These are lists of the busiest flight routes by the number of passengers flown, by seat capacity and by aircraft movements in the 2010s. For recent data, see List of busiest passenger flight routes.

Global statistics By available seats The following are the lists of the world's busiest flight routes based on the number of seats available in the flights scheduled in both directions. Note that these statistics do not consider the number of passengers actually carried (load factor). +Top 10 most capacitated flight routesRankDepartingArrivingDistance (km)20192017201620151 Jeju Seoul–Gimpo44917,426,8735,365,7616,561,314 7,000,0002 Sapporo–Chitose Tokyo–Haneda83512,498,4686,209,366 6,300,0003 Fukuoka Tokyo–Haneda88911,400,0185,961,277 5,800,0004 Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City117110,253,5305,067,167 3,400,0005 Sydney Melbourne7059,958,5004,141,322 5,100,0006 Jeddah Riyadh8578,018,2057 Tokyo–Haneda Naha15737,704,0983,784,546 3,900,0008 Mumbai Delhi11508,230,8224,143,639 3,900,0009 Beijing–Capital Shanghai–Hongqiao10818,117,4613,962,081 3,900,000 10 Tokyo–Haneda Osaka–Itami407 3,600,000

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+Top 100 busiest flight routesAirport 1Airport 2Distance (km)20182017 Jeju Seoul–Gimpo44914,107,41413,460,306 Tokyo–Haneda Sapporo8359,698,6398,726,502 Sydney Melbourne7059,245,3929,090,941 Tokyo–Haneda Fukuoka8898,762,5477,864,000 Mumbai Delhi11507,392,1557,129,943 Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City11716,867,1146,769,823 Beijing–Capital Shanghai–Hongqiao10816,518,9976,833,684 Hong Kong Taipei–Taoyuan8026,476,2686,719,030 Tokyo–Haneda Naha15735,829,7125,269,481 Jakarta Surabaya7005,649,0465,271,304 Jakarta Denpasar9915,535,1084,952,852 Jeddah Riyadh8575,526,1105,091,629 Tokyo–Haneda Osaka–Itami4075,131,7575,106,584 Chengdu Beijing–Capital15595,092,4424,951,620 Guangzhou Beijing–Capital18985,076,2294,864,177 Cancún Mexico City12944,885,6024,656,308 Beijing–Capital Shenzhen19794,853,0384,496,351 Brisbane Sydney7564,815,6094,742,771 Jakarta Singapore8964,812,3424,810,602 Guangzhou Shanghai–Hongqiao11764,724,5144,469,990 Shanghai–Hongqiao Shenzhen12174,679,2944,445,654 Bengaluru Delhi17174,542,6384,183,799 Jakarta Makassar14394,530,4284,559,737 Jakarta Medan14014,512,8303,886,963 Cape Town Johannesburg12924,508,2144,698,849 Kuala Lumpur Singapore2964,290,4634,108,824 São Paulo–Congonhas Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont3784,234,6314,096,193 Hong Kong Shanghai–Pudong12474,053,9094,162,347 New York–JFK Los Angeles39823,971,9223,531,613 Bogotá Medellín-Rionegro2393,930,3323,323,127 Bengaluru Mumbai8343,814,4943,445,315 Los Angeles San Francisco5413,635,6553,507,702 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Phuket6853,612,3733,396,189 Brisbane Melbourne13793,565,2663,545,156 Cebu Manila5703,519,5253,233,871 Hong Kong Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi16943,490,9883,438,628 Mexico City Monterrey7293,474,9713,202,091 Kolkata Delhi13333,431,9993,153,548 Da Nang Ho Chi Minh City6173,256,7183,210,368 Chiang Mai Bangkok–Don Mueang5693,212,1243,155,528 Seoul–Incheon Osaka–Kansai8723,210,8132,907,199 Cusco Lima5833,201,4143,000,513 New York–LaGuardia Chicago–O'Hare11773,198,7003,118,651 Jakarta Kuala Lumpur11423,170,1932,812,479 Mexico City Guadalajara4663,170,1772,996,806 Jeju Busan294 3,106,2242,793,383 İzmir Istanbul–Atatürk348 3,084,2503,496,438 Hong Kong Seoul–Incheon2080 3,081,9423,198,132 Guangzhou Chengdu1232 3,044,0382,944,642 Hong Kong Manila1145 3,008,8422,907,228 Hong Kong Beijing–Capital20113,000,7862,962,707 Delhi Hyderabad12732,980,7302,577,743 Las Vegas Los Angeles3882,961,5532,823,411 Durban Johannesburg4982,953,8512,847,156 Hong Kong Singapore25872,923,5783,147,384 Atlanta Orlando6452,918,9802,836,474 Vancouver Toronto–Pearson33582,912,0262,950,823 Chengdu Shenzhen13272,873,2912,509,192 Hangzhou Beijing–Capital11572,856,0192,883,519 Tokyo–Narita Taipei–Taoyuan21932,848,9252,592,049 New York–-JFK London–Heathrow55622,864,3212,972,817 Bogotá Cartagena6732,825,6722,573,763 Da Nang Hanoi6262,810,6182,534,425 Los Angeles Chicago–O'Hare28112,810,3682,927,492 İzmir Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen3642,799,4132,608,469 Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur16222,790,8352,609,151 Delhi Pune11582,787,9602,601,764 Delhi Chennai17742,777,8222,456,556 Tokyo–Haneda Kagoshima9482,768,0912,553,366 Jakarta Palembang4132,746,929 Bogotá Cali2872,722,1222,726,627 Gold Coast Sydney6822,722,0952,739,057 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Chiang Mai5972,694,6122,395,389 Dubai London–Heathrow55292,665,4413,210,121 Jakarta Semarang4222,650,823 Beijing–Capital Xi'an9512,639,6252,540,100 Davao Manila9752,630,9092,606,945 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Singapore14312,597,1992,596,349 Guangzhou Hangzhou10372,594,2322,653,701 Atlanta Fort Lauderdale9432,572,8152,360,786 Beijing–Capital Chongqing14832,554,2822,485,613 Antalya Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen4622,545,643 Jakarta Yogyakarta4552,517,527 Bangkok–Don Mueang Hat Yai7942,513,4142,518,553 Jinghong Kunming–Changshui3862,502,6902,627,969 Adelaide Melbourne6412,493,5892,454,637 Mumbai Goa4232,492,2682,537,413 Kuala Lumpur Penang3242,489,6602,379,127 Los Angeles Seattle–Tacoma15372,485,5762,768,035 Montréal Toronto–Pearson5032,485,5332,640,849 Auckland Wellington4802,481,5222,617,041 Tokyo–Narita Seoul–Incheon12572,466,953 Bengaluru Hyderabad4542,466,522 Jakarta Pontianak7312,463,262 Madrid Barcelona4832,448,664 Chongqing Shenzhen10622,428,313 Mumbai Dubai19252,394,0602,383,145 Auckland Christchurch7512,385,7662,535,669 Atlanta New York–LaGuardia12382,378,4902,387,693 Ahmedabad Delhi7522,363,818 Bangkok–Don Mueang Phuket698 3,325,261 Osaka–Kansai Taipei–Taoyuan17142,530,208 Denver Los Angeles13922,519,541 Guangzhou Chongqing9752,468,368 Surabaya Makassar7942,434,487 Dubai Kuwait City8572,394,192 Ankara Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen3222,378,692 Mumbai Chennai10452,377,806 Jakarta Padang9142,350,206 Kuching Kuala Lumpur9712,341,291 +Busiest international flight routes by origin-and-destination passenger volume (airport pairs)Airports201820172015 Hong Kong Taipei-Taoyuan6,476,2686,719,030 (#8)5,100,000 Jakarta Singapore4,812,3424,810,6023,400,000 Kuala Lumpur Singapore4,490,4634,108,8242,700,000 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Hong Kong3,490,9883,438,6283,000,000 Seoul-Incheon Osaka-Kansai3,210,8132,907,199 Jakarta Kuala Lumpur3,170,1932,812,479 Hong Kong Seoul-Incheon3,081,9423,198,132 Hong Kong Manila3,008,8422,907,228 Hong Kong Singapore2,923,5783,147,3842,700,000 Tokyo-Narita Taipei-Taoyuan2,848,925 New York–JFK London–Heathrow2,972,817

By aircraft movements +Total international flights Rank Airport pair March 2018 – Feb 2019 Airlines (2018) 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, Thai Airways, Starlux Airlines, Greater Bay Airlines, United Parcel Service 3 Jakarta (CGK) Singapore (SIN)27,046 Singapore Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Jetstar Asia, Indonesia AirAsia, Scoot, Batik Air4 Hong Kong (HKG) Shanghai (PVG)20,678China Eastern Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Spring Airlines, Juneyao Airlines5 Jakarta (CGK) Kuala Lumpur (KUL)19,741Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Lion Air, Indonesia AirAsia, Malindo Airways, Garuda Indonesia, KLM, Batik Air, Citilink, TransNusa6 Osaka (KIX) Seoul (ICN)19,711Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jin Air, Jeju Air, Peach Aviation, Eastar Jet, T'way Air, Air Seoul, Air Busan7 Toronto (YYZ) New York (LGA)17,038Air Canada, United Airlines, Republic Airways, AirSprint, Jazz Aviation, Endeavor Air, NetJets, Delta Air Lines8 Hong Kong (HKG) Seoul (ICN)15,770Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, HK Express, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Eastar Jet, T'way Air, Jin Air, Thai Airways, Greater Bay Airlines9 Bangkok (BKK) Singapore (SIN)14,698Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Scoot, Jetstar Asia, Cathay Pacific, K-Mile Air, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Asiana Airlines10 Dubai (DXB) Kuwait (KWI)14,581Emirates, Flydubai, Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways11 Hong Kong (HKG) Bangkok (BKK)14,556Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, Emirates, HK Express, Greater Bay Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Hong Kong, Egypt Air, K-Mile Air, Hong Kong Air Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo,QTR8438 BKK-HKG Air ACTTK6140 bangkok-Hong Kong12 Hong Kong (HKG) Beijing (PEK)14,537Air China, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Air Hong Kong13 London (LHR) New York–JFK14,195British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways14 Tokyo (NRT) Taipei (TPE)13,902China Airlines, EVA Air, Peach Aviation, Japan Airlines, Scoot, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Japan, Thai Lion Air, Tiger Air, Starlux, Nippon Cargo Airlines, FedEx Express15 London (LHR) Dublin (DUB)13,855Aer Lingus, British Airways16 Osaka (KIX) Shanghai (PVG)13,708China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Air China, Juneyao Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Spring Airlines, China Cargo Airlines, Peach Aviation, Shanghai Airlines17 Hong Kong (HKG) Singapore (SIN)13,654Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Air Hong Kong, Hong Kong Air Cargo, UPS Airlines18 Toronto (YYZ) Chicago (ORD)13,503Air Canada, United Airlines, Envoy Air, EVA Air, SkyWest, AeroLogic, Republic Airways19 Tokyo (NRT) Seoul (ICN)13,420Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Air, Eastar Jet, Jin Air, T'way Air, Air Japan, Zip Air, Air Premia, Air Seoul, Air Busan, Ethiopian Airlines, Japan Airline, All Nippon Airways, Kalitta Air, Aero K, Lufthansa Cargo20 Osaka (KIX) Taipei (TPE)13,325All Nippon Airways, China Airlines, EVA Air, Japan Airlines, Starlux Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan

Regional statistics Europe Busiest flight routes inside the EU, UK, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. Figures are only available for EU countries, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. Passengers of domestic routes in countries is fewer than 1 million, except for Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey, based on airport statistics among other European countries (excluding EU members, Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway). The St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport – Moscow (three airports) route was used by 2,965,331 passengers in 2013.