Did You Know? Busiest Flight Routes by Region

April 8, 2008 | Posted in: Did You Know

Each year, OAG (Official Airline Guide) compiles a list of the busiest flight routes by global region (and throws the busiest international route in for good measure). The OAG’s lists are based on the number of weekly flights for a particular route; they do not take into account the number of passengers on those flights. There were some close races, but clear “winners” did emerge, so keep reading to see which routes play host to the most flights week after week…

Busiest International Flight Route

• Amsterdam (Schiphol), Netherlands – London (Heathrow), UK – 350 flights/wk

Busiest Flight Route within Europe

• Barcelona – Madrid – 971 flights/wk (**Barcelona – Madrid is the busiest flight route in the world.)

Busiest Flight Route within North America

• Honolulu – Kahului (Island of Maui) – 639 flights/wk
• Las Vegas – Los Angeles – 553 flights/wk (busiest major trunk route in North America)

Busiest Flight Route within the Asia/Pacific

• Jeju, South Korea – Seoul (Gimpo), South Korea – 858 flights/wk

Busiest Flight Route within Latin America

• Sao Paulo, Brazil – Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont), Brazil – appx. 900 flights/wk

Busiest Flight Route within the Middle East

• Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 324 flights/wk

Busiest Flight Route within Africa

• Cape Town, South Africa – Johannesburg, South Africa – 831 flights/wk

3 Responses to “Did You Know? Busiest Flight Routes by Region”

1. Andy says:

   April 10, 2008 at 2:54 am

   Offered seats/wk would be more meaningful than flights/wk… And as you say flying passengers/wk is even better
2. Adam says:

   September 21, 2008 at 9:12 pm

   The Sydney/Melbourne Route is serviced by two airlines, Qantas and Virgin, and according to there websites, they schedule 1021 flights a week between them – where does this route fit in to the above??
3. Russ says:

   September 30, 2009 at 7:13 pm

   Syd-Melb actually comes in at 851 and is positioned 4th busiest. If you have ever flown that route and had your flight cancelled you will understand the missing 170 flights.