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)	259
Chicago (ORD)	251
Atlanta (ATL)	240
Denver (DEN)	216
Miami (MIA)	193
New York (JFK)	193
Charlotte (CLT)	189
Los Angeles (LAX)	187
New York (EWR)	183
Houston (IAH)	183
Orlando (MCO)	171
Las Vegas (LAS)	170
Minneapolis (MSP)	166
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)	148
Boston (BOS)	147
Phoenix (PHX)	145
Dulles (IAD)	144
San Francisco (SFO)	144
Seattle (SEA)	136
Detroit (DTW)	124
Philadelphia (PHL)	124
Washington (DCA)	107
Nashville (BNA)	102
Salt Lake City (SLC)	101
Tampa (TPA)	100
Chicago (MDW)	92
Baltimore (BWI)	89
Austin (AUS)	85
New York (LGA)	85
Portland (PDX)	80
San Diego (SAN)	78
Houston (HOU)	78
Saint Louis (STL)	73
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)	72
Dallas (DAL)	72
Fort Myers (RSW)	69
Orlando (SFB)	63
Kansas City (MCI)	61
Pittsburgh (PIT)	61
Sarasota (SRQ)	60
Saint Petersburg (PIE)	58
Honolulu (HNL)	57
New Orleans (MSY)	56
Cincinnati (CVG)	55
Sacramento (SMF)	51
Punta Gorda (PGD)	48
Charleston (CHS)	48
Hartford (BDL)	48
Columbus (CMH)	48
Anchorage (ANC)	46