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]Rank | Departing | Arriving | Distance (km) | 2023[1] | 2022[2] | 2021[3] | 2019[4] | 2018[5] | 2017[6] | Type |
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1 | Jeju | Seoul–Gimpo | 449 | 13,728,786 | 16,068,983 | 17,082,700 | 17,426,873 | 14,107,414 | 13,460,306 | Domestic |
2 | Sapporo | Tokyo–Haneda | 835 | 11,936,302 | 10,216,765 | 8,171,324 | 12,498,468 | 9,698,639 | 8,726,502 | Domestic |
3 | Fukuoka | 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 | ||||
Chengdu | 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 #61 | 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 | ||||
Hong Kong | 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 | |||||
Guangzhou | Beijing–Capital | 1898 | 5,076,229 | 4,864,177 | Domestic | |||||
Brisbane | Sydney | 756 | 3,594,184[7] | 1,093,231[7] | 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 | |||||
Kuala Lumpur | Singapore | 296 | 2,443,176 | 5,560,894 | 4,490,463 | 4,108,824 | International | |||
São Paulo–Congonhas | 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[7] | 787,439[7] | 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 | |||||
Da Nang | 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 #55 | 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 #60 | 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 #52 | Domestic | |||||
Hong Kong | Manila | 1145 | 3,852,991 | 3,008,842 | 2,907,228 #54 | International | ||||
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi | Phuket | 685 | 3,396,189 | Domestic | ||||||
Dubai | London–Heathrow | 5529 | 2,697,593 | 1,298,756 | 2,665,441 #74 | 3,210,121 | International | |||
Hong Kong | Singapore | 2587 | 2,923,578 #55 | 3,147,384 | International | |||||
New York–JFK | London–Heathrow | 5562 | 2,848,044 | 1,364,286 | 3,833,701 | 2,846,321 #61 | 2,972,817 | International | ||
Hong Kong | Beijing–Capital | 2011 | 3,000,786 #51 | 2,962,707 | International |
Busiest international flight routes by origin-and-destination passenger volume (airport pairs)
[edit]Rank | Departing | Arriving | 2023[1] | 2022[2] | 2019[4] | 2018[5] | 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 | Hong Kong | 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 | ||||
Hong Kong | Singapore | 2,923,578 | 3,147,384 | 2.7 | ||||
Tokyo-Narita | Taipei-Taoyuan | 2,848,925 |
Busiest routes by region
[edit]Departing | Arriving | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019[4] | 2018[5] | 2017[8] |
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Asia | |||||||
Jeju | Seoul-Gimpo | 13,728,786[1] | 16,068,983[2] | 17,426,873 | 14,107,414 | 13,460,306 | |
Oceania | |||||||
Sydney | Melbourne | 9,342,312[1] | 6,989,569 | 9,958,500 | 9,245,392 | 9,090,941 | |
Middle East | |||||||
Jeddah | Riyadh | 7,902,142[1] | 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 | |||
North America | |||||||
Cancun | Mexico City[11] | 4,803,489 | 2,874,267 | 5,009,235 | 4,885,602 | 4,656,308 | |
Los Angeles | San Francisco | 3,928,203[12] | 4,658,377 | ||||
New York JFK | Los Angeles | 3,971,922 | 3,531,613 | ||||
Europe | |||||||
Barcelona | Palma de Mallorca[13] | 2,033,205 | 820,742 | 2,173,939 | 2,035,723 | 1,944,728 |
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]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]
Rank | Airport Pair | # of Flights[16] (March 2018 - Feb 2019) | 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 |
Regional statistics
[edit]Europe (2011–2022)
[edit]Busiest flight routes inside the EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway*
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 | Oslo/Gardermoen | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 [17] | 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 [17] | 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 |
* 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]Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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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 | Paris/CDG | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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
Rank | City 1 | City 2 | Passengers (2016) | Passengers (2019) |
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1 | London | Dublin | 4,771,614 | 5,106,040 |
2 | Moscow | Saint Petersburg | 3,836,588 | 5,051,518[20] |
3 | London | Amsterdam | 4,344,935 | 4,920,551 |
4 | London | New York | 4,243,687 | 4,869,777 |
5 | London | Dubai | 3,960,389 | 3,630,407 |
6 | London | Barcelona | 3,125,080 | 3,490,189 |
7 | London | Edinburgh | 3,393,013 | 3,373,092 |
8 | Paris | Toulouse | 3,260,074 | 3,218,040 |
9 | Paris | Nice | 2,975,405 | 3,184,661 |
10 | London | 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
Brazil (2022)
[edit]Busiest domestic flight routes in Brazil:[21]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2022) |
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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)
[edit]Busiest international flight routes in Argentina:[22]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2017) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Buenos Aires | Santiago de Chile | 2,027,000 |
2 | Buenos Aires | São Paulo | 1,903,000 |
3 | Buenos Aires | Miami | 1,001,000 |
4 | Buenos Aires | Rio de Janeiro | 938,000 |
5 | Buenos Aires | Lima | 896,000 |
6 | Buenos Aires | Madrid | 815,000 |
7 | Mendoza | Santiago de Chile | 425,000 |
8 | Buenos Aires | Bogotá | 372,000 |
9 | Buenos Aires | Rome | 332,000 |
10 | Buenos Aires | New York | 329,000 |
Busiest domestic flight routes in Argentina:[22]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2017) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Buenos Aires | Córdoba | 1,368,000 |
2 | Buenos Aires - Aeroparque | Bariloche | 1,005,000 |
3 | Buenos Aires - Aeroparque | Mendoza | 880,000 |
4 | Buenos Aires - Aeroparque | Iguazú | 841,000 |
5 | Buenos Aires - Aeroparque | Salta | 828,000 |
6 | Buenos Aires - Aeroparque | Neuquén | 722,000 |
7 | Buenos Aires - Aeroparque | Tucumán | 501,000 |
8 | Buenos Aires - Aeroparque | Ushuaia | 490,000 |
9 | Buenos Aires - Aeroparque | Comodoro Rivadavia | 462,000 |
10 | Buenos Aires - Aeroparque | El Calafate | 383,000 |
Australia (2019)
[edit]Busiest domestic flight routes in Australia[23] (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[24] (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 |
Colombia (2017)
[edit]Busiest domestic flight routes in Colombia:[25]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (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]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2017) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bogotá | Panama City | 698,916 |
2 | Bogotá | Mexico City | 533,444 |
3 | Bogotá | Lima | 470,514 |
4 | Bogotá | Miami | 469,899 |
5 | Bogotá | Madrid | 447,470 |
6 | Bogotá | Quito | 391,586 |
7 | Bogotá | Santiago de Chile | 366,904 |
8 | Medellín | Panama City | 366,630 |
9 | Bogotá | Buenos Aires | 333,481 |
10 | Bogotá | Cancún | 306,905 |
India (2019–2021)
[edit]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 |
Rank | City Pair | Passengers | |
---|---|---|---|
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:
Rank | City Pair | Passengers | |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Mexico (2018–2023)
[edit]Busiest domestic flight routes in Mexico (passengers):[11]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | % change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico City | Cancun | 4,990,647 | 5,009,235 | 2,874,267 | 4,546,906 | 4,803,489 | 4,335,174 | -9.75% |
2 | Monterrey | 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 | Guadalajara | 3,167,438 | 3,386,521 | 1,536,441 | 1,940,131 | 2,916,413 | 3,012,874 | 3.31% |
4 | Tijuana | 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 | Mérida | 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 | Puerto Vallarta | 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 | San José del Cabo | Mexico City | 844,785 | 971,016 | 594,263 | 994,510 | 1,215,421 | 1,071,051 | -11.88% |
Busiest international flight routes from/to Mexico (passengers):
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | % change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cancun | Dallas/Fort Worth | 779,235 | 840,800 | 507,946 | 1,026,047 | 1,215,860 | 1,160,043 | -4.59% |
2 | Cancun | Houston/Intercontinental | 868,115 | 856,952 | 504,622 | 930,801 | 1,112,498 | 1,137,242 | 2.22% |
3 | Guadalajara | Los Angeles | 993,213 | 994,822 | 530,232 | 787,850 | 903,149 | 1,079,804 | 19.56% |
4 | Mexico City |