World's Busiest Passenger Air Routes - By Seat Capacity

By Seat Capacity

The following lists the world's top 50 busiest routes based on total number of seats per month flown in both directions as of July 2010.

Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Seats Airlines Serving
1 Tokyo Haneda Sapporo-New Chitose Airport 1,253,220 Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Air Do, Skymark Airlines
2 Seoul-Gimpo Airport Jeju International Airport 848,151 Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, T'way Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
3 Tokyo Haneda Fukuoka Airport 811,521 All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines
4 Sydney Airport Melbourne Airport 780,932 Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Tiger Airways Australia, Virgin Australia
5 Beijing Capital International Airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport 689,287 Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Spring Airlines
6 Hong Kong International Airport Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport 680,915 Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Dragonair, EVA Air, Hong Kong Airlines, Thai Airways International
7 Tokyo Haneda Naha Airport 659,166 All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Transocean Air
8 Congonhas-São Paulo Airport Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport 624,105 Avianca Brazil, Gol Airlines, TAM Airlines, Webjet
9 Tokyo Haneda Osaka Itami 620,460 All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines
10 Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport Delhi-Indira Gandhi Airport 575,133 Air India, GoAir, IndiGo, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher, SpiceJet
11 Madrid-Barajas Airport Barcelona Airport 461,228 Air Europa, Iberia, Vueling
12 Sydney Airport Brisbane Airport 456,540 Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia
13 Johannesburg OR Tambo Cape Town International Airport 453,551 Comair, Kulula.com, Mango, South African Airways
14 Singapore Changi Airport Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta 442,009 Batavia Air, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Asia, Lion Air, Lufthansa, Mandala Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Sriwijaya Air, Tiger Airways, Turkish Airlines
15 Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta Juanda International Airport 432,091 Airfast Indonesia, Batavia Air, Garuda Indonesia, Citilink, Lion Air, Mandala Airlines, Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Sriwijaya Air, Wings Air
16 Hong Kong International Airport Shanghai Pudong International Airport 402,528 Cathay Pacific, China Eastern, Dragonair, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways, Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines
17 Tan Son Nhat International Airport Noi Bai International Airport 366,256 Air Mekong, Jetstar Pacific Airlines, Vietnam Airlines
18 Los Angeles International Airport San Francisco International Airport 350,014 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin America
19 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport 346,472 Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Spring Airlines
20 Beijing Capital International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport 345,265 Air China, China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines
21 Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta Ngurah Rai International Airport 338,055 Batavia Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
22 Johannesburg OR Tambo Durban-King Shaka 337,720 1Time, Comair, Kulula.com, Mango, South African Airways, South African Express, Velvet Sky
23 Hong Kong International Airport Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 335,622 Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Kenya Airways, Orient Thai Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Royal Jordanian, SriLankan Airlines, Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways
24 Beijing Capital International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 334,859 Air China, China Southern, Hainan Airlines
25 Beijing Capital International Airport Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport 333,918 Air China, China Southern, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines
26 Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta Medan International Airport 328,486 Batavia Air, Garuda Indonesia, Citilink, Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air
27 Singapore Changi Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport 326,533 Air Asia, Jetstar Asia, Malaysia Airlines, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Tiger Airways
28 Hong Kong International Airport Singapore Changi Airport 314,422 Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, Jetstar Asia, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Airways, United Airlines
29 Riyadh King Khalid Jeddah-King Abdulaziz 310,970 Nas Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines
30 Los Angeles International Airport New York-John F. Kennedy 310,856 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, Virgin America
31 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Phuket International Airport 307,619 Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways, *Nok Air, *Orient Thai Airlines
32 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport 298,428 China Eastern, China Southern, Juneyao Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Spring Airlines
33 Chicago O'Hare New York Laguardia 298,378 American Airlines, Delta Connection/Shuttle America, United Airlines, United Express/Shuttle America
34 Melbourne Airport Brisbane Airport 292,443 Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Tiger Airways Australia, Virgin Australia
35 Tokyo Haneda Kagoshima Airport 291,368 All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Skymark Airlines, Skynet Asia Airways
36 Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta Hasanuddin International Airport 290,388 Batavia Air, Express Air, Garuda Indonesia, Kartika Airlines, Lion Air, Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Pelita Air Service, Sriwijaya Air
37 London Heathrow Airport New York-John F. Kennedy 282,205 American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Kuwait Airways, Virgin Atlantic
38 Mexico City International Airport Cancun International Airport 278,440 Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magnicharters, VivaAerobus, Volaris
39 Beijing Capital International Airport Hong Kong International Airport 272,588 Air China, Cathay Pacific, China Southern, Dragonair, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways
40 Seoul Gimpo Gimhae International Airport 271,518 Air Busan, Korean Air
41 Tokyo Narita Seoul Incheon 265,230 All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, United Airlines, Eastar Jet
42 Hong Kong International Airport Manila-Ninoy Aquino 260,819 Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific, Dragonair, Hong Kong Express Airways, Philippine Airlines
43 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Orlando International Airport 260,180 AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines
44 Manila-Ninoy Aquino Mactan-Cebu International Airport 259,582 Airphil Express, Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Zest Airways
45 Cairo International Airport Jeddah-King Abdulaziz 259,417 EgyptAir, Saudi Arabian Airlines
46 Mexico City International Airport Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo 259,368 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
47 Bogotá El Dorado Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón 258,460 LAN Colombia, Avianca, Copa Airlines Colombia
48 Bogotá El Dorado Medellín-José María Córdova 257,407 LAN Colombia, Avianca, Copa Airlines Colombia
49 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Singapore Changi Airport 256,418 Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Asia Airways, Myanmar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways, Tiger Airways
50 Melbourne Airport Adelaide Airport 255,376 Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia

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