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List of busiest passenger flight routes

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

Global statistics edit

By number of passengers edit

Top 10 busiest flight routes edit

RankDepartingArrivingDistance (km)2023[1]2022[2]2021[3]2019[4]2018[5]2017[6]Type
1 Jeju Seoul–Gimpo44913,728,78616,068,98317,082,70017,426,87314,107,41413,460,306Domestic
2 Sapporo Tokyo–Haneda83511,936,30210,216,7658,171,32412,498,4689,698,6398,726,502Domestic
3 Fukuoka Tokyo–Haneda88911,264,2299,894,2967,562,38711,400,0188,762,5477,864,000Domestic
4 Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City117110,883,5558,562,0096,806,13110,253,5306,867,1146,769,823Domestic
5 Sydney Melbourne7059,342,3126,996,1562,119,779[7]9,958,5009,245,3929,090,941Domestic
6 Beijing–Capital Shanghai–Hongqiao10818,355,2256,321,1947,910,7938,117,4616,518,9976,833,684Domestic
7 Tokyo–Haneda Naha15737,982,2186,910,8095,602,4087,704,0985,829,7125,269,481Domestic
8 Jeddah Riyadh8577,902,1427,371,1196,677,0978,018,2055,526,1105,091,629Domestic
9 Mumbai Delhi11507,276,4306,941,9474,891,8818,230,8227,392,1557,129,943Domestic
10 Jakarta Denpasar9917,190,9616,741,9233,939,5095,535,1084,952,852Domestic
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 Shenzhen12176,555,3654,679,2944,445,654Domestic
Guangzhou Shanghai–Hongqiao11766,350,1154,724,5144,469,990Domestic
Seoul–Gimpo Busan3286,297,916Domestic
Cancún Mexico City12945,604,0434,885,6024,656,308Domestic
Jakarta Makassar14394,895,7794,530,4284,559,737Domestic
Chengdu Beijing–Capital15594,734,8345,092,4424,951,620Domestic
Tokyo–Haneda Osaka–Itami4074,728,3217,248,3005,131,7575,106,584Domestic
Jeju Busan2934,176,8763,106,2242,793,383 #61Domestic
Jakarta Medan14014,060,4264,512,8303,886,963Domestic
Cape Town Johannesburg12924,001,6804,508,2144,698,849Domestic
Beijing–Capital Shenzhen19793,978,1444,853,0384,496,351Domestic
Hong Kong Taipei–Taoyuan8021,296,9697,965,5386,476,2686,719,030International
Jakarta Surabaya7005,649,0465,271,304Domestic
Guangzhou Beijing–Capital18985,076,2294,864,177Domestic
Brisbane Sydney7563,594,184[7]1,093,231[7]4,815,6094,742,771Domestic
Jakarta Singapore8965,480,0004,812,3424,810,602International
Bangalore Delhi17174,542,6384,183,799Domestic
Kuala Lumpur Singapore2962,443,1765,560,8944,490,4634,108,824International
São Paulo–Congonhas Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont3784,234,6314,096,193Domestic
Hong Kong Shanghai–Pudong12474,463,6584,053,9094,162,347International
Los Angeles San Francisco5413,971,9223,507,702Domestic
Bogotá Medellín-Rionegro2393,930,3323,323,127Domestic
Bangalore Mumbai8343,814,4943,445,315Domestic
New York–JFK Los Angeles39823,635,6553,531,613Domestic
Bangkok–Don Mueang Phuket6983,612,3733,325,261Domestic
Brisbane Melbourne13792,806,475[7]787,439[7]3,565,2663,545,156Domestic
Cebu Manila5703,519,5253,233,871Domestic
Hong Kong Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi16944,826,8723,490,9883,438,628International
Mexico City Monterrey7293,474,9713,202,091Domestic
Kolkata Delhi13333,431,9993,153,548Domestic
Da Nang Ho Chi Minh City6173,256,7183,210,368Domestic
Chiang Mai Bangkok–Don Mueang5693,212,1243,155,528Domestic
Seoul–Incheon Osaka–Kansai8723,210,8132,907,199 #55International
Cusco Lima5833,201,4143,000,513Domestic
New York–LaGuardia Chicago–O'Hare11773,198,7003,118,651Domestic
Jakarta Kuala Lumpur1142816,8103,798,5593,170,1932,812,479 #60International
Mexico City Guadalajara4663,170,1772,996,806Domestic
İzmir Istanbul–Atatürk3483,084,2503,496,438Domestic
Hong Kong Seoul–Incheon20803,942,8753,081,9423,198,132International
Guangzhou Chengdu12323,044,0382,944,642 #52Domestic
Hong Kong Manila11453,852,9913,008,8422,907,228 #54International
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Phuket6853,396,189Domestic
Dubai London–Heathrow55292,697,5931,298,7562,665,441 #743,210,121International
Hong Kong Singapore25872,923,578 #553,147,384International
New York–JFK London–Heathrow55622,848,0441,364,2863,833,7012,846,321 #612,972,817International
Hong Kong Beijing–Capital20113,000,786 #512,962,707International

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

RankDepartingArriving2023[1]2022[2]2019[4]2018[5]2017[8][9]2015 (in millions)[10]
1 Kuala Lumpur Singapore4,891,9522,443,1765,560,8944,490,4634,108,8242.7
2 Cairo Jeddah4,795,7123,234,683
3 Hong Kong Taipei-Taoyuan4,568,2807,965,538 (#9)6,476,268 (#8)6,719,030 (#8)
4 Seoul-Incheon Osaka-Kansai4,218,4843,210,8132,907,199
5 Seoul-Incheon Tokyo-Narita4,155,418
6 Dubai Riyadh3,990,0763,191,090
7 Jakarta Singapore3,910,5025,480,0004,812,3424,810,6023.4
8 London–Heathrow New York–JFK3,878,5902,848,0443,833,7012,972,817
9 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Singapore3,478,4743,832,494
10 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Seoul-Incheon3,362,968
Dubai London–Heathrow2,697,593

(prev 4th)

Dubai Jeddah2,425,930

(prev 6th)

Orlando San Juan2,099,234

(prev 7th)

Mumbai Dubai1,977,537

(prev 8th)

Cairo Riyadh1,913,991

(prev 9th)

Delhi Dubai1,898,749

(prev 10th)

Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Hong Kong4,826,8723,490,9883,438,6283
Hong Kong Shanghai–Pudong4,463,658
Hong Kong Seoul-Incheon3,942,8753,081,9423,198,132
Hong Kong Manila3,852,9913,008,8422,907,228
Jakarta Kuala Lumpur3,798,5593,170,1932,812,479
Hong Kong Singapore2,923,5783,147,3842.7
Tokyo-Narita Taipei-Taoyuan2,848,925

Busiest routes by region edit

DepartingArriving2023202220202019[4]2018[5]2017[8]
Asia
Jeju Seoul-Gimpo13,728,786[1]16,068,983[2]17,426,87314,107,41413,460,306
Oceania
Sydney Melbourne9,342,312[1]6,989,5699,958,5009,245,3929,090,941
Middle East
Jeddah Riyadh7,902,142[1]7,371,1198,018,2055,526,1105,091,629
South America
Bogotá Medellín-Rionegro5,706,480
Africa
Cape Town Johannesburg-ORT6,072,1964,508,2144,698,849
North America
Cancun Mexico City[11]4,803,4892,874,2675,009,2354,885,6024,656,308
Los Angeles San Francisco3,928,203[12]4,658,377
New York JFK Los Angeles3,971,9223,531,613
Europe
Barcelona Palma de Mallorca[13]2,033,205820,7422,173,9392,035,7231,944,728

By aircraft movements edit

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 edit

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

International edit

The only international route to make the Top 50 busiest routes in 2021 was between Saint Barthélemy (SBH) and Sint Maarten (SXM).[15]

International
RankAirport Pair# of Flights[16]

(March 2018 - Feb 2019)		Airlines
1 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Singapore (SIN)30,187Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, AirAsia, Jetstar Asia, Malindo Air, Scoot, Firefly, Saudia
2 Hong Kong (HKG) Taipei (TPE)28,447Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, EVA Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines
3 Jakarta (CGK) Singapore (SIN)27,046Singapore Airlines, Garuda, Lion Air, Jetstar Asia, Indonesia AirAsia, Scoot, Batik Air
4 Hong Kong (HKG) Shanghai (PVG)20,678China Eastern Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Spring Airline, Juneyao Airlines
5 Jakarta (CGK) Kuala Lumpur (KUL)19,741Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Lion Air, Indonesia AirAsia, Malindo Airways, Garuda Indonesia, KLM
6 Osaka (KIX) Seoul (ICN)19,711Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jin Air, Jeju Airlines, Peach Aviation, Easter Jet, T'way Air
7 Toronto (YYZ) New York (LGA)17,038Air Canada, Westjet, American Airlines
8 Hong Kong (HKG) Seoul (ICN)15,770Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, HK Express, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Airlines, Easter Jet, T'way Air, Jin Air, Jeju Airlines
9 Bangkok (BKK) Singapore (SIN)14,698Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Scoot, Jetstar Asia
10 Dubai (DXB) Kuwait (KWI)14,581Emirates, Flydubai, Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways
11 Hong Kong (HKG) Bangkok (BKK)14,556Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, Emirates, HK Express
12 Hong Kong (HKG) Beijing (PEK)14,537Air China, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines
13 London (LHR) New York (JFK)14,195British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways
14 Tokyo (NRT) Taipei (TPE)13,902China Airlines, EVA Air, Peach Aviation, Japan Airlines, ANA, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Japan
15 London (LHR) Dublin (DUB)13,855Aer Lingus, British Airways
16 Osaka (KIX) Shanghai (PVG)13,708China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Juneyao Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Spring Airlines
17 Hong Kong (HKG) Singapore (SIN)13,654Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Jetstar Asia
18 Toronto (YYZ) Chicago (ORD)13,503Air Canada, United Airlines, American Airlines
19 Tokyo (NRT) Seoul (ICN)13,420Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jin Air, T'way Air, Japan Airlines
20 Osaka (KIX) Taipei (TPE)13,325All Nippon Airways, China Airlines, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, Starlux Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan

Regional statistics edit

Europe (2011–2022) edit

Busiest flight routes inside the EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway*

Data retrieved from Eurostat, 2020–2022[13]
RankAirport 1Airport 2202020212022
1 Barcelona/El Prat Palma de Mallorca820,7421,220,5402,033,205
2 Madrid/Barajas Palma de Mallorca793,7941,140,7591,877,938
3 Oslo/Gardermoen Trondheim918,6151,005,7751,839,520
4 Oslo/Gardermoen Bergen869,489991,0261,737,598
5 Madrid/Barajas Barcelona/El Prat754,0901,013,7541,715,592
6 Rome/Fiumicino Catania648,9641,060,6411,541,879
7 Madrid/Barajas Lisbon415,465573,2061,538,344
8 Madrid/Barajas Gran Canaria638,092937,0841,430,978
9 Oslo/Gardermoen Stavanger720,102785,5121,392,824
10 Madrid/Barajas Tenerife Norte617,739875,4281,291,140
11 Athens/El. Venizelos Thessaloniki/Macedonia551,914826,6431.204,852
Rome/Fiumicino Palermo/Falcone Borsellino549,692741,5881,176,181
Oslo/Gardermoen Tromsø606,927722,576
Madrid/Barajas Paris/Orly460,765707,7071,371,546
Paris/CDG Nice744,588699,762
Athens/El. Venizelos Heraklion504,120650,400
Athens/El. Venizelos Larnaca427,252622,148
Madrid/Barajas Ibiza368,182610,232
Amsterdam Barcelona/El Prat377,835608,458
Berlin/Brandenburg Frankfurt/Main382,232574,588
Amsterdam Paris/CDG495,151574,320
Paris/CDG Amsterdam/Schiphol492,723570,825
Athens/El. Venizelos Santorini294,903569,193
Aalborg Copenhagen353,196557,869
Berlin/Brandenburg Palma de Mallorca728,801508,428
Paris/CDG Toulouse521,138497,045
Larnaca Athens/El. Venizelos392,679485,950
Oslo/Gardermoen Bodø398,431480,661
Stockholm/Arlanda Luleå402,949467,608
Amsterdam/Schiphol Madrid/Barajas359,582458,5601,207,458
Rome/Fiumicino Cagliari, Sardinia363,665457,430
Rome/Fiumicino Madrid/Barajas291,571457,135
Madrid/Barajas Rome/Fiumicino288,463457,1111,291,186
Amsterdam/Schiphol Lisbon332,296442,593
Athens/El. Venizelos Paris/CDG297,056435,115
Amsterdam/Schiphol Málaga/Costa del Sol229,366430,838
Athens/El. Venizelos Rhodes294,090428,845
Athens/El. Venizelos Chania, Crete274,263427,966
Madrid/Barajas London/Heathrow454,469425,692
Paris/CDG Barcelona/El Prat348,322420,862
Paris/CDG Bordeaux295,201413,802
Madrid/Barajas Frankfurt/Main304,230413,715
Copenhagen Oslo/Gardermoen413,728412,499
Brussels Madrid/Barajas279,122410,557
Madrid/Barajas Brussels278,738410,359
Rome/Fiumicino Paris/CDG344,462406,047
Oslo/Gardermoen Copenhagen405,748405,422
Dublin London/Heathrow445,413404,011
Oslo/Gardermoen Harstad/Narvik319,663403,916
Paris/CDG Rome/Fiumicino343,027402,923
Data retrieved from Eurostat, 2011–2019[13]
RankAirport 1Airport 2201120122013201420152016201720182019
1 Madrid/Barajas Barcelona/El Prat **3,102,4362,550,4622,213,2002,204,7652,253,3872,328,7262,341,2552,466,9682,572,893
2 Frankfurt Berlin/Tegel1,792,6551,813,0631,845,6001,792,0061,907,2181,935,4651,956,1282,292,0982,249,667
3 Toulouse/Blagnac Paris/Orly2,322,4562,330,2242,379,1002,330,9492,318,0152,358,9172,325,0432,282,4072,217,892
4 Barcelona/El Prat Palma de Mallorca1,639,4231,460,6841,388,9001,410,1721,576,0631,772,6131,944,5542,035,6022,173,939
5 Oslo/Gardermoen Trondheim1,749,5451,818,8771,873,9441,912,1411,942,9591,988,1052,089,8892,151,4482,106,440
6 Nice Paris/Orly2,236,4362,175,7732,160,3002,072,1382,113,5062,124,7922,217,8952,135,6342,052,649
7 Oslo/Gardermoen Bergen1,691,8871,729,0761,722,3981,819,2791,810,8261,881,9601,985,0882,028,6802,003,406
8 Madrid/Barajas Palma de Mallorca1,604,8531,442,4101,224,7001,283,4041,411,3141,687,5471,815,3871,967,1361,995,104
9 Berlin/Tegel Munich1,667,4081,731,1451,831,7001,868,8771,974,9291,939,8201,973,0081,988,2481,933,817
10 London/Heathrow Dublin1,556,1111,577,6491,663,9001,650,3941,682,8551,751,6891,803,4791,809,1401,855,333
11 Catania/Fontanarossa Rome/Fiumicino1,842,9401,694,4001,566,8001,869,8811,979,6482,054,7212,017,1721,976,230 [17]1,824,428
12 Amsterdam/Schiphol London/Heathrow1,406,9641,429,8001,443,4001,486,7831,587,6051,617,1701,689,9241,746,9401,747,789
13 Munich Hamburg1,717,7341,719,3511,713,2001,756,9901,811,4251,805,2111,739,2521,749,6161,739,939
14 Oslo/Gardermoen Stavanger1,434,0431,517,1951,536,0321,564,6311,515,8701,564,1271,600,9591,675,4861,681,335
15 Madrid/Barajas Gran Canaria1,438,3771,301,5391,152,6691,181,4421,305,6701,508,9721,510,4291,616,5401,659,106
16 London/Gatwick Barcelona/El Prat517,820741,7351,131,3501,273,8501,354,1931,362,4881,460,3781,556,0451,586,967
17 Rome/Fiumicino Palermo/Falcone Borsellino1,499,9331,360,4001,264,1001,475,9571,481,1741,543,4621,589,7331,663,463 [17]1,579,946
18 Madrid/Barajas Lisbon1,169,7141,108,931975,3891,026,7861,174,1161,299,4121,427,9291,517,6201,557,398
19 London/Heathrow Frankfurt1,459,9091,482,6491,488,6001,506,8261,530,9861,486,2911,495,4721,552,2491,548,995
20 Palma de Mallorca Düsseldorf944,437985,7491,090,2271,162,2681,201,6641,268,8911,267,6761,495,8261,544,710
21 Madrid/Barajas Tenerife North1,337,0501,167,7311,102,7011,094,8151,149,4501,305,1101,380,9161,487,3261,493,755
22 Munich Düsseldorf1,569,3641,553,3611,558,2001,527,4161,557,4421,565,9971,554,1841,422,7731,488,322
23 Copenhagen Oslo/Gardermoen1,206,4801,291,0181,322,9481,402,7531,427,6181,506,3261,544,5341,509,0301,479,320
24 London/Heathrow Madrid/Barajas1,093,4001,197,7001,264,8001,274,7141,320,8341,317,5111,382,2901,416,7951,476,551
25 Frankfurt Hamburg1,587,5931,385,8671,362,4001,343,8571,361,0271,372,1851,395,4081,440,3121,426,073
26 Barcelona/El Prat Rome/Fiumicino1,184,5061,315,8681,225,8341,332,4011,402,757
27 Stockholm/Arlanda Copenhagen1,166,0001,269,2001,325,7001,444,4291,461,1661,553,2761,520,2871,520,8731,387,544
28 Barcelona/El Prat Amsterdam/Schiphol1,321,5281,250,1261,186,8081,217,9771,204,8141,307,9021,363,6261,420,2461,384,848
29 Stockholm/Arlanda Oslo/Gardermoen1,153,2321,187,1641,204,3511,354,7301,338,1631,387,8851,406,2111,453,1051,379,312
30 Barcelona/El Prat Paris/CDG1,279,3311,373,128

* Figures are only available for EU countries, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway.

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.[18]

** 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.[19]

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

Eurostat[13]
RankAirport 1Airport 220102012201420152016201720182019
1 London/Heathrow New York/John F Kennedy2,551,2762,881,3903,002,0243,078,6932,960,2682,946,3293,035,2283,192,195
2 London/Heathrow Dubai/Intl1,974,0982,067,2272,838,7172,862,8523,038,9583,238,3082,732,6382,333,127
3 Paris/CDG New York/John F Kennedy1,190,9141,422,2591,367,8821,501,4161,424,6111,554,7931,580,6641,636,491
4 London/Heathrow Hong Kong/Chek Lap Kok1,801,5201,638,8341,608,9801,584,4861,574,7411,588,8051,572,0211,612,530
5 London/Heathrow Los Angeles/Intl1,419,1441,428,0401,481,0231,645,0021,565,9921,618,1531,675,5771,602,892
6 London/Heathrow Singapore/Changi1,507,0321,745,1861,247,0171,268,4071,314,9761,351,9801,590,7041,526,639
7 Paris/Orly Guadeloupe/Pointe-à-Pitre1,098,3221,077,2541,135,9451,166,8501,214,9161,227,5531,299,5701,429,730
8 London/Heathrow Doha/HamadN/AN/A653,7241,040,3151,184,9941,287,2251,181,3451,264,687
9 London/Heathrow Chicago/O'Hare1,138,5791,188,3261,161,2501,060,3321,073,5221,062,6951,158,5371,250,426
10 Paris/CDG Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau1,158,3811,092,0841,107,7381,147,5981,148,8001,183,5041,185,1831,247,300

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[13]
RankCity 1City 2Passengers (2016)Passengers (2019)
1 London Dublin4,771,6145,106,040
2 Moscow Saint Petersburg3,836,5885,051,518[20]
3 London Amsterdam4,344,9354,920,551
4 London New York4,243,6874,869,777
5 London Dubai3,960,3893,630,407
6 London Barcelona3,125,0803,490,189
7 London Edinburgh3,393,0133,373,092
8 Paris Toulouse3,260,0743,218,040
9 Paris Nice2,975,4053,184,661
10 London Madrid3,142,916
  • 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

Brazil (2022) edit

Busiest domestic flight routes in Brazil:[21]

RankAirport 1Airport 2Passengers (2022)
1Rio de Janeiro-Santos DumontSão Paulo-Congonhas2,978,669
2Porto AlegreSão Paulo-Congonhas1,630,763
3BrasíliaSão Paulo-Congonhas1,565,820
4RecifeSão Paulo-Guarulhos1,545,757
5Porto AlegreSão Paulo-Guarulhos1,524,626
6Belo HorizonteSão Paulo-Congonhas1,494,260
7SalvadorSão Paulo-Congonhas1,290,367
8Belo HorizonteSão Paulo-Guarulhos1,234,256
9RecifeSão Paulo-Congonhas1,169,156
10BrasíliaRio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont1,142,563

Argentina (2017) edit

Busiest international flight routes in Argentina:[22]

RankAirport 1Airport 2Passengers (2017)
1 Buenos Aires Santiago de Chile2,027,000
2 Buenos Aires São Paulo1,903,000
3 Buenos Aires Miami1,001,000
4 Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro938,000
5 Buenos Aires Lima896,000
6 Buenos Aires Madrid815,000
7 Mendoza Santiago de Chile425,000
8 Buenos Aires Bogotá372,000
9 Buenos Aires Rome332,000
10 Buenos Aires New York329,000

Busiest domestic flight routes in Argentina:[22]

RankAirport 1Airport 2Passengers (2017)
1 Buenos Aires Córdoba1,368,000
2 Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Bariloche1,005,000
3 Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Mendoza880,000
4 Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Iguazú841,000
5 Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Salta828,000
6 Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Neuquén722,000
7 Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Tucumán501,000
8 Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Ushuaia490,000
9 Buenos Aires - Aeroparque Comodoro Rivadavia462,000
10 Buenos Aires - Aeroparque El Calafate383,000

Australia (2019) edit

Busiest domestic flight routes in Australia[23] (all passengers including connecting):

RankAirport 1Airport 2Passengers (2019)
1 Melbourne Sydney9,181,932
2 Brisbane Sydney4,820,704
3 Brisbane Melbourne3,608,479
4 Gold Coast Sydney2,733,449
5 Adelaide Melbourne2,538,061
6 Gold Coast Melbourne2,122,157
7 Melbourne Perth2,110,125
8 Adelaide Sydney1,878,741
9 Perth Sydney1,692,031
10 Melbourne Hobart1,670,181

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

RankAustralian airportOverseas airportPassengers (2019)
1 Melbourne Singapore1,629,492
2 Sydney Auckland1,602,232
3 Sydney Singapore1,537,148
4 Melbourne Auckland1,251,457
5 Sydney Hong Kong1,195,224
6 Perth Singapore1,131,233
7 Brisbane Singapore964,447
8 Brisbane Auckland955,385
9 Sydney Los Angeles908,540
10 Perth Denpasar893,420

Colombia (2017) edit

Busiest domestic flight routes in Colombia:[25]

RankAirport 1Airport 2Passengers (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:[25]

RankAirport 1Airport 2Passengers (2017)
1 Bogotá Panama City698,916
2 Bogotá Mexico City533,444
3 Bogotá Lima470,514
4 Bogotá Miami469,899
5 Bogotá Madrid447,470
6 Bogotá Quito391,586
7 Bogotá Santiago de Chile366,904
8 Medellín Panama City366,630
9 Bogotá Buenos Aires333,481
10 Bogotá Cancún306,905

India (2019–2021) edit

Busiest domestic flight routes from/to Indian cities:

2020–2021[26]
RankCity PairPassengers
1 Delhi Mumbai1,430,543
2 Kolkata Bangalore1,262,780
3 Delhi Srinagar1,261,630
4 Delhi Bangalore1,240,378
5 Delhi Patna1,072,840
6 Delhi Hyderabad1,065,132
7 Delhi Kolkata938,388
8 Delhi Pune809,773
9 Delhi Goa765,398
10 Delhi Guwahati747,471
11 Delhi Chennai739,220
12 Mumbai Goa730,108
13 Delhi Ahmedabad711,690
14 Mumbai Bangalore691,598
15 Kolkata Hyderabad674,027
2019–2020[27]
RankCity PairPassengers
1 Delhi Mumbai6,996,834
2 Delhi Bangalore4,351,143
3 Mumbai Bangalore3,954,618
4 Delhi Kolkata3,199,982
5 Delhi Hyderabad2,936,141
6 Delhi Pune2,604,253
7 Mumbai Hyderabad2,538,612
8 Delhi Chennai2,323,511
9 Mumbai Goa2,192,536
10 Delhi Ahmedabad2,184,190
11 Mumbai Chennai2,142,980
12 Delhi Patna2,133,939
13 Mumbai Kolkata2,012,039
14 Bangalore Hyderabad2,002,020
15 Delhi Goa1,863,918

Busiest international flight routes from/to Indian cities:

2019[28][29][30][31]
RankCity PairPassengers
1 Mumbai Dubai2,378,916
2 Delhi Dubai1,966,260
3 Delhi Bangkok1,093,580
4 Hyderabad Dubai1,068,343
5 Kochi Dubai1,037,314
6 Chennai Dubai1,017,254
7 Chennai Colombo940,521
8 Bangalore Dubai865,088
9 Chennai Singapore855,420
10 Delhi London850,170
11 Mumbai Singapore824,590
12 Delhi Kathmandu767,262
13 Mumbai Abu Dhabi751,112
14 Delhi Singapore750,562
15 Delhi Hong Kong743,817

Mexico (2018–2023) edit

Busiest domestic flight routes in Mexico (passengers):[11]

RankAirport 1Airport 2201820192020202120222023% change
1 Mexico City Cancun4,990,6475,009,2352,874,2674,546,9064,803,4894,335,174 -9.75%
2 Monterrey Mexico City3,452,4213,601,9371,563,2432,244,1563,180,9693,404,529 7.03%
3 Mexico City Guadalajara3,167,4383,386,5211,536,4411,940,1312,916,4133,012,874 3.31%
4 Tijuana Mexico City1,964,4602,151,3431,307,4782,133,1682,519,2602,300,547 -8.68%
5 Tijuana Guadalajara1,783,1491,748,2131,301,7751,825,0552,209,7182,142,087 -3.06%
6 Mexico City Mérida1,686,2561,851,414909,3961,416,2571,943,6831,896,586 -2.42%
7 Monterrey Cancún1,282,7771,386,056822,6011,458,9201,650,2891,810,719 9.72%
8 Puerto Vallarta Mexico City956,4191,094,694575,1581,008,0241,333,4741,140,366 -14.48%
9 Guadalajara Cancún947,599885,881635,4221,051,8871,026,5051,098,997 7.06%
10 San José del Cabo Mexico City844,785971,016594,263994,5101,215,4211,071,051 -11.88%

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

RankAirport 1Airport 2201820192020202120222023% change
1 Cancun Dallas/Fort Worth779,235840,800507,9461,026,0471,215,8601,160,043 -4.59%
2 Cancun Houston/Intercontinental868,115856,952504,622930,8011,112,4981,137,242 2.22%
3 Guadalajara Los Angeles993,213994,822530,232787,850903,1491,079,804 19.56%
4 Mexico City Madrid779,777880,988265,919504,962900,0281,030,882 14.54%
5 Cancun Chicago/O'Hare809,898763,830409,671806,188992,9981,011,503 1.86%
6 Mexico City Bogotá849,590866,896233,726432,080912,549925,729 1.44%
7 Mexico City Los Angeles1,236,1681,044,786379,603771,673846,757891,713 5.31%
8 Mexico City Houston/Intercontinental1,049,838831,729332,243961,069879,133889,431 1.17%
9 Cancun Atlanta721,936706,409303,913586,573759,622884,252 16.41%
10 Cancun Toronto-Pearson801,544822,744298,135119,334546,583772,937 41.41%

Turkey (2019) edit

Busiest domestic and international flight routes:[13]

RankAirport 1Airport 2Passengers (2019)
1 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Izmir2,751,298
2 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Antalya2,616,991
3 Antalya Moscow/Vnukovo2,329,578
4 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Ankara2,184,197
5 Istanbul/Havalimani Izmir1,849,317
6 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Trabzon1,579,391
7 Istanbul/Havalimani Antalya1,524,256
8 Istanbul/Havalimani Tehran1,460,900
9 Istanbul/Sabiha Gökçen Adana1,448,183
10 Istanbul/Havalimani Ankara1,411,924

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 2014 – August 2015) edit

Busiest flight routes by city pairs within the United States:[32]

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

RankCity 1City 2Passengers
(Sep 2014 – Aug 2015)
1 Chicago, IL New York, NY4,020,000
2 Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA3,660,000
3 Los Angeles, CA New York, NY3,420,000
4 Chicago, IL Los Angeles, CA3,010,000
5 Miami, FL New York, NY2,750,000
6 Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL2,720,000
7 Chicago, IL Minneapolis, MN2,720,000
8 Atlanta, GA New York, NY2,600,000
9 Atlanta, GA Orlando, FL2,620,000
10 Chicago, IL Washington, DC2,620,000

See also edit

1 Includes very detailed statistics regarding busiest passenger flight routes to/from and within this region

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