Top 100 busiest domestic airline routes

- by number of daily departures

UPDATED 2026-06-26

This is a list of the 100 busiest domestic (flights in same country) airline routes in the world. The list is based on scheduled passenger flights only and is ordered by number of departures. The number of passengers are not counted (and would differ alot depending on aircraft capacity).

 
From: To:
1
Seoul (GMP) Jeju (CJU) 98 flights every day
2
Cheju (CJU) Seoul (GMP) 97 flights every day
3
Jeddah (JED) Riyadh (RUH) 61 flights every day
4
Riyadh (RUH) Jeddah (JED) 61 flights every day
5
Melbourne (MEL) Sydney (SYD) 56 flights every day
6
Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) 56 flights every day
7
Tokyo (HND) Sapporo (CTS) 55 flights every day
8
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) Hanoi (HAN) 55 flights every day
9
Chitose (CTS) Tokyo (HND) 55 flights every day
10
Hanoi (HAN) Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) 54 flights every day
11
Tokyo (HND) Fukuoka (FUK) 54 flights every day
12
Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) 53 flights every day
13
Delhi (DEL) Mumbai (BOM) 50 flights every day
14
Mumbai (BOM) Delhi (DEL) 49 flights every day
15
Johannesburg (JNB) Cape Town (CPT) 45 flights every day
16
Cape Town (CPT) Johannesburg (JNB) 44 flights every day
17
Sao Paulo (CGH) Rio De Janeiro (SDU) 44 flights every day
18
Rio de Janeiro, Alla flygplatser (SDU) Sao Paulo (CGH) 42 flights every day
19
Zanzibar (ZNZ) Dar Es Salaam (DAR) 41 flights every day
20
Denpasar (DPS) Jakarta (CGK) 39 flights every day
21
Jakarta (CGK) Denpasar (DPS) 37 flights every day
22
Belize City (BZE) San Pedro (SPR) 37 flights every day
23
Shanghai (SHA) Shenzhen (SZX) 36 flights every day
24
Shenzhen (SZX) Shanghai (SHA) 36 flights every day
25
Guangzhou (CAN) Shanghai (SHA) 35 flights every day
26
Shanghai (SHA) Guangzhou (CAN) 35 flights every day
27
Bogota (BOG) Medellin (MDE) 35 flights every day
28
Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) 35 flights every day
29
Okinawa (OKA) Tokyo (HND) 34 flights every day
30
Lagos (LOS) Abuja (ABV) 34 flights every day
31
Abuja (ABV) Lagos (LOS) 34 flights every day
32
Hanoi (HAN) Da Nang (DAD) 34 flights every day
33
Da Nang (DAD) Hanoi (HAN) 34 flights every day
34
Rio Negro (MDE) Bogota (BOG) 33 flights every day
35
Bangalore (BLR) Delhi (DEL) 33 flights every day
36
Delhi (DEL) Bengaluru (BLR) 33 flights every day
37
Johannesburg (JNB) Durban (DUR) 32 flights every day
38
Durban (DUR) Johannesburg (JNB) 32 flights every day
39
Brisbane (BNE) Sydney (SYD) 31 flights every day
40
Da Nang (DAD) Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) 31 flights every day
41
Dar Es Salaam (DAR) Zanzibar (ZNZ) 31 flights every day
42
San Pedro (SPR) Belize City (BZE) 31 flights every day
43
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) Da Nang (DAD) 31 flights every day
44
Sydney (SYD) Brisbane (BNE) 31 flights every day
45
Osaka (ITM) Tokyo (HND) 30 flights every day
46
Belize City (BZE) Dangriga (DGA) 29 flights every day
47
Tokyo (HND) Osaka (ITM) 29 flights every day
48
Victoria (YWH) Vancouver (CXH) 29 flights every day
49
Guangzhou (CAN) Hangzhou (HGH) 29 flights every day
50
Kenai (ENA) Anchorage (ANC) 29 flights every day
51
Jakarta (CGK) Kuala Namu (KNO) 29 flights every day
52
Anchorage (ANC) Kenai (ENA) 29 flights every day
53
Peking (PEK) Shanghai (SHA) 29 flights every day
54
Vancouver (CXH) Victoria (YWH) 28 flights every day
55
Shanghai (SHA) Beijing (PEK) 28 flights every day
56
Knokke (KNO) Jakarta (CGK) 28 flights every day
57
Jakarta (CGK) Surabaya (SUB) 28 flights every day
58
Hangzhou (HGH) Guangzhou (CAN) 28 flights every day
59
Surabaya (SUB) Jakarta (CGK) 28 flights every day
60
Jakarta (CGK) Ujung Pandang (UPG) 28 flights every day
61
Kabupaten Maros (UPG) Jakarta (CGK) 28 flights every day
62
Cheju (CJU) Busan (PUS) 28 flights every day
63
Kimhae (PUS) Jeju (CJU) 27 flights every day
64
Alma-Ata (ALA) Astana (NQZ) 26 flights every day
65
Tselinograd (NQZ) Almaty (ALA) 26 flights every day
66
Makung (MZG) Taipei (TSA) 26 flights every day
67
Taipei (TSA) Magong (MZG) 26 flights every day
68
Bogota (BOG) Cali (CLO) 26 flights every day
69
Brisbane (BNE) Melbourne (MEL) 26 flights every day
70
Ko Samui (USM) Bangkok (BKK) 25 flights every day
71
Hangzhou (HGH) Shenzhen (SZX) 25 flights every day
72
Shenzhen (SZX) Hangzhou (HGH) 25 flights every day
73
Mumbai (BOM) Bengaluru (BLR) 25 flights every day
74
Calgary (YYC) Vancouver (YVR) 25 flights every day
75
Melbourne (MEL) Brisbane (BNE) 25 flights every day
76
Bangkok (BKK) Koh Samui (USM) 25 flights every day
77
Vancouver (YVR) Calgary (YYC) 24 flights every day
78
Bangalore (BLR) Mumbai (BOM) 24 flights every day
79
Chicago (ORD) New York (LGA) 24 flights every day
80
Phuket (HKT) Bangkok (BKK) 24 flights every day
81
Cali (CLO) Bogota (BOG) 24 flights every day
82
Arusha (ARK) Zanzibar (ZNZ) 24 flights every day
83
Lima (LIM) Cuzco (CUZ) 24 flights every day
84
Riyadh (RUH) Abha (AHB) 24 flights every day
85
Chengdu (CTU) Beijing (PEK) 24 flights every day
86
Bangkok (BKK) Phuket (HKT) 24 flights every day
87
Chongju (CJJ) Jeju (CJU) 23 flights every day
88
Abha (AHB) Riyadh (RUH) 23 flights every day
89
Cuzco (CUZ) Lima (LIM) 23 flights every day
90
Toronto (YYZ) Calgary (YYC) 23 flights every day
91
Mexico City (MEX) Monterrey (MTY) 23 flights every day
92
Moskva (SVO) Kaliningrad (KGD) 23 flights every day
93
Honolulu (HNL) Kahului (OGG) 23 flights every day
94
Fukuoka (FUK) Okinawa (OKA) 23 flights every day
95
Okinawa (OKA) Fukuoka (FUK) 23 flights every day
96
Peking (PEK) Chengdu (CTU) 23 flights every day
97
Cheju (CJU) Cheongju (CJJ) 23 flights every day
98
Delhi (DEL) Kolkata (CCU) 23 flights every day
99
Kaliningrad (KGD) Moscow (SVO) 23 flights every day
100
Hoolehua (MKK) Honolulu (HNL) 23 flights every day