List of busiest passenger flight routes

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Template:Short description These are lists of the busiest flight routes by the number of passengers flown, by seat capacity and by aircraft movements.

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

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Rank Departing Arriving Distance (km) 2024[1] 2023[2] 2022[3] 2021[4] 2019[5] 2015[6]
(mln.) 		Type
1 Template:Flagdeco Jeju Template:Flagdeco Seoul–Gimpo 449 14,183,719 13,728,786 16,068,983 17,082,700 17,426,873 ~7 Domestic
2 Template:Flagdeco Sapporo–Chitose Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Haneda 835 11,931,572 11,936,302 10,216,765 8,171,324 12,498,468 ~6.3
3 Template:Flagdeco Fukuoka Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Haneda 889 11,335,551 11,264,229 9,894,296 7,562,387 11,400,018 ~5.8
4 Template:Flagdeco Hanoi Template:Flagdeco Ho Chi Minh City 1171 10,631,435 10,883,555 8,562,009 6,806,131 10,253,530 ~3.4
5 Template:Flagdeco Sydney Template:Flagdeco Melbourne 705 9,217,377 9,342,312 6,996,156 9,958,500 ~5.1
6 Template:Flagdeco Jeddah Template:Flagdeco Riyadh 857 8,700,415 7,902,142 7,371,119 6,677,097 8,018,205
7 Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Haneda Template:Flagdeco Naha 1573 8,033,641 7,982,218 6,910,809 5,602,408 7,704,098 Script error: No such module "sort".
8 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Delhi 1150 7,963,686 7,276,430 6,941,947 4,891,881 8,230,822 Script error: No such module "sort".
9 Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital Template:Flagdeco Shanghai–Hongqiao 1081 7,714,758 8,355,225 6,321,194 7,910,793 8,117,461 Script error: No such module "sort".
10 Template:Flagdeco Guangzhou Template:Flagdeco Shanghai–Hongqiao 1176 7,010,321 6,350,115
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Denpasar 991 7,190,961 6,741,923 3,939,509
Template:Flagdeco Shanghai–Hongqiao Template:Flagdeco Shenzhen 1217 6,555,365
Template:Flagdeco Seoul–Gimpo Template:Flagdeco Busan 328 6,297,916
Template:Flagdeco Cancún Template:Flagdeco Mexico City 1294 5,604,043
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Makassar 1439 4,895,779
Template:Flagdeco Chengdu Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital 1559 4,734,834
Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Haneda Template:Flagdeco Osaka–Itami 407 4,728,321 Script error: No such module "sort".
Template:Flagdeco Jeju Template:Flagdeco Busan 293 4,176,876
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Medan 1401 4,060,426
Template:Flagdeco Cape Town Template:Flagdeco Johannesburg 1292 4,001,680 ~2.9
Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital Template:Flagdeco Shenzhen 1979 3,978,144
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Taipei–Taoyuan 802 7,965,538 ~4.3 International
Template:Flagdeco Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Template:Flagdeco São Paulo–Congonhas 378 Script error: No such module "sort". Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Surabaya 700 ~3.5
Template:Flagdeco Brisbane Template:Flagdeco Sydney 756 ~2.9
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Singapore 896 ~2.8 International

Most capacitated international flight routes (airport pairs)

Rank Departing Arriving 2024[1] 2023[2] 2022[3] 2021[4] 2019[5]
1 Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Taipei-Taoyuan 6,781,577 4,568,280 7,965,538 (#9)
2 Template:Flagdeco Cairo Template:Flagdeco Jeddah 5,469,274 4,795,712 3,234,683
3 Template:Flagdeco Seoul-Incheon Template:Flagdeco Tokyo-Narita 5,410,456 4,155,418
4 Template:Flagdeco Kuala Lumpur Template:Flagdeco Singapore 5,382,163 4,891,952 2,443,176 5,560,894
5 Template:Flagdeco Seoul-Incheon Template:Flagdeco Osaka-Kansai 4,982,769 4,218,484
6 Template:Flagdeco Dubai Template:Flagdeco Riyadh 4,306,599 3,990,076 3,191,090
7 Template:Flagdeco Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong 4,201,802 4,826,872
8 Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Singapore 4,069,071 3,910,502 5,480,000
9 Template:Flagdeco Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Template:Flagdeco Singapore 4,033,344 3,478,474 3,832,494
10 Template:Flagdeco London–Heathrow Template:Flagdeco New York–JFK 4,011,235 3,878,590 2,848,044 3,833,701
Template:Flagdeco Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Template:Flagdeco Seoul-Incheon 3,362,968
Template:Flagdeco Dubai Template:Flagdeco London–Heathrow 2,697,593
Template:Flagdeco Dubai Template:Flagdeco Jeddah 2,425,930
Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Dubai 1,977,537
Template:Flagdeco Cairo Template:Flagdeco Riyadh 1,913,991
Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Dubai 1,898,749
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Shanghai–Pudong 4,463,658
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Seoul-Incheon 3,942,875
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Manila 3,852,991
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Kuala Lumpur 3,798,559

Most capacitated routes by region

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Departing Arriving 2024[1] 2023[2] 2022[3][7] 2021[4] 2020 2019[5]
Asia
Template:Flagdeco Jeju Template:Flagdeco Seoul-Gimpo 14,183,719 13,728,786 16,068,983 17,082,700 17,426,873
Oceania
Template:Flagdeco Sydney Template:Flagdeco Melbourne 9,217,377 9,342,312 6,989,569 9,958,500
Middle East
Template:Flagdeco Jeddah Template:Flagdeco Riyadh 8,700,415 7,902,142 7,371,119 6,677,097 8,018,205
South America
Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Medellín-Rionegro 6,664,812 5,474,206 5,706,480
Africa
Template:Flagdeco Cape Town Template:Flagdeco Johannesburg-ORT 5,084,762 5,224,805 4,001,680 6,072,196
North America
Template:Flagdeco Cancún Template:Flagdeco Mexico City[8] 3,982,607 5,010,982 4,803,489 5,604,043 2,874,267 5,505,352
Europe
Template:Flagdeco Barcelona Template:Flagdeco Palma de Mallorca[9] 2,869,842 2,859,582 2,033,205 820,742
Template:Flagdeco Barcelona Template:Flagdeco Madrid 3,650,780

By number of passengers (2017–2018)

Top 100 busiest flight routes

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Airport 1 Airport 2 Distance (km) 2018[10] 2017[11] Type
Template:Flagdeco Jeju Template:Flagdeco Seoul–Gimpo 449 14,107,414 13,460,306 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Haneda Template:Flagdeco Sapporo 835 9,698,639 8,726,502 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Sydney Template:Flagdeco Melbourne 705 9,245,392 9,090,941 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Haneda Template:Flagdeco Fukuoka 889 8,762,547 7,864,000 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Delhi 1150 7,392,155 7,129,943 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Hanoi Template:Flagdeco Ho Chi Minh City 1171 6,867,114 6,769,823 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital Template:Flagdeco Shanghai–Hongqiao 1081 6,518,997 6,833,684 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Taipei–Taoyuan 802 6,476,268 6,719,030 International
Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Haneda Template:Flagdeco Naha 1573 5,829,712 5,269,481 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Surabaya 700 5,649,046 5,271,304 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Denpasar 991 5,535,108 4,952,852 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jeddah Template:Flagdeco Riyadh 857 5,526,110 5,091,629 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Haneda Template:Flagdeco Osaka–Itami 407 5,131,757 5,106,584 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Chengdu Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital 1559 5,092,442 4,951,620 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Guangzhou Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital 1898 5,076,229 4,864,177 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Cancún Template:Flagdeco Mexico City 1294 4,885,602 4,656,308 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital Template:Flagdeco Shenzhen 1979 4,853,038 4,496,351 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Brisbane Template:Flagdeco Sydney 756 4,815,609 4,742,771 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Singapore 896 4,812,342 4,810,602 International
Template:Flagdeco Guangzhou Template:Flagdeco Shanghai–Hongqiao 1176 4,724,514 4,469,990 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Shanghai–Hongqiao Template:Flagdeco Shenzhen 1217 4,679,294 4,445,654 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Delhi 1717 4,542,638 4,183,799 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Makassar 1439 4,530,428 4,559,737 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Medan 1401 4,512,830 3,886,963 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Cape Town Template:Flagdeco Johannesburg 1292 4,508,214 4,698,849 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Kuala Lumpur Template:Flagdeco Singapore 296 4,290,463 4,108,824 International
Template:Flagdeco São Paulo–Congonhas Template:Flagdeco Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont 378 4,234,631 4,096,193 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Shanghai–Pudong 1247 4,053,909 4,162,347 International
Template:Flagdeco New York–JFK Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles 3982 3,971,922 3,531,613 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Medellín-Rionegro 239 3,930,332 3,323,127 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Mumbai 834 3,814,494 3,445,315 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles Template:Flagdeco San Francisco 541 3,635,655 3,507,702 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Template:Flagdeco Phuket 685 3,612,373 3,396,189 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Brisbane Template:Flagdeco Melbourne 1379 3,565,266 3,545,156 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Cebu Template:Flagdeco Manila 570 3,519,525 3,233,871 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 1694 3,490,988 3,438,628 International
Template:Flagdeco Mexico City Template:Flagdeco Monterrey 729 3,474,971 3,202,091 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Kolkata Template:Flagdeco Delhi 1333 3,431,999 3,153,548 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Da Nang Template:Flagdeco Ho Chi Minh City 617 3,256,718 3,210,368 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Chiang Mai Template:Flagdeco Bangkok–Don Mueang 569 3,212,124 3,155,528 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Seoul–Incheon Template:Flagdeco Osaka–Kansai 872 3,210,813 2,907,199 International
Template:Flagdeco Cusco Template:Flagdeco Lima 583 3,201,414 3,000,513 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco New York–LaGuardia Template:Flagdeco Chicago–O'Hare 1177 3,198,700 3,118,651 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Kuala Lumpur 1142 3,170,193 2,812,479 International
Template:Flagdeco Mexico City Template:Flagdeco Guadalajara 466 3,170,177 2,996,806 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jeju Template:Flagdeco Busan 294 3,106,224 2,793,383 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco İzmir Template:Flagdeco Istanbul–Atatürk 348 3,084,250 3,496,438 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Seoul–Incheon 2080 3,081,942 3,198,132 International
Template:Flagdeco Guangzhou Template:Flagdeco Chengdu 1232 3,044,038 2,944,642 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Manila 1145 3,008,842 2,907,228 International
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital 2011 3,000,786 2,962,707 International
Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 1273 2,980,730 2,577,743 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Las Vegas Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles 388 2,961,553 2,823,411 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Durban Template:Flagdeco Johannesburg 498 2,953,851 2,847,156 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Singapore 2587 2,923,578 3,147,384 International
Template:Flagdeco Atlanta Template:Flagdeco Orlando 645 2,918,980 2,836,474 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Vancouver Template:Flagdeco Toronto–Pearson 3358 2,912,026 2,950,823 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Chengdu Template:Flagdeco Shenzhen 1327 2,873,291 2,509,192 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Hangzhou Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital 1157 2,856,019 2,883,519 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Narita Template:Flagdeco Taipei–Taoyuan 2193 2,848,925 2,592,049 International
Template:Flagdeco New York–-JFK Template:Flagdeco London–Heathrow 5562 2,864,321 2,972,817 International
Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Cartagena 673 2,825,672 2,573,763 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Da Nang Template:Flagdeco Hanoi 626 2,810,618 2,534,425 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles Template:Flagdeco Chicago–O'Hare 2811 2,810,368 2,927,492 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco İzmir Template:Flagdeco Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 364 2,799,413 2,608,469 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Kota Kinabalu Template:Flagdeco Kuala Lumpur 1622 2,790,835 2,609,151 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Pune 1158 2,787,960 2,601,764 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Chennai 1774 2,777,822 2,456,556 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Haneda Template:Flagdeco Kagoshima 948 2,768,091 2,553,366 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Palembang 413 2,746,929 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Cali 287 2,722,122 2,726,627 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Gold Coast Template:Flagdeco Sydney 682 2,722,095 2,739,057 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Template:Flagdeco Chiang Mai 597 2,694,612 2,395,389 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Dubai Template:Flagdeco London–Heathrow 5529 2,665,441 3,210,121 International
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Semarang 422 2,650,823 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital Template:Flagdeco Xi'an 951 2,639,625 2,540,100 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Davao Template:Flagdeco Manila 975 2,630,909 2,606,945 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Template:Flagdeco Singapore 1431 2,597,199 2,596,349 International
Template:Flagdeco Guangzhou Template:Flagdeco Hangzhou 1037 2,594,232 2,653,701 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Atlanta Template:Flagdeco Fort Lauderdale 943 2,572,815 2,360,786 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Beijing–Capital Template:Flagdeco Chongqing 1483 2,554,282 2,485,613 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Antalya Template:Flagdeco Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 462 2,545,643 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Yogyakarta 455 2,517,527 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Bangkok–Don Mueang Template:Flagdeco Hat Yai 794 2,513,414 2,518,553 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jinghong Template:Flagdeco Kunming–Changshui 386 2,502,690 2,627,969 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Adelaide Template:Flagdeco Melbourne 641 2,493,589 2,454,637 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Goa 423 2,492,268 2,537,413 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Kuala Lumpur Template:Flagdeco Penang 324 2,489,660 2,379,127 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles Template:Flagdeco Seattle–Tacoma 1537 2,485,576 2,768,035 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Montréal Template:Flagdeco Toronto–Pearson 503 2,485,533 2,640,849 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Auckland Template:Flagdeco Wellington 480 2,481,522 2,617,041 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Tokyo–Narita Template:Flagdeco Seoul–Incheon 1257 2,466,953 International
Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 454 2,466,522 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Pontianak 731 2,463,262 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Madrid Template:Flagdeco Barcelona 483 2,448,664 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Chongqing Template:Flagdeco Shenzhen 1062 2,428,313 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Dubai 1925 2,394,060 2,383,145 International
Template:Flagdeco Auckland Template:Flagdeco Christchurch 751 2,385,766 2,535,669 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Atlanta Template:Flagdeco New York–LaGuardia 1238 2,378,490 2,387,693 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Ahmedabad Template:Flagdeco Delhi 752 2,363,818 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Bangkok–Don Mueang Template:Flagdeco Phuket 698 3,325,261 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Osaka–Kansai Template:Flagdeco Taipei–Taoyuan 1714 2,530,208 International
Template:Flagdeco Denver Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles 1392 2,519,541 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Guangzhou Template:Flagdeco Chongqing 975 2,468,368 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Surabaya Template:Flagdeco Makassar 794 2,434,487 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Dubai Template:Flagdeco Kuwait City 857 2,394,192 International
Template:Flagdeco Ankara Template:Flagdeco Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 322 2,378,692 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Chennai 1045 2,377,806 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Padang 914 2,350,206 Domestic
Template:Flagdeco Kuching Template:Flagdeco Kuala Lumpur 971 2,341,291 Domestic

Busiest international flight routes by origin-and-destination passenger volume (airport pairs)

Airports 2018[10] 2017[12][13] 2015[14]
(mln.)
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Taipei-Taoyuan 6,476,268 (#8) 6,719,030 (#8) 5.1
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Singapore 4,812,342 4,810,602 3.4
Template:Flagdeco Kuala Lumpur Template:Flagdeco Singapore 4,490,463 4,108,824 2.7
Template:Flagdeco Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong 3,490,988 3,438,628 3
Template:Flagdeco Seoul-Incheon Template:Flagdeco Osaka-Kansai 3,210,813 2,907,199
Template:Flagdeco Jakarta Template:Flagdeco Kuala Lumpur 3,170,193 2,812,479
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Seoul-Incheon 3,081,942 3,198,132
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Manila 3,008,842 2,907,228
Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong Template:Flagdeco Singapore 2,923,578 3,147,384 2.7
Template:Flagdeco Tokyo-Narita Template:Flagdeco Taipei-Taoyuan 2,848,925
Template:Flagdeco New York–JFK Template:Flagdeco London–Heathrow 2,972,817

Busiest routes by region

City/airport 1 City/airport 2 2018[10] 2017[12]
Asia
Template:Flagdeco Jeju Template:Flagdeco Seoul-Gimpo 14,107,414 13,460,306
Oceania
Template:Flagdeco Sydney Template:Flagdeco Melbourne 9,245,392 9,090,941
Middle East
Template:Flagdeco Jeddah Template:Flagdeco Riyadh 5,526,110 5,091,629
Latin America
Template:Flagdeco Cancun Template:Flagdeco Mexico City 4,885,602 4,656,308
Africa
Template:Flagdeco Cape Town Template:Flagdeco Johannesburg-ORT 4,508,214 4,698,849
USA and Canada
Template:Flagdeco New York–JFK Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles 3,971,922 3,531,613
Europe
Template:Flagdeco Madrid Template:Flagdeco Barcelona 2,466,968 2,341,255

By aircraft movements

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

Domestic

Domestic
Rank Airport pair # of flights[15]
(Jan – Nov 2021) 		Airlines (2021)
1 Template:Flagdeco Jeju (CJU) Template:Flagdeco Seoul (GMP) 71,388 Air Busan, Air Seoul, Hi Air, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
2 Template:Flagdeco Seoul (GMP) Template:Flagdeco Busan (PUS) 28,809 Air Busan, Air Seoul, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
3 Template:Flagdeco Jeddah (JED) Template:Flagdeco Riyadh (RUH) 24,879 Flyadeal, Flynas, Saudia
4 Template:Flagdeco Fukuoka (FUK) Template:Flagdeco Tokyo (HND) 23,079 All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines, StarFlyer
5 Template:Flagdeco Sapporo (CTS) Template:Flagdeco Tokyo (HND) 21,851 Air Do, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines
6 Template:Flagdeco Mexico City (MEX) Template:Flagdeco Cancún (CUN) 21,352 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Magnicharters, VivaAerobús, Volaris
7 Template:Flagdeco Shanghai (SHA) Template:Flagdeco Shenzhen (SZX) 19,945 China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Juneyao Air, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Spring Airlines, XiamenAir
8 Template:Flagdeco Beijing (PEK) Template:Flagdeco Shanghai (SHA) 18,624 Air China, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, OTT Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
9 Template:Flagdeco Hanoi (HAN) Template:Flagdeco Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) 18,342 Bamboo Airways, Pacific Airlines, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines, Vietravel Airlines
10 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá (BOG) Template:Flagdeco Rionegro (MDE) 18,086 Avianca, LATAM, Ultra Air, Viva Air, Wingo
11 Template:Flagdeco Guangzhou (CAN) Template:Flagdeco Shanghai (SHA) 18,066 Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Spring Airlines
12 Template:Flagdeco Jeju (CJU) Template:Flagdeco Busan (PUS) 17,630 Air Busan, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
13 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai (BOM) Template:Flagdeco Delhi (DEL) 17,069 AirAsia India, Air India, Go First, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Vistara
14 Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles (LAX) Template:Flagdeco San Francisco (SFO) 15,828 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
15 Template:Flagdeco Okinawa (OKA) Template:Flagdeco Tokyo (HND) 15,687 All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines, Solaseed Air
16 Template:Flagdeco Cape Town (CPT) Template:Flagdeco Johannesburg (JNB) 15,208 Airlink, CemAir, FlySafair, LIFT Airline, South African Airways
17 Template:Flagdeco Chengdu (CTU) Template:Flagdeco Beijing (PEK) 15,180 Air China, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
18 Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles (LAX) Template:Flagdeco Las Vegas (LAS) 15,026 Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, JSX, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Express, United Airlines
19 Template:Flagdeco Chengdu (CTU) Template:Flagdeco Guangzhou (CAN) 14,746 Beijing Capital Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
20 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá (BOG) Template:Flagdeco Cali (CLO) 14,604 Avianca, LATAM, Ultra Air, Viva Air, Wingo

International

The only international route to make the Top 50 busiest routes in 2021 was between Template:Flagdeco Saint Barthélemy (SBH) and Template:Flagdeco Sint Maarten (SXM).[16]

International
Rank Airport pair # of flights[17]

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

Regional statistics

Europe (2011–2022)

Busiest flight routes inside the EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. Figures are only available for EU countries, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway.Template:EfnTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn

Data retrieved from Eurostat, 2020–2022[9]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2020 2021 2022
1 Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El Prat Template:Flagdeco Palma de Mallorca 820,742 1,220,540 2,033,205
2 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Palma de Mallorca 793,794 1,140,759 1,877,938
3 Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Trondheim 918,615 1,005,775 1,839,520
4 Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Bergen 869,489 991,026 1,737,598
5 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El Prat 754,090 1,013,754 1,715,592
6 Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino Template:Flagdeco Catania 648,964 1,060,641 1,541,879
7 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Lisbon 415,465 573,206 1,538,344
8 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Gran Canaria 638,092 937,084 1,430,978
9 Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Stavanger 720,102 785,512 1,392,824
10 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Tenerife Norte 617,739 875,428 1,291,140
11 Template:Flagdeco Athens/El. Venizelos Template:Flagdeco Thessaloniki/Macedonia 551,914 826,643 1.204,852
Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino Template:Flagdeco Palermo/Falcone Borsellino 549,692 741,588 1,176,181
Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Tromsø 606,927 722,576
Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Paris/Orly 460,765 707,707 1,371,546
Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG Template:Flagdeco Nice 744,588 699,762
Template:Flagdeco Athens/El. Venizelos Template:Flagdeco Heraklion 504,120 650,400
Template:Flagdeco Athens/El. Venizelos Template:Flagdeco Larnaca 427,252 622,148
Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Ibiza 368,182 610,232
Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El Prat 377,835 608,458
Template:Flagdeco Berlin/Brandenburg Template:Flagdeco Frankfurt/Main 382,232 574,588
Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG 495,151 574,320
Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam/Schiphol 492,723 570,825
Template:Flagdeco Athens/El. Venizelos Template:Flagdeco Santorini 294,903 569,193
Template:Flagdeco Aalborg Template:Flagdeco Copenhagen 353,196 557,869
Template:Flagdeco Berlin/Brandenburg Template:Flagdeco Palma de Mallorca 728,801 508,428
Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG Template:Flagdeco Toulouse 521,138 497,045
Template:Flagdeco Larnaca Template:Flagdeco Athens/El. Venizelos 392,679 485,950
Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Bodø 398,431 480,661
Template:Flagdeco Stockholm/Arlanda Template:Flagdeco Luleå 402,949 467,608
Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam/Schiphol Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas 359,582 458,560 1,207,458
Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino Template:Flagdeco Cagliari, Sardinia 363,665 457,430
Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas 291,571 457,135
Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino 288,463 457,111 1,291,186
Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam/Schiphol Template:Flagdeco Lisbon 332,296 442,593
Template:Flagdeco Athens/El. Venizelos Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG 297,056 435,115
Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam/Schiphol Template:Flagdeco Málaga/Costa del Sol 229,366 430,838
Template:Flagdeco Athens/El. Venizelos Template:Flagdeco Rhodes 294,090 428,845
Template:Flagdeco Athens/El. Venizelos Template:Flagdeco Chania, Crete 274,263 427,966
Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow 454,469 425,692
Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El Prat 348,322 420,862
Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG Template:Flagdeco Bordeaux 295,201 413,802
Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Frankfurt/Main 304,230 413,715
Template:Flagdeco Copenhagen Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen 413,728 412,499
Template:Flagdeco Brussels Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas 279,122 410,557
Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Brussels 278,738 410,359
Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG 344,462 406,047
Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Copenhagen 405,748 405,422
Template:Flagdeco Dublin Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow 445,413 404,011
Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Harstad/Narvik 319,663 403,916
Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino 343,027 402,923
Data retrieved from Eurostat, 2011–2019[9]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El PratTemplate:Efn 3,102,436 2,550,462 2,213,200 2,204,765 2,253,387 2,328,726 2,341,255 2,466,968 2,572,893
2 Template:Flagdeco Frankfurt Template:Flagdeco Berlin/Tegel 1,792,655 1,813,063 1,845,600 1,792,006 1,907,218 1,935,465 1,956,128 2,292,098 2,249,667
3 Template:Flagdeco Toulouse/Blagnac Template:Flagdeco Paris/Orly 2,322,456 2,330,224 2,379,100 2,330,949 2,318,015 2,358,917 2,325,043 2,282,407 2,217,892
4 Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El Prat Template:Flagdeco Palma de Mallorca 1,639,423 1,460,684 1,388,900 1,410,172 1,576,063 1,772,613 1,944,554 2,035,602 2,173,939
5 Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Trondheim 1,749,545 1,818,877 1,873,944 1,912,141 1,942,959 1,988,105 2,089,889 2,151,448 2,106,440
6 Template:Flagdeco Nice Template:Flagdeco Paris/Orly 2,236,436 2,175,773 2,160,300 2,072,138 2,113,506 2,124,792 2,217,895 2,135,634 2,052,649
7 Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Bergen 1,691,887 1,729,076 1,722,398 1,819,279 1,810,826 1,881,960 1,985,088 2,028,680 2,003,406
8 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Palma de Mallorca 1,604,853 1,442,410 1,224,700 1,283,404 1,411,314 1,687,547 1,815,387 1,967,136 1,995,104
9 Template:Flagdeco Berlin/Tegel Template:Flagdeco Munich 1,667,408 1,731,145 1,831,700 1,868,877 1,974,929 1,939,820 1,973,008 1,988,248 1,933,817
10 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco Dublin 1,556,111 1,577,649 1,663,900 1,650,394 1,682,855 1,751,689 1,803,479 1,809,140 1,855,333
11 Template:Flagdeco Catania/Fontanarossa Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino 1,842,940 1,694,400 1,566,800 1,869,881 1,979,648 2,054,721 2,017,172 1,976,230 [20] 1,824,428
12 Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam/Schiphol Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow 1,406,964 1,429,800 1,443,400 1,486,783 1,587,605 1,617,170 1,689,924 1,746,940 1,747,789
13 Template:Flagdeco Munich Template:Flagdeco Hamburg 1,717,734 1,719,351 1,713,200 1,756,990 1,811,425 1,805,211 1,739,252 1,749,616 1,739,939
14 Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen Template:Flagdeco Stavanger 1,434,043 1,517,195 1,536,032 1,564,631 1,515,870 1,564,127 1,600,959 1,675,486 1,681,335
15 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Gran Canaria 1,438,377 1,301,539 1,152,669 1,181,442 1,305,670 1,508,972 1,510,429 1,616,540 1,659,106
16 Template:Flagdeco London/Gatwick Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El Prat 517,820 741,735 1,131,350 1,273,850 1,354,193 1,362,488 1,460,378 1,556,045 1,586,967
17 Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino Template:Flagdeco Palermo/Falcone Borsellino 1,499,933 1,360,400 1,264,100 1,475,957 1,481,174 1,543,462 1,589,733 1,663,463 [20] 1,579,946
18 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Lisbon 1,169,714 1,108,931 975,389 1,026,786 1,174,116 1,299,412 1,427,929 1,517,620 1,557,398
19 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco Frankfurt 1,459,909 1,482,649 1,488,600 1,506,826 1,530,986 1,486,291 1,495,472 1,552,249 1,548,995
20 Template:Flagdeco Palma de Mallorca Template:Flagdeco Düsseldorf 944,437 985,749 1,090,227 1,162,268 1,201,664 1,268,891 1,267,676 1,495,826 1,544,710
21 Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas Template:Flagdeco Tenerife North 1,337,050 1,167,731 1,102,701 1,094,815 1,149,450 1,305,110 1,380,916 1,487,326 1,493,755
22 Template:Flagdeco Munich Template:Flagdeco Düsseldorf 1,569,364 1,553,361 1,558,200 1,527,416 1,557,442 1,565,997 1,554,184 1,422,773 1,488,322
23 Template:Flagdeco Copenhagen Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen 1,206,480 1,291,018 1,322,948 1,402,753 1,427,618 1,506,326 1,544,534 1,509,030 1,479,320
24 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco Madrid/Barajas 1,093,400 1,197,700 1,264,800 1,274,714 1,320,834 1,317,511 1,382,290 1,416,795 1,476,551
25 Template:Flagdeco Frankfurt Template:Flagdeco Hamburg 1,587,593 1,385,867 1,362,400 1,343,857 1,361,027 1,372,185 1,395,408 1,440,312 1,426,073
26 Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El Prat Template:Flagdeco Rome/Fiumicino 1,184,506 1,315,868 1,225,834 1,332,401 1,402,757
27 Template:Flagdeco Stockholm/Arlanda Template:Flagdeco Copenhagen 1,166,000 1,269,200 1,325,700 1,444,429 1,461,166 1,553,276 1,520,287 1,520,873 1,387,544
28 Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El Prat Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam/Schiphol 1,321,528 1,250,126 1,186,808 1,217,977 1,204,814 1,307,902 1,363,626 1,420,246 1,384,848
29 Template:Flagdeco Stockholm/Arlanda Template:Flagdeco Oslo/Gardermoen 1,153,232 1,187,164 1,204,351 1,354,730 1,338,163 1,387,885 1,406,211 1,453,105 1,379,312
30 Template:Flagdeco Barcelona/El Prat Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG 1,279,331 1,373,128

Busiest flight routes between an airport in Europe (EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway) and outside Europe

Eurostat[9]
Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2010 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco New York/John F Kennedy 2,551,276 2,881,390 3,002,024 3,078,693 2,960,268 2,946,329 3,035,228 3,192,195
2 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco Dubai/Intl 1,974,098 2,067,227 2,838,717 2,862,852 3,038,958 3,238,308 2,732,638 2,333,127
3 Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG Template:Flagdeco New York/John F Kennedy 1,190,914 1,422,259 1,367,882 1,501,416 1,424,611 1,554,793 1,580,664 1,636,491
4 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong/Chek Lap Kok 1,801,520 1,638,834 1,608,980 1,584,486 1,574,741 1,588,805 1,572,021 1,612,530
5 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles/Intl 1,419,144 1,428,040 1,481,023 1,645,002 1,565,992 1,618,153 1,675,577 1,602,892
6 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco Singapore/Changi 1,507,032 1,745,186 1,247,017 1,268,407 1,314,976 1,351,980 1,590,704 1,526,639
7 Template:Flagdeco Paris/Orly Template:Flagdeco Guadeloupe/Pointe-à-Pitre 1,098,322 1,077,254 1,135,945 1,166,850 1,214,916 1,227,553 1,299,570 1,429,730
8 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco Doha/Hamad N/A N/A 653,724 1,040,315 1,184,994 1,287,225 1,181,345 1,264,687
9 Template:Flagdeco London/Heathrow Template:Flagdeco Chicago/O'Hare 1,138,579 1,188,326 1,161,250 1,060,332 1,073,522 1,062,695 1,158,537 1,250,426
10 Template:Flagdeco Paris/CDG Template:Flagdeco Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1,158,381 1,092,084 1,107,738 1,147,598 1,148,800 1,183,504 1,185,183 1,247,300

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

Eurostat[9]
Rank City 1 City 2 Passengers (2016) Passengers (2019)
1 Template:Flagdeco London Template:Flagdeco Dublin 4,771,614 5,106,040
2 Template:Flagdeco Moscow Template:Flagdeco Saint Petersburg 3,836,588 5,051,518[21]
3 Template:Flagdeco London Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam 4,344,935 4,920,551
4 Template:Flagdeco London Template:Flagdeco New York 4,243,687 4,869,777
5 Template:Flagdeco London Template:Flagdeco Dubai 3,960,389 3,630,407
6 Template:Flagdeco London Template:Flagdeco Barcelona 3,125,080 3,490,189
7 Template:Flagdeco London Template:Flagdeco Edinburgh 3,393,013 3,373,092
8 Template:Flagdeco Paris Template:Flagdeco Toulouse 3,260,074 3,218,040
9 Template:Flagdeco Paris Template:Flagdeco Nice 2,975,405 3,184,661
10 Template:Flagdeco London Template:Flagdeco Madrid 3,142,916
  • 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

Brazil (2022)

Busiest domestic flight routes in Brazil:[22]

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Passengers (2022)
1 Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont São Paulo-Congonhas 2,978,669
2 Porto Alegre São Paulo-Congonhas 1,630,763
3 Brasília São Paulo-Congonhas 1,565,820
4 Recife São Paulo-Guarulhos 1,545,757
5 Porto Alegre São Paulo-Guarulhos 1,524,626
6 Belo Horizonte São Paulo-Congonhas 1,494,260
7 Salvador São Paulo-Congonhas 1,290,367
8 Belo Horizonte São Paulo-Guarulhos 1,234,256
9 Recife São Paulo-Congonhas 1,169,156
10 Brasília Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont 1,142,563

Argentina (2017)

Busiest international flight routes in Argentina:[23]

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Passengers (2017)
1 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco Santiago de Chile 2,027,000
2 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco São Paulo 1,903,000
3 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco Miami 1,001,000
4 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco Rio de Janeiro 938,000
5 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco Lima 896,000
6 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco Madrid 815,000
7 Template:Flagdeco Mendoza Template:Flagdeco Santiago de Chile 425,000
8 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco Bogotá 372,000
9 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco Rome 332,000
10 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco New York 329,000

Busiest domestic flight routes in Argentina:[23]

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Passengers (2017)
1 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires Template:Flagdeco Córdoba 1,368,000
2 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Template:Flagdeco Bariloche 1,005,000
3 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Template:Flagdeco Mendoza 880,000
4 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Template:Flagdeco Iguazú 841,000
5 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Template:Flagdeco Salta 828,000
6 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Template:Flagdeco Neuquén 722,000
7 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Template:Flagdeco Tucumán 501,000
8 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Template:Flagdeco Ushuaia 490,000
9 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Template:Flagdeco Comodoro Rivadavia 462,000
10 Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Template:Flagdeco El Calafate 383,000

Australia (2019)

Busiest domestic flight routes in Australia[24] (all passengers including connecting):

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Passengers (2019)
1 Template:Flagdeco Melbourne Template:Flagdeco Sydney 9,181,932
2 Template:Flagdeco Brisbane Template:Flagdeco Sydney 4,820,704
3 Template:Flagdeco Brisbane Template:Flagdeco Melbourne 3,608,479
4 Template:Flagdeco Gold Coast Template:Flagdeco Sydney 2,733,449
5 Template:Flagdeco Adelaide Template:Flagdeco Melbourne 2,538,061
6 Template:Flagdeco Gold Coast Template:Flagdeco Melbourne 2,122,157
7 Template:Flagdeco Melbourne Template:Flagdeco Perth 2,110,125
8 Template:Flagdeco Adelaide Template:Flagdeco Sydney 1,878,741
9 Template:Flagdeco Perth Template:Flagdeco Sydney 1,692,031
10 Template:Flagdeco Melbourne Template:Flagdeco Hobart 1,670,181

Busiest international flight routes in Australia[25] (all passengers including connecting):

Rank Australian airport Overseas airport Passengers (2019)
1 Template:Flagdeco Melbourne Template:Flagdeco Singapore 1,629,492
2 Template:Flagdeco Sydney Template:Flagdeco Auckland 1,602,232
3 Template:Flagdeco Sydney Template:Flagdeco Singapore 1,537,148
4 Template:Flagdeco Melbourne Template:Flagdeco Auckland 1,251,457
5 Template:Flagdeco Sydney Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong 1,195,224
6 Template:Flagdeco Perth Template:Flagdeco Singapore 1,131,233
7 Template:Flagdeco Brisbane Template:Flagdeco Singapore 964,447
8 Template:Flagdeco Brisbane Template:Flagdeco Auckland 955,385
9 Template:Flagdeco Sydney Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles 908,540
10 Template:Flagdeco Perth Template:Flagdeco Denpasar 893,420

Colombia (2017)

Busiest domestic flight routes in Colombia:[26]

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Passengers (2017)
1
File:Flag of Bogotá.svg
Bogotá
File:Flag of Antioquia Department.svg
Medellín		 3,013,297
2
File:Flag of Bogotá.svg
Bogotá
File:Flag of Bolívar (Colombia).svg
Cartagena		 2,433,483
3
File:Flag of Bogotá.svg
Bogotá
File:Flag of Valle del Cauca.svg
Cali		 2,083,833
4
File:Flag of Bogotá.svg
Bogotá
File:Flag of Atlántico.svg
Barranquilla		 1,435,766
5
File:Flag of Bogotá.svg
Bogotá
File:Flag of Magdalena.svg
Santa Marta		 1,151,101
6
File:Flag of Bogotá.svg
Bogotá
File:Flag of San Andrés y Providencia.svg
Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina		 951,880
7
File:Flag of Bogotá.svg
Bogotá
File:Flag of Santander (Colombia).svg
Bucaramanga		 942,793
8
File:Flag of Bogotá.svg
Bogotá
File:Flag of Risaralda.svg
Pereira		 849,118
9
File:Flag of Bolívar (Colombia).svg
Cartagena
File:Flag of Antioquia Department.svg
Medellín		 738,699
10
File:Flag of Bogotá.svg
Bogotá
File:Flag of Córdoba.svg
Montería		 568,500

Busiest international flight routes in Colombia:[26]

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Passengers (2017)
1 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Panama City 698,916
2 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Mexico City 533,444
3 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Lima 470,514
4 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Miami 469,899
5 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Madrid 447,470
6 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Quito 391,586
7 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Santiago de Chile 366,904
8 Template:Flagdeco Medellín Template:Flagdeco Panama City 366,630
9 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Buenos Aires 333,481
10 Template:Flagdeco Bogotá Template:Flagdeco Cancún 306,905

India (2023–2024)

Busiest domestic flight routes from/to Indian cities:

2023–2024[27]
Rank City pair Passengers
1 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Mumbai 6,466,940
2 Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Delhi 4,779,347
3 Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Mumbai 4,433,746
4 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 2,916,911
5 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Kolkata 2,821,077
6 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Pune 2,805,587
7 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Srinagar 2,625,483
8 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Chennai 2,486,921
9 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Ahmedabad 2,402,170
10 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Chennai 2,317,258
11 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 2,248,905
12 Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 2,140,533
13 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Ahmedabad 2,108,650
14 Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Kolkata 1,957,504
15 Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Pune 1,783,570
2020–2021[28]
Rank City pair Passengers
1 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Mumbai 1,430,543
2 Template:Flagdeco Kolkata Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru 1,262,780
3 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Srinagar 1,261,630
4 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru 1,240,378
5 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Patna 1,072,840
6 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 1,065,132
7 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Kolkata 938,388
8 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Pune 809,773
9 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Goa 765,398
10 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Guwahati 747,471
11 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Chennai 739,220
12 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Goa 730,108
13 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Ahmedabad 711,690
14 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru 691,598
15 Template:Flagdeco Kolkata Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 674,027
2019–2020[29]
Rank City pair Passengers
1 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Mumbai 6,996,834
2 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru 4,351,143
3 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru 3,954,618
4 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Kolkata 3,199,982
5 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 2,936,141
6 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Pune 2,604,253
7 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 2,538,612
8 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Chennai 2,323,511
9 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Goa 2,192,536
10 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Ahmedabad 2,184,190
11 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Chennai 2,142,980
12 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Patna 2,133,939
13 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Kolkata 2,012,039
14 Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad 2,002,020
15 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Goa 1,863,918

Busiest international flight routes from/to Indian cities:

2019[30][31][32][33]
Rank City pair Passengers
1 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Dubai 2,378,916
2 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Dubai 1,966,260
3 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Bangkok 1,093,580
4 Template:Flagdeco Hyderabad Template:Flagdeco Dubai 1,068,343
5 Template:Flagdeco Kochi Template:Flagdeco Dubai 1,037,314
6 Template:Flagdeco Chennai Template:Flagdeco Dubai 1,017,254
7 Template:Flagdeco Chennai Template:Flagdeco Colombo 940,521
8 Template:Flagdeco Bengaluru Template:Flagdeco Dubai 865,088
9 Template:Flagdeco Chennai Template:Flagdeco Singapore 855,420
10 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco London 850,170
11 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Singapore 824,590
12 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Kathmandu 767,262
13 Template:Flagdeco Mumbai Template:Flagdeco Abu Dhabi 751,112
14 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Singapore 750,562
15 Template:Flagdeco Delhi Template:Flagdeco Hong Kong 743,817

Mexico (2018–2023)

Busiest domestic flight routes in Mexico (passengers):[8]

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 % change
1 Template:Flagdeco Mexico City Template:Flagdeco Cancún 4,990,647 5,009,235 2,874,267 4,546,906 4,803,489 4,335,174 Decrease -9.75%
2 Template:Flagdeco Monterrey Template:Flagdeco Mexico City 3,452,421 3,601,937 1,563,243 2,244,156 3,180,969 3,404,529 Increase 7.03%
3 Template:Flagdeco Mexico City Template:Flagdeco Guadalajara 3,167,438 3,386,521 1,536,441 1,940,131 2,916,413 3,012,874 Increase 3.31%
4 Template:Flagdeco Tijuana Template:Flagdeco Mexico City 1,964,460 2,151,343 1,307,478 2,133,168 2,519,260 2,300,547 Decrease -8.68%
5 Template:Flagdeco Tijuana Template:Flagdeco Guadalajara 1,783,149 1,748,213 1,301,775 1,825,055 2,209,718 2,142,087 Decrease -3.06%
6 Template:Flagdeco Mexico City Template:Flagdeco Mérida 1,686,256 1,851,414 909,396 1,416,257 1,943,683 1,896,586 Decrease -2.42%
7 Template:Flagdeco Monterrey Template:Flagdeco Cancún 1,282,777 1,386,056 822,601 1,458,920 1,650,289 1,810,719 Increase 9.72%
8 Template:Flagdeco Puerto Vallarta Template:Flagdeco Mexico City 956,419 1,094,694 575,158 1,008,024 1,333,474 1,140,366 Decrease -14.48%
9 Template:Flagdeco Guadalajara Template:Flagdeco Cancún 947,599 885,881 635,422 1,051,887 1,026,505 1,098,997 Increase 7.06%
10 Template:Flagdeco San José del Cabo Template:Flagdeco Mexico City 844,785 971,016 594,263 994,510 1,215,421 1,071,051 Decrease -11.88%

Busiest international flight routes from/to Mexico (passengers):

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 % change
1 Template:Flagdeco Cancún Template:Flagdeco Dallas/Fort Worth 779,235 840,800 507,946 1,026,047 1,215,860 1,160,043 Decrease -4.59%
2 Template:Flagdeco Cancún Template:Flagdeco Houston/Intercontinental 868,115 856,952 504,622 930,801 1,112,498 1,137,242 Increase 2.22%
3 Template:Flagdeco Guadalajara Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles 993,213 994,822 530,232 787,850 903,149 1,079,804 Increase 19.56%
4 Template:Flagdeco Mexico City Template:Flagdeco Madrid 779,777 880,988 265,919 504,962 900,028 1,030,882 Increase 14.54%
5 Template:Flagdeco Cancún Template:Flagdeco Chicago/O'Hare 809,898 763,830 409,671 806,188 992,998 1,011,503 Increase 1.86%
6 Template:Flagdeco Mexico City Template:Flagdeco Bogotá 849,590 866,896 233,726 432,080 912,549 925,729 Increase 1.44%
7 Template:Flagdeco Mexico City Template:Flagdeco Los Angeles 1,236,168 1,044,786 379,603 771,673 846,757 891,713 Increase 5.31%
8 Template:Flagdeco Mexico City Template:Flagdeco Houston/Intercontinental 1,049,838 831,729 332,243 961,069 879,133 889,431 Increase 1.17%
9 Template:Flagdeco Cancún Template:Flagdeco Atlanta 721,936 706,409 303,913 586,573 759,622 884,252 Increase 16.41%
10 Template:Flagdeco Cancún Template:Flagdeco Toronto-Pearson 801,544 822,744 298,135 119,334 546,583 772,937 Increase 41.41%

Turkey (2019)

Busiest domestic and international flight routes:[9]

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Passengers (2019)
1 Template:Flagdeco Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Template:Flagdeco Izmir 2,751,298
2 Template:Flagdeco Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Template:Flagdeco Antalya 2,616,991
3 Template:Flagdeco Antalya Template:Flagdeco Moscow/Vnukovo 2,329,578
4 Template:Flagdeco Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Template:Flagdeco Ankara 2,184,197
5 Template:Flagdeco Istanbul/Havalimani Template:Flagdeco Izmir 1,849,317
6 Template:Flagdeco Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Template:Flagdeco Trabzon 1,579,391
7 Template:Flagdeco Istanbul/Havalimani Template:Flagdeco Antalya 1,524,256
8 Template:Flagdeco Istanbul/Havalimani Template:Flagdeco Tehran 1,460,900
9 Template:Flagdeco Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Template:Flagdeco Adana 1,448,183
10 Template:Flagdeco Istanbul/Havalimani Template:Flagdeco Ankara 1,411,924

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 (September 2014Template:SndAugust 2015)

Busiest flight routes by city pairs within the United States:[34]

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

Rank City 1 City 2 Passengers
(Sep 2014Template:SndAug 2015)
1 Template:Flagicon Chicago, IL Template:Flagicon New York, NY 4,020,000
2 Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, CA Template:Flagicon San Francisco, CA 3,660,000
3 Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, CA Template:Flagicon New York, NY 3,420,000
4 Template:Flagicon Chicago, IL Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, CA 3,010,000
5 Template:Flagicon Miami, FL Template:Flagicon New York, NY 2,750,000
6 Template:Flagicon Atlanta, GA Template:Flagicon Chicago, IL 2,720,000
7 Template:Flagicon Chicago, IL Template:Flagicon Minneapolis, MN 2,720,000
8 Template:Flagicon Atlanta, GA Template:Flagicon New York, NY 2,600,000
9 Template:Flagicon Atlanta, GA Template:Flagicon Orlando, FL 2,620,000
10 Template:Flagicon Chicago, IL Template:Flagicon Washington, DC 2,620,000

See also

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Notes

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