US airports by the number of direct flight routes

The US holds the largest aviation market in the world, with a multitude of busy airports across the country. Find out which airports offer the most direct flight routes in our top 50 list.

With both domestic and international flights, the airports in the US are busy day and night. In the following list you find the airports in the US with the greatest number of direct flight routes.

Airport	Number of direct flight routes
Dallas (DFW)	258
Chicago (ORD)	249
Atlanta (ATL)	237
Denver (DEN)	219
New York (JFK)	193
Miami (MIA)	192
Los Angeles (LAX)	189
Charlotte (CLT)	187
New York (EWR)	184
Houston (IAH)	184
Orlando (MCO)	172
Minneapolis (MSP)	165
Las Vegas (LAS)	164
Phoenix (PHX)	145
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)	144
Boston (BOS)	143
San Francisco (SFO)	142
Dulles (IAD)	141
Seattle (SEA)	127
Philadelphia (PHL)	124
Detroit (DTW)	119
Washington (DCA)	107
Tampa (TPA)	102
Nashville (BNA)	101
Salt Lake City (SLC)	100
Austin (AUS)	97
Chicago (MDW)	92
Baltimore (BWI)	89
New York (LGA)	83
San Diego (SAN)	83
Dallas (DAL)	81
Portland (PDX)	78
Houston (HOU)	77
Orlando (SFB)	76
Saint Louis (STL)	74
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)	70
Fort Myers (RSW)	62
Saint Petersburg (PIE)	61
Pittsburgh (PIT)	60
Honolulu (HNL)	57
Kansas City (MCI)	56
New Orleans (MSY)	56
Charleston (CHS)	53
Sarasota (SRQ)	53
Cincinnati (CVG)	53
Myrtle Beach (MYR)	50
Punta Gorda (PGD)	49
Indianapolis (IND)	48
Columbus (CMH)	48
Sacramento (SMF)	47