Top 100 busiest domestic airline routes

- by number of daily departures

UPDATED 2026-11-10

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) 101 flights every day
2
Cheju (CJU) Seoul (GMP) 101 flights every day
3
Sydney (SYD) Melbourne (MEL) 58 flights every day
4
Melbourne (MEL) Sydney (SYD) 57 flights every day
5
Tokyo (HND) Fukuoka (FUK) 56 flights every day
6
Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) 56 flights every day
7
Tokyo (HND) Sapporo (CTS) 53 flights every day
8
Chitose (CTS) Tokyo (HND) 53 flights every day
9
Delhi (DEL) Mumbai (BOM) 53 flights every day
10
Mumbai (BOM) Delhi (DEL) 52 flights every day
11
Jeddah (JED) Riyadh (RUH) 52 flights every day
12
Riyadh (RUH) Jeddah (JED) 51 flights every day
13
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) Hanoi (HAN) 45 flights every day
14
Hanoi (HAN) Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) 44 flights every day
15
Rio de Janeiro, Alla flygplatser (SDU) Sao Paulo (CGH) 43 flights every day
16
Cape Town (CPT) Johannesburg (JNB) 43 flights every day
17
Johannesburg (JNB) Cape Town (CPT) 42 flights every day
18
Rio Negro (MDE) Bogota (BOG) 41 flights every day
19
Sao Paulo (CGH) Rio De Janeiro (SDU) 41 flights every day
20
Bogota (BOG) Medellin (MDE) 40 flights every day
21
San Pedro (SPR) Belize City (BZE) 39 flights every day
22
Belize City (BZE) San Pedro (SPR) 39 flights every day
23
Bangalore (BLR) Delhi (DEL) 38 flights every day
24
Denpasar (DPS) Jakarta (CGK) 38 flights every day
25
Delhi (DEL) Bengaluru (BLR) 37 flights every day
26
Jakarta (CGK) Denpasar (DPS) 36 flights every day
27
Lagos (LOS) Abuja (ABV) 35 flights every day
28
Abuja (ABV) Lagos (LOS) 35 flights every day
29
Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) 34 flights every day
30
Okinawa (OKA) Tokyo (HND) 34 flights every day
31
Shanghai (SHA) Guangzhou (CAN) 34 flights every day
32
Guangzhou (CAN) Shanghai (SHA) 34 flights every day
33
Brisbane (BNE) Sydney (SYD) 34 flights every day
34
Sydney (SYD) Brisbane (BNE) 34 flights every day
35
Mumbai (BOM) Bengaluru (BLR) 33 flights every day
36
Bogota (BOG) Cali (CLO) 32 flights every day
37
Cali (CLO) Bogota (BOG) 32 flights every day
38
Zanzibar (ZNZ) Dar Es Salaam (DAR) 32 flights every day
39
Pokhara (PHH) Kathmandu (KTM) 32 flights every day
40
Chicago (ORD) New York (LGA) 31 flights every day
41
Kathmandu (KTM) Pokhara (PHH) 31 flights every day
42
Bangalore (BLR) Mumbai (BOM) 31 flights every day
43
New York (LGA) Chicago (ORD) 30 flights every day
44
Guangzhou (CAN) Hangzhou (HGH) 30 flights every day
45
Johannesburg (JNB) Durban (DUR) 30 flights every day
46
Belize City (BZE) Dangriga (DGA) 30 flights every day
47
Durban (DUR) Johannesburg (JNB) 30 flights every day
48
Hangzhou (HGH) Guangzhou (CAN) 30 flights every day
49
Shanghai (SHA) Beijing (PEK) 30 flights every day
50
Bangkok (BKK) Chiang Mai (CNX) 30 flights every day
51
Peking (PEK) Shanghai (SHA) 29 flights every day
52
Tokyo (HND) Osaka (ITM) 29 flights every day
53
Melbourne (MEL) Brisbane (BNE) 29 flights every day
54
Osaka (ITM) Tokyo (HND) 29 flights every day
55
Bangkok (DMK) Chiang Mai (CNX) 29 flights every day
56
Chiang Mai (CNX) Bangkok (DMK) 29 flights every day
57
Dhaka (DAC) Coxs Bazar (CXB) 29 flights every day
58
Cox's Bazar (CXB) Dhaka (DAC) 29 flights every day
59
Phuket (HKT) Bangkok (BKK) 28 flights every day
60
Brisbane (BNE) Melbourne (MEL) 28 flights every day
61
Surabaya (SUB) Jakarta (CGK) 28 flights every day
62
Chiang Mai (CNX) Bangkok (BKK) 28 flights every day
63
Jakarta (CGK) Surabaya (SUB) 27 flights every day
64
Kabupaten Maros (UPG) Jakarta (CGK) 27 flights every day
65
Bangkok (BKK) Phuket (HKT) 27 flights every day
66
Jakarta (CGK) Kuala Namu (KNO) 27 flights every day
67
Kimhae (PUS) Jeju (CJU) 27 flights every day
68
Knokke (KNO) Jakarta (CGK) 27 flights every day
69
Mexico City (MEX) Cancun (CUN) 26 flights every day
70
Jakarta (CGK) Ujung Pandang (UPG) 26 flights every day
71
Cheju (CJU) Busan (PUS) 26 flights every day
72
Las Palmas (LPA) Tenerife (TFN) 26 flights every day
73
Bangkok (DMK) Phuket (HKT) 26 flights every day
74
Teneriffa (TFN) Las Palmas (LPA) 25 flights every day
75
Cancun (CUN) Mexico City (MEX) 25 flights every day
76
Phuket (HKT) Bangkok (DMK) 25 flights every day
77
Da Nang (DAD) Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) 25 flights every day
78
Victoria (YWH) Vancouver (CXH) 25 flights every day
79
Bogota (BOG) Cartagena (CTG) 25 flights every day
80
Manila (MNL) Caticlan (MPH) 25 flights every day
81
Dammam (DMM) Jeddah (JED) 25 flights every day
82
Jeddah (JED) Dammam (DMM) 25 flights every day
83
Caticlan (MPH) Manila (MNL) 25 flights every day
84
Mexico City (MEX) Monterrey (MTY) 24 flights every day
85
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) Da Nang (DAD) 24 flights every day
86
Vancouver (CXH) Victoria (YWH) 24 flights every day
87
Monterrey (MTY) Mexico City (MEX) 24 flights every day
88
Chongju (CJJ) Jeju (CJU) 24 flights every day
89
Cheju (CJU) Cheongju (CJJ) 24 flights every day
90
Hanoi (HAN) Da Nang (DAD) 24 flights every day
91
Pune (PNQ) Delhi (DEL) 24 flights every day
92
Delhi (DEL) Hyderabad (HYD) 24 flights every day
93
Delhi (DEL) Pune (PNQ) 24 flights every day
94
Manila (MNL) Cebu City (CEB) 23 flights every day
95
Calcutta (CCU) Delhi (DEL) 23 flights every day
96
Hyderabad (HYD) Delhi (DEL) 23 flights every day
97
Alma-Ata (ALA) Astana (NQZ) 23 flights every day
98
Fukuoka (FUK) Okinawa (OKA) 23 flights every day
99
Cartagena (CTG) Bogota (BOG) 23 flights every day
100
Okinawa (OKA) Fukuoka (FUK) 23 flights every day