 1,264,687 1,181,345 1,287,225 1,184,994 1,040,315 653,724
9 London/Heathrow Chicago/O'Hare 1,250,426 1,158,537 1,062,695 1,073,522 1,060,332 1,161,250 1,188,326 1,138,579
10 Paris/CDG Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1,247,300 1,185,183 1,183,504 1,148,800 1,147,598 1,107,738 1,092,084 1,158,381

For routes from the EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway to other countries inside Europe except to Turkey, the busiest was in 2019 Paris/CDG – Moscow/Sheremetyevo with 830,980.

Busiest flight routes in or from Europe by city pairs by passengers, Eurostat[14]
Rank City 1 City 2 2019 2016
1 London Dublin 5,106,040 4,771,614
2 Moscow Saint Petersburg 5,051,518[17] 3,836,588
3 London Amsterdam 4,920,551 4,344,935
4 London New York City 4,869,777 4,243,687
5 London Dubai 3,630,407 3,960,389
6 London Barcelona 3,490,189 3,125,080
7 London Edinburgh 3,373,092 3,393,013
8 Paris Toulouse 3,218,040 3,260,074
9 Paris Nice 3,184,661 2,975,405
10 London Madrid 3,142,916

Notes:

  • London includes City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Stansted and Southend airports.
  • New York includes Kennedy and Newark airports
  • Paris includes Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly airports.
  • Barcelona includes El Prat and Girona airports.
  • Berlin includes Schönefeld (from 2020 Brandenburg) and Tegel airports.
  • Moscow includes Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports.
  • Turkey is not included even if Istanbul – Izmir has (as of 2019) more passengers than London – Dublin, because all its domestic routes are mostly or entirely inside Asia.

National statistics

Argentina

Busiest international flight routes in Argentina by passengers:[18]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2017
1 Buenos Aires Santiago de Chile 2,027,000
2 Buenos Aires São Paulo 1,903,000
3 Buenos Aires Miami 1,001,000
4 Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro 938,000
5 Buenos Aires Lima 896,000
6 Buenos Aires Madrid 815,000
7 Mendoza Santiago de Chile 425,000
8 Buenos Aires Bogotá 372,000
9 Buenos Aires Rome 332,000
10 Buenos Aires New York City 329,000
Busiest domestic flight routes in Argentina:[18]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2017
1 Buenos Aires Córdoba 1,368,000
2 Buenos Aires – Aeroparque Bariloche 1,005,000
3 Buenos Aires – Aeroparque Mendoza 880,000
4 Buenos Aires – Aeroparque Iguazú 841,000
5 Buenos Aires – Aeroparque Salta 828,000
6 Buenos Aires – Aeroparque Neuquén 722,000
7 Buenos Aires – Aeroparque Tucumán 501,000
8 Buenos Aires – Aeroparque Ushuaia 490,000
9 Buenos Aires – Aeroparque Comodoro Rivadavia 462,000
10 Buenos Aires – Aeroparque El Calafate 383,000

Australia

Busiest domestic flight routes in Australia. By all passengers and including connecting:[19]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2019
1 Melbourne Sydney 9,181,932
2 Brisbane Sydney 4,820,704
3 Brisbane Melbourne 3,608,479
4 Gold Coast Sydney 2,733,449
5 Adelaide Melbourne 2,538,061
6 Gold Coast Melbourne 2,122,157
7 Melbourne Perth 2,110,125
8 Adelaide Sydney 1,878,741
9 Perth Sydney 1,692,031
10 Melbourne Hobart 1,670,181
Busiest international flight routes in Australia. By all passengers and including connecting:[20]
Rank Australian airport Overseas airport 2019
1 Melbourne Singapore 1,629,492
2 Sydney Auckland 1,602,232
3 Sydney Singapore 1,537,148
4 Melbourne Auckland 1,251,457
5 Sydney Hong Kong 1,195,224
6 Perth Singapore 1,131,233
7 Brisbane Singapore 964,447
8 Brisbane Auckland 955,385
9 Sydney Los Angeles 908,540
10 Perth Denpasar 893,420

Colombia

Busiest domestic flight routes in Colombia by passengers:[21]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2017
1 Bogotá Medellín 3,013,297
2 Bogotá Cartagena 2,433,483
3 Bogotá Cali 2,083,833
4 Bogotá Barranquilla 1,435,766
5 Bogotá Santa Marta 1,151,101
6 Bogotá Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina 951,880
7 Bogotá Bucaramanga 942,793
8 Bogotá Pereira 849,118
9 Cartagena Medellín 738,699
10 Bogotá Montería 568,500
Busiest international flight routes in Colombia by passengers:[21]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2017
1 Bogotá Panama City 698,916
2 Bogotá Mexico City 533,444
3 Bogotá Lima 470,514
4 Bogotá Miami 469,899
5 Bogotá Madrid 447,470
6 Bogotá Quito 391,586
7 Bogotá Santiago de Chile 366,904
8 Medellín Panama City 366,630
9 Bogotá Buenos Aires 333,481
10 Bogotá Cancún 306,905

India

Busiest international flight routes from/to Indian cities by passengers[22][23][24][25]
Rank City pair 2019
1 Mumbai Dubai 2,378,916
2 Delhi Dubai 1,966,260
3 Delhi Bangkok 1,093,580
4 Hyderabad Dubai 1,068,343
5 Kochi Dubai 1,037,314
6 Chennai Dubai 1,017,254
7 Chennai Colombo 940,521
8 Bengaluru Dubai 865,088
9 Chennai Singapore 855,420
10 Delhi London 850,170
11 Mumbai Singapore 824,590
12 Delhi Kathmandu 767,262
13 Mumbai Abu Dhabi 751,112
14 Delhi Singapore 750,562
15 Delhi Hong Kong 743,817

Mexico

Busiest domestic flight routes in Mexico by passengers[26]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2019 2018
1 Mexico City Cancún 5,009,235 4,990,647
2 Monterrey Mexico City 3,601,937 3,452,421
3 Mexico City Guadalajara 3,386,521 3,167,438
4 Tijuana Mexico City 2,151,343 1,964,460
5 Tijuana Guadalajara 1,748,213 1,783,149
6 Mexico City Mérida 1,851,414 1,686,256
7 Monterrey Cancún 1,386,056 1,282,777
8 Puerto Vallarta Mexico City 1,094,694 956,419
9 Guadalajara Cancún 885,881 947,599
10 San José del Cabo Mexico City 971,016 844,785
Busiest international flight routes from/to Mexico by passengers
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2019 2018
1 Cancún Dallas/Fort Worth 840,800 779,235
2 Cancún Houston/Intercontinental 856,952 868,115
3 Guadalajara Los Angeles 994,822 993,213
4 Mexico City Madrid 880,988 779,777
5 Cancún Chicago/O'Hare 763,830 809,898
6 Mexico City Bogotá 866,896 849,590
7 Mexico City Los Angeles 1,044,786 1,236,168
8 Mexico City Houston/Intercontinental 831,729 1,049,838
9 Cancún Atlanta 706,409 721,936
10 Cancún Toronto-Pearson 822,744 801,544

Turkey

Busiest domestic and international flight routes by passengers[14]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2019
1 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Izmir 2,751,298
2 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Antalya 2,616,991
3 Antalya Moscow/Vnukovo 2,329,578
4 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Ankara 2,184,197
5 Istanbul/Havalimani Izmir 1,849,317
6 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Trabzon 1,579,391
7 Istanbul/Havalimani Antalya 1,524,256
8 Istanbul/Havalimani Tehran 1,460,900
9 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Adana 1,448,183
10 Istanbul/Havalimani Ankara 1,411,924

Note: In 2019, the Atatürk – Izmir route had 728,279 passengers as the old Istanbul airport in Atatürk was also serving the traffic during this year. The new Istanbul Airport in Havalimani opened on 6 April 2019.

United States

The statistics below are based on metro areas, not individual airports.

Busiest flight routes by city pairs within the United States:[27]
Rank City 1 City 2 Passengers
(Sep 2014 – Aug 2015)
1 Chicago, IL New York, NY 4,020,000
2 Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA 3,660,000
3 Los Angeles, CA New York, NY 3,420,000
4 Chicago, IL Los Angeles, CA 3,010,000
5 Miami, FL New York, NY 2,750,000
6 Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL 2,720,000
7 Chicago, IL Minneapolis, MN 2,720,000
8 Atlanta, GA New York, NY 2,600,000
9 Atlanta, GA Orlando, FL 2,620,000
10 Chicago, IL Washington, DC 2,620,000

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Madrid – Barcelona had 4,627,000 passengers in 2007, meaning a reduction by 34% in 2010, partly because of a new high-speed railway. The decline has continued from 560 weekly flights in 2010 to 380 in 2012.[16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Busiest Routes 2020". OAG. https://www.oag.com/hubfs/free-reports/2020-reports/busiest-routes-2020/busiest-routes-2020.pdf. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Key facts behind the world's 20 busiest routes". 2018. https://www.oag.com/hubfs/Free_Reports/Busiest%20Routes/OAG%20Busiest%20Routes%202018-A4.pdf. 
  3. ↑ Smith, Oliver (19 December 2016). "World's busiest air routes: The busiest route in the world will surprise you" (in en). https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/worlds-busiest-air-routes-the-busiest-route-in-the-world-will-surprise-you-20161220-gtemeg.html. 
  4. ↑ "Top 15 routes in relation to capacity, ASKs and frequency revealed". http://www.anna.aero/2015/08/26/top-15-routes-relation-capacity-asks-frequency-revealed/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Busiest routes in the world – the top 100" (in en-GB). https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/286313/busiest-routes-in-the-world-the-top-100/. 
  6. ↑ "These are the top 50 busiest routes on earth". RoutesOnline. September 2018. https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/280568/these-are-the-top-100-busiest-routes-on-earth/. 
  7. ↑ "Busiest passenger air routes in the world revealed". https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/280477/busiest-passenger-air-routes-in-the-world-revealed-/. 
  8. ↑ "Top 10 world's busiest flight routes". Phuket: The Thaiger. 19 October 2018. https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/top-10-worlds-busiest-flights. 
  9. ↑ "60th Edition of IATA World Air Transport Statistics Released" (Press release). Montreal: International Air Transport Association. 5 July 2016.
  10. ↑ OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited (10 April 2019). Busiest routes 2019 (Report). OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited. https://www.oag.com/hubfs/Free_Reports/busiest-routes/2019/busiest-routes-2019-4.pdf. Retrieved 10 April 2019. 
  11. ↑ QTR8438 BKK-HKG
  12. ↑ TK6140 bangkok-Hong Kong
  13. ↑ "Airport Indicators". Pulkovo Airport. http://www.pulkovoairport.ru/en/about/performance/. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Eurostat>Transport>Data>Database Search the "avia_par_fr", "avia_par_no" etc datasets (accessed May 2022)
  15. ↑ "Dati di Traffico 2018" (in it). ENAC. https://www.enac.gov.it/sites/default/files/allegati/2019-Giu/Dati_di_traffico_2018.pdf. 
  16. ↑ West-to-East traffic shift continues for summer 2012 | EUROCONTROL. Eurocontrol.int. Retrieved on 16 July 2013.
  17. ↑ Airport Indicators (refers to 2019)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Anuario Estadístico 2017". EANA – Navegación Aérea Argentina. 2017. p. 46. https://www.eana.com.ar/sites/default/files/2018-06/anuario-estad%C3%ADstico-2017-eana.pdf. 
  19. ↑ "Australian Domestic Airline Activity 2019". Aviation Statistics. Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics. 2020. p. 3. https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/domestic_aviation_activity_annual_2019.pdf. 
  20. ↑ "Australian International Airline Activity 2019". Aviation Statistics. Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics. 2020. p. 10. https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/international_airline_activity_cy2019.pdf. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Bases de Datos / Origen – Destino / Base de Datos Origen-Destino Enero – Diciembre 2017 / Cuadro 1.6 y 1.8" (XLSX). Ministerio de Transporte. 2018. http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/atencion/estadisticas-de-las-actividades-aeronauticas/Trabajos%20Areos%20Especiales/Base%20de%20Datos%20Origen-Destino%20Enero%20-%20Diciembre%202017.xlsx. 
  22. ↑ "City pairwise international passenger and freight statistics to & from the Indian territory [Jan – Mar 2019"]. https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/international/quaterly/19Q1_4.pdf. 
  23. ↑ "City pairwise international passenger and freight statistics to & from the Indian territory [April – June 2019"]. https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/international/quaterly/19Q2_4.pdf. 
  24. ↑ "City pairwise international passenger and freight statistics to & from the Indian territory [July – Sep 2019"]. https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/international/quaterly/19Q3_4.pdf. 
  25. ↑ "City pairwise international passenger and freight statistics to & from the Indian territory [Oct – Dec 2019"]. https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/dataReports/aviationDataStatistics/airTransport/international/quaterly/19Q4_4.pdf. 
  26. ↑ "Traffic Statistics by City Pairs". Aviation Statistics. Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. 2024. https://www.gob.mx/afac/acciones-y-programas/estadisticas-280404. 
  27. ↑ "Bureau of Transportation Statistics". United States Department of Transportation. http://www.transtats.bts.gov. 

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