List of busiest passenger air routes
The following are lists of the world's busiest passenger air routes, based on number of passengers, seat capacity, or aircraft movements.
By number of passengers
World
The world's twelve busiest air routes by origin-and-destination passenger volume:[1] [2] [3][4]
Rank | City 1 | City 2 | Distance[5] | 2015 Passengers (in millions)[6] |
2014 Passengers (in millions)[7] |
2012 Passengers (in millions) |
2011 Passengers (in millions) |
Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 450 km | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.156 | 9.9 | Domestic | ||
2 | 819 km | 7.8 | 7.0 | 8.211 | 7.0+ | Domestic | ||
3 | 883 km | 7.6 | 8.3 | 6.640 | 6.6+ | Domestic | ||
4 | 1150 km | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | Domestic | ||
6 | 1075 km | 6.1 | 5.8 | 7.246 | 6.6+ | Domestic | ||
7 | 366 km | 7.716 | 7.6+ | Domestic | ||||
8 | 405 km | 6.744 | 7.5 | Domestic | ||||
9 | 780 km | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.513 | 6.2+ | Regional | ||
10 | 440 km | 4.7 | International | |||||
11 | 1554 km | 4.584 | 4.1 | Domestic | ||||
12 | 800 km | 4.45 | Domestic | |||||
13 | 1271 km | 4.407 | 4.5 | Domestic |
* (All Airports)
The world's five busiest international air routes by origin-and-destination passenger volume (airport pairs):
Rank | City/Airport 1 | City/Airport 2 | 2015 Passengers
(in millions)[8] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.1 | ||
2 | 3.4 | ||
3 | 3 | ||
4 | 2.7 | ||
5 | 2.7 |
Europe
Busiest air routes inside the EU, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway *
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,322,456 | 2,330,224 | 2,379,100 | 2,330,949 | 2,318,015 | 2,358,917 | ||
2 | 3,102,436 | 2,550,462 | 2,213,200 | 2,204,765 | 2,253,387 | 2,328,726 | ||
3 | 2,236,436 | 2,175,773 | 2,160,300 | 2,072,138 | 2,113,506 | 2,124,792 | ||
4 | 1,842,940 | 1,694,400 | 1,566,800 | 1,869,881 | 1,979,648 | 1,998,352 | ||
5 | 1,749,545 | 1,818,877 | 1,873,944 | 1,912,141 | 1,942,959 | 1,988,105 | ||
6 | 1,667,408 | 1,731,145 | 1,831,700 | 1,868,877 | 1,974,929 | 1,939,820 | ||
7 | 1,792,655 | 1,813,063 | 1,845,600 | 1,792,006 | 1,907,218 | 1,935,465 | ||
8 | 1,691,887 | 1,729,076 | 1,722,398 | 1,819,279 | 1,810,826 | 1,881,960 | ||
9 | 1,717,734 | 1,719,351 | 1,713,200 | 1,756,990 | 1,811,425 | 1,805,211 | ||
10 | 997,200 | 1,543,993 | 1,633,045 | 1,803,733 | ||||
11 | 1,639,423 | 1,460,684 | 1,388,900 | 1,410,172 | 1,576,063 | 1,772,613 | ||
12 | 1,556,111 | 1,577,649 | 1,663,900 | 1,650,394 | 1,682,855 | 1,751,689 | ||
13 | 1,604,853 | 1,442,410 | 1,224,700 | 1,283,404 | 1,411,314 | 1,687,547 | ||
14 | 1,406,964 | 1,429,800 | 1,443,400 | 1,486,783 | 1,587,605 | 1,617,170 | ||
15 | 1,569,364 | 1,553,361 | 1,558,200 | 1,527,416 | 1,557,442 | 1,565,997 | ||
16 | 1,434,043 | 1,517,195 | 1,536,032 | 1,564,631 | 1,515,870 | 1,564,127 | ||
17 | 1,166,000 | 1,269,200 | 1,325,700 | 1,444,429 | 1,461,166 | 1,553,276 | ||
18 | 1,499,933 | 1,360,400 | 1,264,100 | 1,475,957 | 1,481,174 | 1,543,462 | ||
19 | 1,438,377 | 1,301,539 | 1,152,669 | 1,181,442 | 1,305,670 | 1,508,972 | ||
20 | 1,206,480 | 1,291,018 | 1,322,948 | 1,402,753 | 1,427,618 | 1,506,326 | ||
21 | 1,459,909 | 1,482,649 | 1,488,600 | 1,506,826 | 1,530,986 | 1,486,291 | ||
22 | 1,153,232 | 1,187,164 | 1,204,351 | 1,354,730 | 1,338,163 | 1,387,885 | ||
23 | 1,587,593 | 1,385,867 | 1,362,400 | 1,343,857 | 1,361,027 | 1,372,185 | ||
24 | 517,820 | 741,735 | 1,131,350 | 1,273,850 | 1,354,193 | 1,362,488 | ||
25 | 1,093,400 | 1,197,700 | 1,264,800 | 1,274,714 | 1,320,834 | 1,317,511 | ||
26 | 1,184,506 | 1,315,868 | ||||||
27 | 1,086,701 | 1,309,524 | ||||||
28 | 1,204,814 | 1,307,902 | ||||||
29 | 1,337,050 | 1,167,731 | 1,102,701 | 1,094,815 | 1,149,450 | 1,305,110 | ||
30 | 1,169,714 | 1,108,931 | 975,389 | 1,026,786 | 1,174,116 | 1,299,412 | ||
* Figures are only available for EU countries, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. Among other European countries, based on airport statistics, no other country than Russia, Ukraine and Turkey can have domestic routes with more than 1 million passengers.
Based on aircraft movements statistics, Istanbul/Atatürk - Izmir/Adnan Menderes is in 2012 possibly busier than Barcelona/El Prat - Madrid/Barajas route and Istanbul/Atatürk - Antalya route is busier than Toulouse/Blagnac - Paris/Orly route.[9]
The St-Petersburg Pulkovo Airport - Moscow (three airports) route was used by 2,965,331 passengers in 2013.[10]
**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.[9]
Busiest air routes between an airport in Europe (EU, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway) and outside Europe
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2010) | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,974,098 | 2,067,227 | 2,838,717 | 2,862,852 | 3,038,958 | ||
2 | 2,551,276 | 2,881,390 | 3,002,024 | 3,078,693 | 2,960,268 | ||
3 | 1,419,144 | 1,428,040 | 1,481,023 | 1,645,002 | 1,565,992 | ||
4 | 1,801,520 | 1,638,834 | 1,608,980 | 1,584,486 | 1,574,741 | ||
5 | 1,190,914 | 1,422,259 | 1,367,882 | 1,501,416 | 1,424,611 | ||
6 | 1,098,322 | 1,077,254 | 1,135,945 | 1,166,850 | 1,214,916 | ||
7 | 1,158,381 | 1,092,084 | 1,107,738 | 1,147,598 | 1,148,800 | ||
8 | 716,865 | 843,205 | 1,063,559 | 1,076,875 | 1,101,546 | ||
9 | 1,138,579 | 1,188,326 | 1,161,250 | 1,060,332 | 1,073,522 | ||
10 | 1,091,804 | 1,167,828 | 1,168,357 | 1,000,189 | 952,310 | ||
1,507,032 |
Busiest air routes in or from Europe by city pairs
Rank | City 1 | City 2 | Passengers (2016) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 4,771,614 | ||
2 | 4,344,935 | ||
3 | 4,243,687 | ||
4 | 3,960,389 | ||
5 | 3,836,588 [11] | ||
6 | 3,393,013 | ||
7 | 3,260,074 | ||
8 | 3,125,080 | ||
9 | 3,017,845 | ||
10 | 2,975,405 |
- London includes City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Stansted and Southend airports
- New York includes Kennedy and Newark airports
- Paris includes Charles De Gaulle and Orly airports
- Barcelona includes El Prat and Girona airports
- Berlin includes Schönefeld and Tegel airports
- Moscow includes Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports
United States (September 2014 - August 2015)
- Busiest air routes by city pairs within the United States [12]
Australia (2016-17)
- Busiest domestic air routes in Australia[13] (all passengers including connecting)
India (2016-17)
Busiest domestic air routes in India:[14]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2017) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Delhi | Mumbai | 7,198,506 |
2 | Delhi | Bangalore | 4,395,726 |
3 | Mumbai | Bangalore | 3,915,738 |
4 | Delhi | Kolkata | 3,218,976 |
5 | Delhi | Pune | 2,746,584 |
6 | Mumbai | Goa | 2,615,778 |
7 | Delhi | Hyderabad | 2,574,612 |
8 | Delhi | Chennai | 2,496,752 |
9 | Mumbai | Chennai | 2,415,672 |
10 | Mumbai | Hyderabad | 2,330,557 |
Busiest international air routes from India(2017):[14]
México (2017)
- Busiest domestic air routes in Mexico
- [15]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2017) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 4,727,000 | ||
2 | 3,202,000 | ||
3 | 2,995,000 | ||
4 | 1,950,000 | ||
5 | 1,710,000 | ||
6 | 1,500,000 | ||
7 | 1,103,000 | ||
8 | 929,000 | ||
9 | 874,000 | ||
10 | 791,000 |
- Busiest international air routes from Mexico
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Passengers (2017) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico City | 1,243,000 | |
2 | Mexico City | 1,013,000 | |
3 | Mexico City | 878,000 | |
4 | Cancun | 855,000 | |
5 | Guadalajara | 812,000 | |
6 | Cancún | 797,000 | |
7 | Cancún | 744,000 | |
8 | Cancún | 743,000 | |
9 | Cancún | 742,000 | |
10 | Cancún | 742,000 |
By seat capacity
The following lists the world's top 10 busiest routes based on total number of seats per year flown in each direction.[16][17]
The following lists the world's top 10 busiest routes based on total number of seat kilometers per year flown as of 2015.[16]
Rank | Airport 1 | Airport 2 | Seat kilometers (in billions) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 10.92 | ||
2 | 9.37 | ||
3 | 8.75 | ||
4 | 8.53 | ||
5 | 8.21 | ||
6 | 8.12 | ||
7 | 7.68 | ||
8 | 6.65 | ||
9 | 6.44 | ||
10 | 6.43 |
By aircraft movements
The following is a list of the world's busiest air routes based on the number of scheduled flights in both directions. Note that these statistics do not consider the number of passengers carried.
Domestic
Rank | City 1 | City 2 | Flights in 2017[18] | Top Carriers |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 64,991 | Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Korean Air | ||
2 | 54,519 | Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Tigerair Australia | ||
3 | 49,752 | Air India, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet, Vistara | ||
4 | 42,853 | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines | ||
5 | 39,325 | Gol Transportes Aéreos, LATAM Airlines Brasil, Avianca Brasil | ||
6 | 38,389 | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines | ||
7 | 34,897 | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines | ||
8 | 33,765 | Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Tigerair Australia | ||
9 | 31,914 | Comair, Mango, South African Airways, Safair | ||
10 | 30,029 | Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines | ||
11 | 29,427 | Air Asia India, Air India, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet, Air Vistara | ||
12 | 29,163 | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines | ||
13 | 27,092 | Avianca, LATAM Airlines | ||
14 | 25,709 | Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Tigerair Australia, Virgin Australia | ||
15 | 25,614 | Air India, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet | ||
16 | 25,258 | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Alaska Airlines | ||
17 | 21,900 | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines | ||
18 | 21,792 | Avianica, LATAM Airlines | ||
19 | 21,675 | Air China, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines | ||
20 | 21,644 | Spring Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Xianmen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines |
International
Rank | City 1 | City 2 | Flights in 2018[19] | Flights in 2017[18] | Top Carriers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30,537 | 29,383 | AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, SilkAir, Jetstar Asia, Singapore Airlines, Malindo Airways, Scoot | ||
2 | 28,887 | 29,494 | Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, EVA Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Dragon | ||
3 | 27,304 | 26,872 | Singapore Airlines, Garuda, Lion Air, Jetstar Asia, Indonesia AirAsia, Scoot, Batik Air | ||
4 | 21,888 | 20,818 | Cathay Dragon, China Eastern Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific | ||
5 | 19.849 | 20,890 | Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Lion Air, Indonesia AirAsia, Malindo Aiways, Garuda | ||
6 | 17,488 | Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jin Air, Jeju Airlines, Peach Aviation, Easter Jet, T'way Air | |||
7 | 17,075 | 16,366 | Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, HK Express, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Airlines, Thai Airways | ||
8 | 16,956 | 17,116 | Air Canada, Westjet, American Airlines | ||
9 | 15,332 | 13,297 | Emirates, Flydubai, Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways | ||
10 | 15,029 | 14,162 | Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Jetstar Asia | ||
11 | 14,859 | 14,455 | Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Scoot, Jetstar Asia, Cathay Pacific | ||
12 | 14,832 | 14,406 | Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, Emirates | ||
13 | 14,543 | 14,592 | Cathay Dragon, Air China, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines | ||
14 | 14,390 | 14,556 | Aer Lingus, British Airways | ||
15 | 14,186 | China Airlines, EVA Airways, Peach Aviation, Tigerair Taiwan, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific | |||
16 | 13,888 | 14,218 | British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Delta Air | ||
17 | 13,576 | China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Juneyao Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Spring Airlines | |||
18 | 13,517 | Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jin Air, T'way Air, Japan Airlines | |||
19 | 13,170 | 13,220 | KLM, British Airways | ||
20 | 13,100 | 13,595 | Air Canada, United Airlines, American Airlines | ||
21 | 13,270 | Cebu Pacific Air, Cathay Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippine AirAsia | |||
22 | 13,208 | British Airways, Lufthansa | |||
23 | 12,896 | Saudi Arabian Airlines, Egyptair, Flynas | |||
24 | 12,804 | Norwegian Air Shuttle, SAS |
See also
- World's busiest airport
- World's busiest airports by traffic movements
- World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
- Busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries1
- List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states1
1 Includes very detailed statistics regarding busiest passenger air routes to/from and within this region
References
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- ↑ "Top flights". Daily chart. The Economist. May 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
Jeju, on the South Korean island of the same name, is not one of the country's 20 biggest cities. Yet the island's allure as a domestic tourist destination resulted in 9.9m passengers flying between Gimpo and Jeju (in either direction) in 2011. This makes it the busiest airline route in the world, according to Amadeus, a company that provides technology to the travel industry.
- ↑ url=http://www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/Pages/2015-09-16-01.aspx
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- 1 2 Statistics - Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) 8 March 2018
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