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INSIDER
TOP 50 GLOBAL
MEGAHUBS
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London Heathrow Airport (LHR) Rank Airport Country Rank in 2023 Dominant Carrier Share of
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remains the most internationally connected 1 /+5 8QLWHG .LQJGRP %ULWLVK $LUZD\V
airport in the world this year, according to 2 .8/ Malaysia 4 AirAsia
OAG Megahubs 2024. 3 +1' Japan Japan Airlines
OAG ranked the connectivity of 4 $06 Netherlands ./0 5R\DO 'XWFK $LUOLQHV
the world’s leading international airport 5 ICN .RUHD 5HSXEOLF RI 8 .RUHDQ $LU
hubs – globally and regionally – as well as 6 -). 86$ 2 Delta Air Lines
gateways into domestic markets. 7 &'* )UDQFH $LU )UDQFH
LHR is the 4th biggest airport in 8 ,67 7XUNL\H 7XUNLVK $LUOLQHV
the world in terms of scheduled one way 9 25' 86$ 8QLWHG $LUOLQHV
capacity in the year to August 2024. British 10 )5$ *HUPDQ\ 6 'HXWVFKH /XIWKDQVD $*
Airways remains the dominant airline at 11 12 $7/ 86$ Delta Air Lines
London Heathrow operating 50% of all 13 %.. 7KDLODQG 7KDL $LUZD\V ,QWHUQDWLRQDO

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flights. 14 MNL Philippines &HEX 3DFL¿F $LU
In North America, New York’s John 15 157 Japan 60 Jetstar Japan
F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 16 ';% 8QLWHG $UDE (PLUDWHV Emirates
leads U.S. airports ranking 6th, falling from 17 39* China China Eastern Airlines
number two in 2023. 18 '): 86$ American Airlines
A number of Asia Pacific airports 19 YYZ Canada Air Canada
moved up ahead of JFK this year. 20 %2* Colombia Avianca
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) moves up to 21 LAX 86$ 20 Delta Air Lines
2nd this year and is the most connected 22 &*. Indonesia %DWLN $LU
airport in Asia Pacific. Tokyo’s Haneda 23 +.* +RQJ .RQJ VDU &KLQD &DWKD\ 3DFL¿F $LUZD\V
Airport (HND) is number three, followed 24 DEL India ,QGL*R
by Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), and South 25 08& *HUPDQ\ 'HXWVFKH /XIWKDQVD $*
Korea’s Incheon (ICN). 6RXUFH
The Top 20 Global Megahubs also
shifted slightly towards Asia - highlighting 6
the growing connectivity of Asian cities American airport is New York (JFK). an equal ratio of connectivity offered at
in the global network. There are 8 airports Bogota (BOG) is the most connected both airports. While ATL has the largest
in the Top 20 in Asia Pacific: KUL, HND, airport in Latin America this year and is in domestic capacity in the past year (Sep
ICN, Bangkok (BKK), Singapore (SIN), 20th place globally. Mexico City (MEX) 2023 - Aug 2024), ORD offers more
Manila (MNL), Tokyo Narita (NRT) and drops to second place but remains in the domestic connecting options. However,
Shanghai (PVG); 6 in EMEA: LHR, AMS, global top 50 in 32nd place. these connections are distributed over more
Paris (CDG), Istanbul (IST), Frankfurt destinations, resulting in both airports
(FRA) and Dubai (DXB); and 5 in North U.S. Domestic Megahubs sharing the top position and balancing out
America: JFK, Chicago O’Hare (ORD), In the Top 25 U.S. Domestic their differences.
Atlanta (ATL), Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Megahubs rankings, Chicago O’Hare The airports are dominated by two of
and Toronto (YYZ). (ORD) shares the top spot this year with the U.S. major carriers: 49% of flights at
The major European airport hubs - Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), with ORD are operated by United Airlines
Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris remain
in the Top 10. Other major European
airports have experienced some reductions Editor/Publisher: Lois R. Pasternak
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