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

Global statistics

By number of passengers

Top 10 busiest air routes

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Distance (km) 2022[1] 2021[2] 2019[3] 2018[4] 2017[5] Type
1 Jeju Seoul–Gimpo 449 16,068,983 17,082,700 17,426,873 14,107,414 13,460,306 Domestic
2 Sapporo Tokyo–Haneda 835 10,216,765 8,171,324 12,498,468 9,698,639 8,726,502 Domestic
3 Fukuoka Tokyo–Haneda 889 9,894,296 7,562,387 11,400,018 8,762,547 7,864,000 Domestic
4 Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City 1171 8,562,009 6,806,131 10,253,530 6,867,114 6,769,823 Domestic
5 Jeddah Riyadh 857 7,371,119 6,677,097 8,018,205 5,526,110 5,091,629 Domestic
6 Sydney Melbourne 705 6,996,156 2,119,779[6] 9,958,500 9,245,392 9,090,941 Domestic
7 Mumbai Delhi 1150 6,941,947 4,891,881 8,230,822 7,392,155 7,129,943 Domestic
8 Tokyo–Haneda Naha 1573 6,910,809 5,602,408 7,704,098 5,829,712 5,269,481 Domestic
9 Jakarta Denpasar 991 6,741,923 3,939,509 5,535,108 4,952,852 Domestic
10 Beijing–Capital Shanghai–Hongqiao 1081 6,321,194 7,910,793 8,117,461 6,518,997 6,833,684 Domestic
Below this line are the former Top 11–50 air 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 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[6] 1,093,231[6] 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[6] 787,439[6] 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 air routes by origin-and-destination passenger volume (airport pairs)

Rank City/airport 1 City/airport 2 2022[1] 2019[3] 2018[4] 2017[7][8] 2015 (in millions)[9]
1 Cairo Jeddah 3,234,683
2 Dubai Riyadh 3,191,090
3 London–Heathrow New York–JFK 2,848,044 3,833,701 2,972,817
4 Dubai London–Heathrow 2,697,593
5 Kuala Lumpur Singapore 2,443,176 5,560,894 4,490,463 4,108,824 2.7
6 Dubai Jeddah 2,425,930
7 Orlando San Juan 2,099,234
8 Mumbai Dubai 1,977,537
9 Cairo Riyadh 1,913,991
10 Delhi Dubai 1,898,749
Hong Kong Taipei-Taoyuan 7,965,538 (#9) 6,476,268 (#8) 6,719,030 (#8)
Jakarta Singapore 5,480,000 4,812,342 4,810,602 3.4
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
Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Singapore 3,832,494
Jakarta Kuala Lumpur 3,798,559 3,170,193 2,812,479
Seoul-Incheon Osaka-Kansai 3,210,813 2,907,199
Hong Kong Singapore 2,923,578 3,147,384 2.7
Tokyo-Narita Taipei-Taoyuan 2,848,925

Busiest routes by region

City/airport 1City/airport 2 202220202019[3]2018[4]2017[7]
Asia
Jeju Seoul-Gimpo 16,068,983[1]17,426,87314,107,41413,460,306
Oceania
Sydney Melbourne 6,989,5699,958,5009,245,3929,090,941
Middle East
Jeddah Riyadh 7,371,1198,018,2055,526,1105,091,629
Latin America
Bogotá Medellín-Rionegro 5,706,480
Cancun Mexico City[10] 4,803,4892,874,2675,009,2354,885,6024,656,308
Africa
Cape Town Johannesburg-ORT 6,072,1964,508,2144,698,849
US and Canada
Los Angeles San Francisco 3,928,203[11]4,658,377
New York JFK Los Angeles 3,971,9223,531,613
Europe
Barcelona Palma de Mallorca[12] 2,033,205820,7422,173,9392,035,7231,944,728

By aircraft movements

The following are the lists 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

Domestic
Rank Airport Pair # of Flights[13]
(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

The only international route to make the Top 50 busiest routes in 2021 was between Saint Barthélemy (SBH) and Sint Maarten (SXM).[14]

International
Rank Airport Pair # of Flights[15]

(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) 20,678 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

Europe (2011–2022)

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

Data retrieved from Eurostat, 2020–2022[12]
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[12]
RankAirport 1Airport 2201120122013201420152016 2017 2018 2019
1 Madrid/Barajas Barcelona/El Prat **3,102,4362,550,4622,213,2002,204,7652,253,3872,328,726 2,341,255 2,466,968 2,572,893
2 Frankfurt Berlin/Tegel1,792,6551,813,0631,845,6001,792,0061,907,2181,935,465 1,956,128 2,292,098 2,249,667
3 Toulouse/Blagnac Paris/Orly2,322,4562,330,2242,379,1002,330,9492,318,0152,358,917 2,325,043 2,282,407 2,217,892
4 Barcelona/El Prat Palma de Mallorca1,639,4231,460,6841,388,9001,410,1721,576,0631,772,613 1,944,554 2,035,602 2,173,939
5 Oslo/Gardermoen Trondheim1,749,5451,818,8771,873,9441,912,1411,942,9591,988,105 2,089,889 2,151,448 2,106,440
6 Nice Paris/Orly2,236,4362,175,7732,160,3002,072,1382,113,5062,124,792 2,217,895 2,135,634 2,052,649
7 Oslo/Gardermoen Bergen1,691,8871,729,0761,722,3981,819,2791,810,8261,881,960 1,985,088 2,028,680 2,003,406
8 Madrid/Barajas Palma de Mallorca1,604,8531,442,4101,224,7001,283,4041,411,3141,687,547 1,815,387 1,967,136 1,995,104
9 Berlin/Tegel Munich1,667,4081,731,1451,831,7001,868,8771,974,9291,939,820 1,973,008 1,988,248 1,933,817
10 London/Heathrow Dublin1,556,1111,577,6491,663,9001,650,3941,682,8551,751,689 1,803,479 1,809,140 1,855,333
11 Catania/Fontanarossa Rome/Fiumicino1,842,9401,694,4001,566,8001,869,8811,979,6482,054,721 2,017,172 1,976,230 [16] 1,824,428
12 Amsterdam/Schiphol London/Heathrow1,406,9641,429,8001,443,4001,486,7831,587,6051,617,170 1,689,924 1,746,940 1,747,789
13 Munich Hamburg1,717,7341,719,3511,713,2001,756,9901,811,4251,805,211 1,739,252 1,749,616 1,739,939
14 Oslo/Gardermoen Stavanger1,434,0431,517,1951,536,0321,564,6311,515,8701,564,127 1,600,959 1,675,486 1,681,335
15 Madrid/Barajas Gran Canaria1,438,3771,301,5391,152,6691,181,4421,305,6701,508,972 1,510,429 1,616,540 1,659,106
16 London/Gatwick Barcelona/El Prat517,820741,7351,131,3501,273,8501,354,1931,362,488 1,460,378 1,556,045 1,586,967
17 Rome/Fiumicino Palermo/Falcone Borsellino1,499,9331,360,4001,264,1001,475,9571,481,1741,543,462 1,589,733 1,663,463 [16] 1,579,946
18 Madrid/Barajas Lisbon1,169,7141,108,931975,3891,026,7861,174,1161,299,412 1,427,929 1,517,620 1,557,398
19 London/Heathrow Frankfurt1,459,9091,482,6491,488,6001,506,8261,530,9861,486,291 1,495,472 1,552,249 1,548,995
20 Palma de Mallorca Düsseldorf 944,437985,7491,090,2271,162,2681,201,664 1,268,891 1,267,676 1,495,826 1,544,710
21 Madrid/Barajas Tenerife North1,337,0501,167,7311,102,7011,094,8151,149,4501,305,110 1,380,916 1,487,326 1,493,755
22 Munich Düsseldorf1,569,3641,553,3611,558,2001,527,4161,557,4421,565,997 1,554,184 1,422,773 1,488,322
23 Copenhagen Oslo/Gardermoen1,206,4801,291,0181,322,9481,402,7531,427,6181,506,326 1,544,534 1,509,030 1,479,320
24 London/Heathrow Madrid/Barajas1,093,4001,197,7001,264,8001,274,7141,320,8341,317,511 1,382,290 1,416,795 1,476,551
25 Frankfurt Hamburg1,587,5931,385,8671,362,4001,343,8571,361,0271,372,185 1,395,408 1,440,312 1,426,073
26 Barcelona/El Prat Rome/Fiumicino1,184,5061,315,868 1,225,834 1,332,401 1,402,757
27 Stockholm/Arlanda Copenhagen1,166,0001,269,2001,325,7001,444,4291,461,1661,553,276 1,520,287 1,520,873 1,387,544
28 Barcelona/El Prat Amsterdam/Schiphol1,321,528 1,250,126 1,186,808 1,217,977 1,204,8141,307,902 1,363,626 1,420,246 1,384,848
29 Stockholm/Arlanda Oslo/Gardermoen1,153,2321,187,1641,204,3511,354,7301,338,1631,387,885 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.[17]

** 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.[18]

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

Eurostat[12]
RankAirport 1Airport 220102012201420152016 2017 2018 2019
1 London/Heathrow New York/John F Kennedy2,551,2762,881,3903,002,0243,078,6932,960,268 2,946,329 3,035,228 3,192,195
2 London/Heathrow Dubai/Intl1,974,0982,067,2272,838,7172,862,8523,038,958 3,238,308 2,732,638 2,333,127
3 Paris/CDG New York/John F Kennedy1,190,9141,422,2591,367,8821,501,4161,424,611 1,554,793 1,580,664 1,636,491
4 London/Heathrow Hong Kong/Chek Lap Kok1,801,5201,638,8341,608,9801,584,4861,574,741 1,588,805 1,572,021 1,612,530
5 London/Heathrow Los Angeles/Intl1,419,1441,428,0401,481,0231,645,0021,565,992 1,618,153 1,675,577 1,602,892
6 London/Heathrow Singapore/Changi1,507,0321,745,1861,247,0171,268,4071,314,976 1,351,980 1,590,704 1,526,639
7 Paris/Orly Guadeloupe/Pointe-à-Pitre1,098,3221,077,2541,135,9451,166,8501,214,916 1,227,553 1,299,570 1,429,730
8 London/Heathrow Doha/Hamad N/AN/A653,7241,040,315 1,184,994 1,287,225 1,181,345 1,264,687
9 London/Heathrow Chicago/O'Hare1,138,5791,188,3261,161,2501,060,3321,073,522 1,062,695 1,158,537 1,250,426
10 Paris/CDG Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau1,158,3811,092,0841,107,7381,147,5981,148,800 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 air routes in or from Europe by city pairs

Eurostat[12]
RankCity 1City 2Passengers (2016)Passengers (2019)
1 London Dublin4,771,6145,106,040
2 Moscow Saint Petersburg3,836,5885,051,518[19]
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)

Busiest domestic air routes in Brazil:[20]

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)

Busiest international air routes in Argentina:[21]

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 air routes in Argentina:[21]

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)

Busiest domestic air routes in Australia[22] (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 air routes in Australia[23] (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)

Busiest domestic air routes in Colombia:[24]

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 air routes in Colombia:[24]

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)

Busiest domestic air routes from/to Indian cities:

2020–2021[25]
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[26]
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 air routes from/to Indian cities:

2019[27][28][29][30]
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 (2018–2022)

Busiest domestic air routes in Mexico (passengers):[10]

RankAirport 1Airport 220182019202020212022% change
1 Mexico City Cancun4,990,6475,009,2352,874,2674,546,9064,803,489Increase 5.64%
2 Monterrey Mexico City3,452,4213,601,9371,563,2432,244,1563,180,969Increase 41.74%
3 Mexico City Guadalajara3,167,4383,386,5211,536,4411,940,1312,916,413Increase 50.32%
4 Tijuana Mexico City1,964,4602,151,3431,307,4782,133,1682,519,260Increase 19.22%
5 Tijuana Guadalajara1,783,1491,748,2131,301,7751,825,0552,209,718Increase 21.08%
6 Mexico City Mérida1,686,2561,851,414909,3961,416,2571,943,683Increase 37.24%
7 Monterrey Cancún1,282,7771,386,056822,6011,458,9201,650,289Increase 13.12%
8 Puerto Vallarta Mexico City956,4191,094,694575,1581,008,0241,333,474Increase 32.29%
9 San José del Cabo Mexico City844,785971,016594,263994,5101,215,421Increase 22.21%
10 Guadalajara Cancún947,599885,881635,4221,051,8871,026,505Decrease 2.41%

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

RankAirport 1Airport 220182019202020212022% change
1 Cancun Dallas/Fort Worth779,235840,800507,9461,026,0471,215,860Increase 18.50%
2 Cancun Houston/Intercontinental868,115856,952504,622930,8011,112,498Increase 19.52%
3 Cancun Chicago/O'Hare809,898763,830409,671806,188992,998Increase 23.17%
4 Mexico City Bogotá849,590866,896233,726432,080912,549Increase 111.20%
5 Guadalajara Los Angeles993,213994,822530,232787,850903,149Increase 14.63%
6 Mexico City Madrid779,777880,988265,919504,962900,028Increase 78.24%
7 Mexico City Houston/Intercontinental1,049,838831,729332,243961,069879,133Decrease -8.53%
8 Mexico City Los Angeles1,236,1681,044,786379,603771,673846,757Increase 9.73%
9 Mexico City Miami663,277770,177336,869723,213825,527Increase 14.15%
10 Cancun Atlanta721,936706,409303,913586,573759,622Increase 29.50%

Turkey (2019)

Busiest domestic and international air routes:[12]

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)

Busiest air routes by city pairs within the United States:[31]

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

RankCity 1City 2Passengers
(Sep 2014 – Aug 2015)
1Illinois Chicago, ILNew York (state) New York, NY4,020,000
2California Los Angeles, CACalifornia San Francisco, CA3,660,000
3California Los Angeles, CANew York (state) New York, NY3,420,000
4Illinois Chicago, ILCalifornia Los Angeles, CA3,010,000
5Florida Miami, FLNew York (state) New York, NY2,750,000
6Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, GAIllinois Chicago, IL2,720,000
7Illinois Chicago, ILMinnesota Minneapolis, MN2,720,000
8Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, GANew York (state) New York, NY2,600,000
9Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, GAFlorida Orlando, FL2,620,000
10Illinois Chicago, ILWashington, D.C. Washington, DC2,620,000

See also

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

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