These are lists of the busiest flight routes by the number of passengers flown, by seat capacity and by aircraft movements.
Rank | Departing | Arriving | Distance (km) | 2023[1] | 2022[2] | 2021[3] | 2019[4] | 2018[5] | 2017[6] | Type | |
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1 | Seoul–Gimpo | 449 | 13,728,786 | 16,068,983 | 17,082,700 | 17,426,873 | 14,107,414 | 13,460,306 | Domestic | ||
2 | Tokyo–Haneda | 835 | 11,936,302 | 10,216,765 | 8,171,324 | 12,498,468 | 9,698,639 | 8,726,502 | Domestic | ||
3 | Tokyo–Haneda | 889 | 11,264,229 | 9,894,296 | 7,562,387 | 11,400,018 | 8,762,547 | 7,864,000 | Domestic | ||
4 | Hanoi | Ho Chi Minh City | 1171 | 10,883,555 | 8,562,009 | 6,806,131 | 10,253,530 | 6,867,114 | 6,769,823 | Domestic | |
5 | Sydney | Melbourne | 705 | 9,342,312 | 6,996,156 | 2,119,779[7] | 9,958,500 | 9,245,392 | 9,090,941 | Domestic | |
6 | Beijing–Capital | Shanghai–Hongqiao | 1081 | 8,355,225 | 6,321,194 | 7,910,793 | 8,117,461 | 6,518,997 | 6,833,684 | Domestic | |
7 | Tokyo–Haneda | Naha | 1573 | 7,982,218 | 6,910,809 | 5,602,408 | 7,704,098 | 5,829,712 | 5,269,481 | Domestic | |
8 | Jeddah | Riyadh | 857 | 7,902,142 | 7,371,119 | 6,677,097 | 8,018,205 | 5,526,110 | 5,091,629 | Domestic | |
9 | Mumbai | Delhi | 1150 | 7,276,430 | 6,941,947 | 4,891,881 | 8,230,822 | 7,392,155 | 7,129,943 | Domestic | |
10 | Jakarta | Denpasar | 991 | 7,190,961 | 6,741,923 | 3,939,509 | 5,535,108 | 4,952,852 | Domestic | ||
Below this line are the former Top 11–50 flight routes. Data for popular 2019–2022 international routes might be provided, but a placement cannot be established. | |||||||||||
Shanghai–Hongqiao | Shenzhen | 1217 | 6,555,365 | 4,679,294 | 4,445,654 | Domestic | |||||
Guangzhou | Shanghai–Hongqiao | 1176 | 6,350,115 | 4,724,514 | 4,469,990 | Domestic | |||||
Seoul–Gimpo | Busan | 328 | 6,297,916 | Domestic | |||||||
Cancún | Mexico City | 1294 | 5,604,043 | 4,885,602 | 4,656,308 | Domestic | |||||
Jakarta | Makassar | 1439 | 4,895,779 | 4,530,428 | 4,559,737 | Domestic | |||||
Beijing–Capital | 1559 | 4,734,834 | 5,092,442 | 4,951,620 | Domestic | ||||||
Tokyo–Haneda | Osaka–Itami | 407 | 4,728,321 | 7,248,300 | 5,131,757 | 5,106,584 | Domestic | ||||
Jeju | Busan | 293 | 4,176,876 | 3,106,224 | 2,793,383 | Domestic | |||||
Jakarta | Medan | 1401 | 4,060,426 | 4,512,830 | 3,886,963 | Domestic | |||||
Cape Town | Johannesburg | 1292 | 4,001,680 | 4,508,214 | 4,698,849 | Domestic | |||||
Beijing–Capital | Shenzhen | 1979 | 3,978,144 | 4,853,038 | 4,496,351 | Domestic | |||||
Taipei–Taoyuan | 802 | 3,489,592 | 1,296,969 | 7,965,538 | 6,476,268 | 6,719,030 | International | ||||
Jakarta | Surabaya | 700 | 5,649,046 | 5,271,304 | Domestic | ||||||
Beijing–Capital | 1898 | 5,076,229 | 4,864,177 | Domestic | |||||||
Brisbane | Sydney | 756 | 3,594,184 | 1,093,231 | 4,815,609 | 4,742,771 | Domestic | ||||
Jakarta | Singapore | 896 | 5,480,000 | 4,812,342 | 4,810,602 | International | |||||
Bangalore | Delhi | 1717 | 4,542,638 | 4,183,799 | Domestic | ||||||
Singapore | 296 | 2,443,176 | 5,560,894 | 4,490,463 | 4,108,824 | International | |||||
Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont | 378 | 4,234,631 | 4,096,193 | Domestic | |||||||
Hong Kong | Shanghai–Pudong | 1247 | 4,463,658 | 4,053,909 | 4,162,347 | International | |||||
Los Angeles | San Francisco | 541 | 3,971,922 | 3,507,702 | Domestic | ||||||
Bogotá | Medellín-Rionegro | 239 | 3,930,332 | 3,323,127 | Domestic | ||||||
Bangalore | Mumbai | 834 | 3,814,494 | 3,445,315 | Domestic | ||||||
New York–JFK | Los Angeles | 3982 | 3,635,655 | 3,531,613 | Domestic | ||||||
Bangkok–Don Mueang | Phuket | 698 | 3,612,373 | 3,325,261 | Domestic | ||||||
Brisbane | Melbourne | 1379 | 2,806,475 | 787,439 | 3,565,266 | 3,545,156 | Domestic | ||||
Cebu | Manila | 570 | 3,519,525 | 3,233,871 | Domestic | ||||||
Hong Kong | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi | 1694 | 4,826,872 | 3,490,988 | 3,438,628 | International | |||||
Mexico City | Monterrey | 729 | 3,474,971 | 3,202,091 | Domestic | ||||||
Kolkata | Delhi | 1333 | 3,431,999 | 3,153,548 | Domestic | ||||||
Ho Chi Minh City | 617 | 3,256,718 | 3,210,368 | Domestic | |||||||
Chiang Mai | Bangkok–Don Mueang | 569 | 3,212,124 | 3,155,528 | Domestic | ||||||
Seoul–Incheon | Osaka–Kansai | 872 | 3,210,813 | 2,907,199 | International | ||||||
Cusco | Lima | 583 | 3,201,414 | 3,000,513 | Domestic | ||||||
New York–LaGuardia | Chicago–O'Hare | 1177 | 3,198,700 | 3,118,651 | Domestic | ||||||
Jakarta | Kuala Lumpur | 1142 | 816,810 | 3,798,559 | 3,170,193 | 2,812,479 | International | ||||
Mexico City | Guadalajara | 466 | 3,170,177 | 2,996,806 | Domestic | ||||||
İzmir | Istanbul–Atatürk | 348 | 3,084,250 | 3,496,438 | Domestic | ||||||
Hong Kong | Seoul–Incheon | 2080 | 3,942,875 | 3,081,942 | 3,198,132 | International | |||||
Guangzhou | Chengdu | 1232 | 3,044,038 | 2,944,642 | Domestic | ||||||
Hong Kong | Manila | 1145 | 3,852,991 | 3,008,842 | 2,907,228 | International | |||||
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi | Phuket | 685 | 3,396,189 | Domestic | |||||||
Dubai | London–Heathrow | 5529 | 2,697,593 | 1,298,756 | 2,665,441 | 3,210,121 | International | ||||
Hong Kong | Singapore | 2587 | 2,923,578 | 3,147,384 | International | ||||||
New York–JFK | London–Heathrow | 5562 | 2,848,044 | 1,364,286 | 3,833,701 | 2,846,321 | 2,972,817 | International | |||
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51 | Vancouver | Toronto–Pearson | 3358 | 2,950,823 | 2,912,026 | Domestic | |||||
53 | Los Angeles | Chicago–O'Hare | 2811 | 2,927,492 | Domestic | ||||||
56 | Hangzhou | Beijing–Capital | 1157 | 2,883,519 | Domestic | ||||||
57 | Durban | Johannesburg | 498 | 2,847,156 | 2,953,851 | Domestic | |||||
58 | Atlanta | Orlando | 645 | 2,836,474 | 2,918,980 | Domestic | |||||
59 | Las Vegas | Los Angeles | 388 | 2,823,411 | 2,961,553 | Domestic | |||||
62 | Seattle–Tacoma | 1540 | 2,768,035 | Domestic | |||||||
63 | Sydney | 682 | 2,739,057 | Domestic | |||||||
64 | Cali | 287 | 2,726,627 | Domestic | |||||||
65 | Hangzhou | 1037 | 2,653,701 | 2,856,019 | Domestic | ||||||
66 | Toronto–Pearson | 503 | 2,640,849 | Domestic | |||||||
67 | Kunming–Changshui | 417 | 2,627,969 | Domestic | |||||||
68 | Wellington | 483 | 2,617,041 | Domestic | |||||||
69 | Kuala Lumpur | 1622 | 2,609,151 | Domestic | |||||||
70 | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen | 364 | 2,608,469 | Domestic | |||||||
71 | Manila | 975 | 2,606,945 | Domestic | |||||||
72 | Pune | 1158 | 2,601,764 | Domestic | |||||||
73 | Singapore | 3,832,494 <<2019>> | 1431 | 2,596,349 | International | ||||||
74 | Taipei–Taoyuan | 2193 | 2,592,049 | 2,848,925 | International | ||||||
75 | Hyderabad | 1273 | 2,577,743 | 2,980,730 | Domestic | ||||||
76 | Cartagena | 673 | 2,573,763 | Domestic | |||||||
77 | Kagoshima | 948 | 2,553,366 | Domestic | |||||||
78 | Xi'an | 951 | 2,540,100 | Domestic | |||||||
79 | Goa | 423 | 2,537,413 | Domestic | |||||||
80 | Christchurch | 751 | 2,535,669 | Domestic | |||||||
81 | Hanoi | 626 | 2,534,425 | Domestic | |||||||
82 | Taipei–Taoyuan | 1714 | 2,530,208 | International | |||||||
83 | Los Angeles | 1392 | 2,519,541 | Domestic | |||||||
84 | Hat Yai | 794 | 2,518,553 | Domestic | |||||||
85 | Shenzhen | 1327 | 2,509,192 | 2,873,291 | Domestic | ||||||
86 | Beijing–Capital | 1483 | 2,485,613 | Domestic | |||||||
87 | Chongqing | 975 | 2,468,368 | Domestic | |||||||
88 | Chennai | 1774 | 2,456,556 | Domestic | |||||||
89 | Melbourne | 646 | 2,454,637 | Domestic | |||||||
90 | Makassar | 794 | 2,434,487 | Domestic | |||||||
91 | Chiang Mai | 597 | 2,395,389 | Domestic | |||||||
92 | Kuwait City | 857 | 2,394,192 | International | |||||||
93 | New York–LaGuardia | 1238 | 2,387,693 | Domestic | |||||||
Dubai | 1925 | 1,977,537 | 2,383,145 | International | |||||||
95 | Penang | 324 | 2,379,127 | Domestic | |||||||
96 | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen | 322 | 2,378,692 | Domestic | |||||||
97 | Chennai | 1045 | 2,377,806 | Domestic | |||||||
98 | Fort Lauderdale | 943 | 2,360,786 | Domestic | |||||||
99 | Padang | 914 | 2,350,206 | Domestic | |||||||
100 | Kuala Lumpur | 971 | 2,341,291 | Domestic --> |
Rank | Departing | Arriving | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017[8] [9] | 2015 (in millions)[10] | |
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1 | Kuala Lumpur | Singapore | 4,891,952 | 2,443,176 | 5,560,894 | 4,490,463 | 4,108,824 | 2.7 | |
2 | Cairo | Jeddah | 4,795,712 | 3,234,683 | |||||
3 | Taipei-Taoyuan | 4,568,280 | 7,965,538 (#9) | 6,476,268 (#8) | 6,719,030 (#8) | ||||
4 | Seoul-Incheon | Osaka-Kansai | 4,218,484 | 3,210,813 | 2,907,199 | ||||
5 | Seoul-Incheon | Tokyo-Narita | 4,155,418 | ||||||
6 | Dubai | Riyadh | 3,990,076 | 3,191,090 | |||||
7 | Jakarta | Singapore | 3,910,502 | 5,480,000 | 4,812,342 | 4,810,602 | 3.4 | ||
8 | London–Heathrow | New York–JFK | 3,878,590 | 2,848,044 | 3,833,701 | 2,972,817 | |||
9 | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi | Singapore | 3,478,474 | 3,832,494 | |||||
10 | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi | Seoul-Incheon | 3,362,968 | ||||||
Dubai | London–Heathrow | 2,697,593(prev 4th) | |||||||
Dubai | Jeddah | 2,425,930(prev 6th) | |||||||
Orlando | San Juan | 2,099,234(prev 7th) | |||||||
Mumbai | Dubai | 1,977,537(prev 8th) | |||||||
Cairo | Riyadh | 1,913,991(prev 9th) | |||||||
Delhi | Dubai | 1,898,749(prev 10th) | |||||||
Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi | Hong Kong | 4,826,872 | 3,490,988 | 3,438,628 | 3 | ||||
Hong Kong | Shanghai–Pudong | 4,463,658 | |||||||
Hong Kong | Seoul-Incheon | 3,942,875 | 3,081,942 | 3,198,132 | |||||
Hong Kong | Manila | 3,852,991 | 3,008,842 | 2,907,228 | |||||
Jakarta | Kuala Lumpur | 3,798,559 | 3,170,193 | 2,812,479 | |||||
Singapore | 2,923,578 | 3,147,384 | 2.7 | ||||||
Taipei-Taoyuan | 2,848,925 |
Departing | Arriving | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
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Asia | ||||||||
Jeju | 13,728,786 | 16,068,983 | 17,426,873 | 14,107,414 | 13,460,306 | |||
Oceania | ||||||||
Sydney | 9,342,312 | 6,989,569 | 9,958,500 | 9,245,392 | 9,090,941 | |||
Middle East | ||||||||
7,902,142 | 7,371,119 | 8,018,205 | 5,526,110 | 5,091,629 | ||||
South America | ||||||||
Bogotá | Medellín-Rionegro | 5,706,480 | ||||||
Africa | ||||||||
Cape Town | Johannesburg-ORT | 6,072,196 | 4,508,214 | 4,698,849 | ||||
Cancun | Mexico City | 4,803,489 | 2,874,267 | 5,009,235 | 4,885,602 | 4,656,308 | ||
3,928,203[11] | 4,658,377 | |||||||
3,971,922 | 3,531,613 | |||||||
Europe | ||||||||
Barcelona | Palma de Mallorca | 2,033,205 | 820,742 | 2,173,939 | 2,035,723 | 1,944,728 |
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.
The only international route to make the Top 50 busiest routes in 2021 was between Saint Barthélemy (SBH) and Sint Maarten (SXM).[13]
Rank | Airport Pair |
| Airlines | ||
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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 | |
3 | Jakarta (CGK) | Singapore (SIN) | 27,046 | Singapore Airlines, Garuda, 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 Airline, Juneyao Airlines | |
5 | Jakarta (CGK) | Kuala Lumpur (KUL) | 19,741 | Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Lion Air, Indonesia AirAsia, Malindo Airways, Garuda Indonesia, KLM | |
6 | Osaka (KIX) | Seoul (ICN) | 19,711 | Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jin Air, Jeju Airlines, Peach Aviation, Easter Jet, T'way Air | |
7 | Toronto (YYZ) | New York (LGA) | 17,038 | Air Canada, Westjet, American Airlines | |
8 | Hong Kong (HKG) | Seoul (ICN) | 15,770 | Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, HK Express, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Airlines, Easter Jet, T'way Air, Jin Air, Jeju Airlines | |
9 | Bangkok (BKK) | Singapore (SIN) | 14,698 | Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Scoot, Jetstar Asia | |
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 | |
12 | Hong Kong (HKG) | Beijing (PEK) | 14,537 | Air China, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines | |
13 | London (LHR) | New York (JFK) | 14,195 | British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways | |
14 | Tokyo (NRT) | Taipei (TPE) | 13,902 | China Airlines, EVA Air, Peach Aviation, Japan Airlines, ANA, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Japan | |
15 | London (LHR) | Dublin (DUB) | 13,855 | Aer Lingus, British Airways | |
16 | Osaka (KIX) | Shanghai (PVG) | 13,708 | China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Juneyao Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Spring Airlines | |
17 | Hong Kong (HKG) | Singapore (SIN) | 13,654 | Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Jetstar Asia | |
18 | Toronto (YYZ) | Chicago (ORD) | 13,503 | Air Canada, United Airlines, American Airlines | |
19 | Tokyo (NRT) | Seoul (ICN) | 13,420 | Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jin Air, T'way Air, Japan Airlines | |
20 | Osaka (KIX) | Taipei (TPE) | 13,325 | All Nippon Airways, China Airlines, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, Starlux Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan |
Busiest flight routes inside the EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway*
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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1 | 820,742 | 1,220,540 | 2,033,205 | |||
2 | 793,794 | 1,140,759 | 1,877,938 | |||
3 | 918,615 | 1,005,775 | 1,839,520 | |||
4 | 869,489 | 991,026 | 1,737,598 | |||
5 | 754,090 | 1,013,754 | 1,715,592 | |||
6 | 648,964 | 1,060,641 | 1,541,879 | |||
7 | 415,465 | 573,206 | 1,538,344 | |||
8 | 638,092 | 937,084 | 1,430,978 | |||
9 | 720,102 | 785,512 | 1,392,824 | |||
10 | 617,739 | 875,428 | 1,291,140 | |||
11 | 551,914 | 826,643 | 1.204,852 | |||
549,692 | 741,588 | 1,176,181 | ||||
606,927 | 722,576 | |||||
460,765 | 707,707 | 1,371,546 | ||||
744,588 | 699,762 | |||||
504,120 | 650,400 | |||||
427,252 | 622,148 | |||||
368,182 | 610,232 | |||||
377,835 | 608,458 | |||||
382,232 | 574,588 | |||||
495,151 | 574,320 | |||||
492,723 | 570,825 | |||||
294,903 | 569,193 | |||||
353,196 | 557,869 | |||||
728,801 | 508,428 | |||||
521,138 | 497,045 | |||||
392,679 | 485,950 | |||||
398,431 | 480,661 | |||||
402,949 | 467,608 | |||||
359,582 | 458,560 | 1,207,458 | ||||
363,665 | 457,430 | |||||
291,571 | 457,135 | |||||
288,463 | 457,111 | 1,291,186 | ||||
332,296 | 442,593 | |||||
297,056 | 435,115 | |||||
229,366 | 430,838 | |||||
294,090 | 428,845 | |||||
274,263 | 427,966 | |||||
454,469 | 425,692 | |||||
348,322 | 420,862 | |||||
295,201 | 413,802 | |||||
304,230 | 413,715 | |||||
413,728 | 412,499 | |||||
279,122 | 410,557 | |||||
278,738 | 410,359 | |||||
344,462 | 406,047 | |||||
405,748 | 405,422 | |||||
445,413 | 404,011 | |||||
319,663 | 403,916 | |||||
343,027 | 402,923 |
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||||
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1 | Madrid/Barajas | Barcelona/El Prat ** | 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 | Frankfurt | 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 | Toulouse/Blagnac | 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 | Barcelona/El Prat | 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 | 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 | Nice | 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 | Oslo/Gardermoen | 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 | Madrid/Barajas | 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 | Berlin/Tegel | 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 | London/Heathrow | 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 | Catania/Fontanarossa | 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 [16] | 1,824,428 | ||||||||
12 | Amsterdam/Schiphol | 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 | Munich | 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 | Oslo/Gardermoen | 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 | Madrid/Barajas | 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 | London/Gatwick | 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 | Rome/Fiumicino | 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 | 1,579,946 | ||||||||
18 | Madrid/Barajas | 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 | London/Heathrow | 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 | Palma de Mallorca | 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 | Madrid/Barajas | 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 | Munich | 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 | Copenhagen | 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 | London/Heathrow | 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 | Frankfurt | 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 | Barcelona/El Prat | Rome/Fiumicino | 1,184,506 | 1,315,868 | 1,225,834 | 1,332,401 | 1,402,757 | ||||||||||||
27 | Stockholm/Arlanda | 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 | Barcelona/El Prat | 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 | Stockholm/Arlanda | 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 | Barcelona/El Prat | Paris/CDG | 1,279,331 | 1,373,128 | -Orly - Madrid 1,326,509 (2018)CDG - El prat 1,279,331 (2018)Oslo - tromso 1,254,585 (2018) | ||||||||||||||
1,277,330 | 1,204,533 | 1,209,900 | 1,247,831 | 1,252,777 | 1,209,158(2016) | 1,210,552 | 1,245,706 Mun - Heat 1,237,039 (2018)CDG - AMS 1,235,896 (2018)Madrid - roma 1,218,971 (2018)CDG - Rome fium 1,203,819 (2018)Bonn - Berlin 1,175,410 (2018) | 30 | 1,026,900 | 1,088,700 | 1,288,200 | 1,321,336 | 1,259,124 | 1,270,452(2016) | |||||
1,524,433 | 1,378,800 | 1,416,100 | 1,453,610 | 1,366,450 | 1,189,090(2016) | ||||||||||||||
952,400 | 1,182,200 | 1,307,900 | 1,346,948 | 1,178,987 | 1,163,471(2016) | 1,181,318 | 1,182,288 | ||||||||||||
1,244,400 | 1,254,800 | 1,355,700 | 1,472,648 | 1,383,915 | 1,055,519(2016) | 1,196,921 | |||||||||||||
19 | Athens/El. Venizelos | Thessaloniki/Macedonia | 970,462 | 970,797 | 997,200 | 1,543,993 | 1,633,045 | 1,803,733(2016) | 1,598,499 | 1,543,931 | 1,354,892 | ||||||||
30 | London/Gatwick | Dublin | 923,130 | 937,378 | 978,522 | 993,768 | 1,086,701 | 1,309,524(2016) | 1,367,231 | 1,347,303 | 1,347,219 | ||||||||
The UK has not reported for 2021 and parts of 2020, due to Brexit, but data is available from EU/Eurostat countries for flights to/from the UK, but not for UK domestic or UK intercontinental flights. The multiple airports of London lower the airport-to-airport figures; the busiest UK domestic route was in 2019 Heathrow – Edinburgh with 1,196,921.
Among other European (non-EU, not Switzerland, Iceland and Norway) countries, based on airport statistics, no other country than Russia, Ukraine and Turkey has domestic routes with more than 1 million passengers.
The St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport – Moscow (three airports) route was used by 2,965,331 passengers in 2013.[17]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | London/Heathrow | 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 | London/Heathrow | 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 | 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 | London/Heathrow | 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 | London/Heathrow | 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 | London/Heathrow | 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 | Paris/Orly | 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 | London/Heathrow | Doha/Hamad | N/A | N/A | 653,724 | 1,040,315 | 1,184,994 | 1,287,225 | 1,181,345 | 1,264,687 | |
9 | London/Heathrow | 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 | Paris/CDG | 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 | -Heathrow - Mumbai 1,121,800(2018) 724,449(2019) |
Paris/CDG | Dubai/Intl | 716,865 | 843,205 | 1,063,559 | 1,076,875 | 1,101,546 | 1,148,820 | 1,167,935 | 1,185,537 | ||
10 | London/Heathrow | New York/Newark Liberty | 1,091,804 | 1,167,828 | 1,168,357 | 1,000,189 | 952,310(2016) | 1,042,868 | 1,103,984 --> |
Busiest flight routes in or from Europe by city pairs
Rank | City 1 | City 2 | Passengers (2016) | Passengers (2019) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4,771,614 | 5,106,040 | |||
2 | 3,836,588 | 5,051,518[19] | |||
3 | London | 4,344,935 | 4,920,551 | ||
4 | London | 4,243,687 | 4,869,777 | ||
5 | London | 3,960,389 | 3,630,407 | ||
6 | London | 3,125,080 | 3,490,189 | ||
7 | London | 3,393,013 | 3,373,092 | ||
8 | 3,260,074 | 3,218,040 | |||
9 | Paris | 2,975,405 | 3,184,661 | ||
10 | London | 3,142,916 |
Busiest domestic flight routes in Brazil:[20]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2022) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,978,669 | |||
2 | 1,630,763 | |||
3 | 1,565,820 | |||
4 | 1,545,757 | |||
5 | 1,524,626 | |||
6 | 1,494,260 | |||
7 | 1,290,367 | |||
8 | 1,234,256 | |||
9 | 1,169,156 | |||
10 | 1,142,563 |
Busiest international flight routes in Argentina:[21]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2017) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,027,000 | |||
2 | 1,903,000 | |||
3 | 1,001,000 | |||
4 | 938,000 | |||
5 | 896,000 | |||
6 | 815,000 | |||
7 | 425,000 | |||
8 | 372,000 | |||
9 | 332,000 | |||
10 | 329,000 |
Busiest domestic flight routes in Argentina:
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2017) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,368,000 | |||
2 | 1,005,000 | |||
3 | 880,000 | |||
4 | 841,000 | |||
5 | 828,000 | |||
6 | 722,000 | |||
7 | 501,000 | |||
8 | 490,000 | |||
9 | 462,000 | |||
10 | 383,000 |
Busiest domestic flight routes in Australia[22] (all passengers including connecting):
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (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[23] (all passengers including connecting):
Rank | Australian airport | Overseas airport | Passengers (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 |
Busiest domestic flight routes in Colombia:
Busiest international flight routes in Colombia:[24]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2017) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 698,916 | |||
2 | 533,444 | |||
3 | 470,514 | |||
4 | 469,899 | |||
5 | 447,470 | |||
6 | 391,586 | |||
7 | 366,904 | |||
8 | 366,630 | |||
9 | 333,481 | |||
10 | 306,905 |
Busiest domestic flight routes from/to Indian cities:
Rank | City Pair | Passengers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Delhi | Mumbai | 1,430,543 | |
2 | Kolkata | Bangalore | 1,262,780 | |
3 | Delhi | Srinagar | 1,261,630 | |
4 | Delhi | Bangalore | 1,240,378 | |
5 | Delhi | Patna | 1,072,840 | |
6 | Delhi | Hyderabad | 1,065,132 | |
7 | Delhi | Kolkata | 938,388 | |
8 | Delhi | Pune | 809,773 | |
9 | Delhi | Goa | 765,398 | |
10 | Delhi | Guwahati | 747,471 | |
11 | Delhi | Chennai | 739,220 | |
12 | Mumbai | Goa | 730,108 | |
13 | Delhi | Ahmedabad | 711,690 | |
14 | Mumbai | Bangalore | 691,598 | |
15 | Kolkata | Hyderabad | 674,027 |
1 | Delhi | Mumbai | 6,996,834 | |
2 | Delhi | Bangalore | 4,351,143 | |
3 | Mumbai | Bangalore | 3,954,618 | |
4 | Delhi | Kolkata | 3,199,982 | |
5 | Delhi | Hyderabad | 2,936,141 | |
6 | Delhi | Pune | 2,604,253 | |
7 | Mumbai | Hyderabad | 2,538,612 | |
8 | Delhi | Chennai | 2,323,511 | |
9 | Mumbai | Goa | 2,192,536 | |
10 | Delhi | Ahmedabad | 2,184,190 | |
11 | Mumbai | Chennai | 2,142,980 | |
12 | Delhi | Patna | 2,133,939 | |
13 | Mumbai | Kolkata | 2,012,039 | |
14 | Bangalore | Hyderabad | 2,002,020 | |
15 | Delhi | Goa | 1,863,918 |
Busiest international flight routes from/to Indian cities:
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 | Bangalore | 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 |
Busiest domestic flight routes in Mexico (passengers):[26]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | % change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4,990,647 | 5,009,235 | 2,874,267 | 4,546,906 | 4,803,489 | 4,335,174 | -9.75% | ||
2 | Mexico City | 3,452,421 | 3,601,937 | 1,563,243 | 2,244,156 | 3,180,969 | 3,404,529 | 7.03% | |
3 | Mexico City | 3,167,438 | 3,386,521 | 1,536,441 | 1,940,131 | 2,916,413 | 3,012,874 | 3.31% | |
4 | Mexico City | 1,964,460 | 2,151,343 | 1,307,478 | 2,133,168 | 2,519,260 | 2,300,547 | -8.68% | |
5 | Tijuana | Guadalajara | 1,783,149 | 1,748,213 | 1,301,775 | 1,825,055 | 2,209,718 | 2,142,087 | -3.06% |
6 | Mexico City | 1,686,256 | 1,851,414 | 909,396 | 1,416,257 | 1,943,683 | 1,896,586 | -2.42% | |
7 | Monterrey | Cancún | 1,282,777 | 1,386,056 | 822,601 | 1,458,920 | 1,650,289 | 1,810,719 | 9.72% |
8 | Mexico City | 956,419 | 1,094,694 | 575,158 | 1,008,024 | 1,333,474 | 1,140,366 | -14.48% | |
9 | Guadalajara | Cancún | 947,599 | 885,881 | 635,422 | 1,051,887 | 1,026,505 | 1,098,997 | 7.06% |
10 | Mexico City | 844,785 | 971,016 | 594,263 | 994,510 | 1,215,421 | 1,071,051 | -11.88% | |
— | Mexico City | 931,000 | 981,008 | 5.37% | 449,484 | -54.2%--> |
Busiest international flight routes from/to Mexico (passengers):
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | % change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dallas/Fort Worth | 779,235 | 840,800 | 507,946 | 1,026,047 | 1,215,860 | 1,160,043 | -4.59% | ||
2 | Cancun | 868,115 | 856,952 | 504,622 | 930,801 | 1,112,498 | 1,137,242 | 2.22% | ||
3 | Los Angeles | 993,213 | 994,822 | 530,232 | 787,850 | 903,149 | 1,079,804 | 19.56% | ||
4 | 779,777 | 880,988 | 265,919 | 504,962 | 900,028 | 1,030,882 | 14.54% | |||
5 | Cancun | 809,898 | 763,830 | 409,671 | 806,188 | 992,998 | 1,011,503 | 1.86% | ||
6 | 849,590 | 866,896 | 233,726 | 432,080 | 912,549 | 925,729 | 1.44% | |||
7 | Mexico City | 1,236,168 | 1,044,786 | 379,603 | 771,673 | 846,757 | 891,713 | 5.31% | ||
8 | Houston/Intercontinental | 1,049,838 | 831,729 | 332,243 | 961,069 | 879,133 | 889,431 | 1.17% | ||
9 | 721,936 | 706,409 | 303,913 | 586,573 | 759,622 | 884,252 | 16.41% | |||
10 | Cancun | 801,544 | 822,744 | 298,135 | 119,334 | 546,583 | 772,937 | 41.41% | ||
— | Mexico City | 1,009,024 | 1,037,259 | 2.80% | 289,245 | -72.1% | ||||
— | Mexico City | 663,277 | 770,177 | 336,869 | 723,213 | 825,527 | 41.41% | |||
8 | Los Angeles | 659,810 | 623,855 | -5.45% | 308,366 | -50.6% | 680,253 | 120.60% | ||
9 | Cancun | 637,467 | 657,623 | 3.16% | 197,399 | -69.98% | 661,150 | 234.93% | ||
10 | Mexico City | Dallas/Fort Worth | 658,552 | 703,307 | 6.80% | 285,632 | -59.39% | 640,463 | 124.23%--> |
Busiest domestic and international flight routes:
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2019) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,751,298 | |||
2 | 2,616,991 | |||
3 | 2,329,578 | |||
4 | 2,184,197 | |||
5 | 1,849,317 | |||
6 | 1,579,391 | |||
7 | 1,524,256 | |||
8 | 1,460,900 | |||
9 | 1,448,183 | |||
10 | 1,411,924 |
Busiest flight routes by city pairs within the United States:[27]
The statistics below are based on metro areas, not individual airports.
Rank | City 1 | City 2 | Passengers (Sep 2014Aug 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 |
1 Includes very detailed statistics regarding busiest passenger flight routes to/from and within this region