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All Airlines: Route Networks & Destinations

364 major passenger airlines operate scheduled service worldwide, split across three alliances and hundreds of independents. American, Delta, and United dominate US domestic. Ryanair and easyJet own European short-haul. Emirates, Qatar, and Turkish connect the rest through Middle Eastern superhubs.

Every airline below links to a full profile with hub airports, fleet types, route map, and destination list.

American Airlines → Delta → United → Emirates → Ryanair →
Rankings

Largest Airlines in the World

Top 10 airlines by nonstop routes. More routes means more places you can fly direct and more hubs to connect through.

257 FR
Ryanair
IE
4166 65 AA
American Airlines
US · Oneworld · CLT, DFW, LAX
3173 329 UA
United Airlines
US · Star Alliance · ORD, DEN, EWR
2992 117 DL
Delta Air Lines
US · Skyteam · ATL, DTW, LAX
2762 246 QR
Qatar Airways
QA · Oneworld · DOH
2494 32 AF
Air France
FR · Skyteam · CDG, ORY
2257 103 MU
China Eastern Airlines
XP · Skyteam
2133 290 WN
Southwest Airlines
US
2115 361 U2
easyJet
GB
2112 24 AC
Air Canada
CA · Star Alliance
1905
Geography

Airlines by Region

North America. American, Delta, United, and Southwest carry 80%+ of domestic traffic. JetBlue and Alaska fill regional gaps. Your alliance choice comes down to whichever of AA/DL/UA has a hub nearest you.

Europe. Ryanair and easyJet dominate short-haul by volume. British Airways controls Heathrow. Lufthansa anchors Central Europe. Air France-KLM runs CDG/AMS. Turkish connects Southern Europe to the rest of the world through Istanbul.

Asia-Pacific. Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and Japan Airlines set the standard for premium service. AirAsia and IndiGo dominate low-cost.

Middle East & Africa. Emirates, Qatar, and Turkish are the three superconnectors. If you can't find a nonstop, one of these three probably has the best one-stop routing. Ethiopian Airlines is the largest African carrier.

Latin America. LATAM dominates South America. Avianca covers Colombia and Central America. Aeromexico hubs through Mexico City. Volaris and VivaAerobus are the ultra-low-cost disruptors.

US Market

US Airlines Compared

American, Delta, and United control 80% of US domestic capacity. Each one owns different geography. Fly whichever has a hub nearest your origin.

American Airlines hubs at DFW, CLT, MIA, ORD, PHL, PHX. Strongest for Latin America from Miami and the Southeast from Charlotte. AA controls 91% of CLT departures.

Delta Air Lines hubs at ATL, MSP, DTW, SLC, SEA, JFK. Atlanta is the world's busiest airport and Delta owns it. Best premium product of the Big 3. Strong transpacific from Seattle.

United Airlines hubs at ORD, IAH, EWR, DEN, SFO, IAD. SFO and EWR anchor the transatlantic. Polaris business class on widebodies.

Southwest Airlines runs point-to-point with no hub connections. Two free checked bags. The domestic leisure carrier.

JetBlue covers the Northeast and Caribbean. Mint lie-flat business at a fraction of legacy prices. Alaska owns the West Coast, oneworld member, best partner redemption value in the industry.

Low-Cost

Low-Cost & Budget Airlines

Ryanair is the world's largest airline by passengers. 200+ European airports with fares starting under €20. Everything costs extra. If you know the rules, it works.

easyJet is Europe's #2 with a slightly better base product. Cabin bag included.

In the US, Spirit and Frontier compete on ultra-low fares. Both charge for carry-on bags. Spirit is cheapest. Frontier has a wider map from Denver. On flights under 3 hours, the savings are usually worth the discomfort. Over 3 hours, think twice.

Complete List

Complete Airline Rankings

364 passenger airlines ranked by nonstop route count. Each one links to the full profile with hub airports, fleet, destinations, and route map.

# Airline Country Alliance Hubs Routes
1 FR Ryanair IE — — 4166
2 AA American Airlines US Oneworld CLT, DFW, LAX 3173
3 UA United Airlines US Star Alliance ORD, DEN, EWR 2992
4 DL Delta Air Lines US Skyteam ATL, DTW, LAX 2762
5 QR Qatar Airways QA Oneworld DOH 2494
6 AF Air France FR Skyteam CDG, ORY 2257
7 MU China Eastern Airlines XP Skyteam — 2133
8 WN Southwest Airlines US — — 2115
9 U2 easyJet GB — — 2112
10 AC Air Canada CA Star Alliance — 1905
11 3U Sichuan Airlines XP — — 1680
12 AS Alaska Airlines US Oneworld SEA, SFO, LAX 1645
13 CA Air China CN Star Alliance PEK 1632
14 WS WestJet CA — YYC 1598
15 BA British Airways GB Oneworld LHR, LGW 1582
16 CZ China Southern Airlines CN Skyteam CAN 1507
17 6E IndiGo IN — — 1498
18 EK Emirates AE — DXB 1484
19 LA LATAM Chile CL — SCL 1416
20 KL KLM NL Skyteam AMS 1407
21 EY Etihad Airways AE — — 1401
22 IB Iberia ES Oneworld — 1245
23 AM Aeromexico MX Skyteam — 1240
24 G4 Allegiant Air US — — 1195
25 ZH Shenzhen Airlines XP Star Alliance — 1180
26 AY Finnair FI Oneworld HEL 1170
27 KE Korean Air KR Skyteam — 1156
28 VS Virgin Atlantic GB Skyteam LHR 1150
29 TK Turkish Airlines TR Star Alliance IST 1121
30 QF Qantas AU Oneworld SYD, MEL 1105
31 LH Lufthansa DE — — 1091
32 F9 Frontier US — DEN 1076
33 SK SAS SE Star Alliance CPH, ARN, OSL 1040
34 SQ Singapore Airlines SG — — 1040
35 NH All Nippon Airways JP Star Alliance NRT, HND 1007
36 TP TAP Air Portugal PT Star Alliance LIS 1003
37 AI Air India IN Star Alliance — 1002
38 SC Shandong Airlines XP — — 1001
39 B6 JetBlue US — JFK, BOS, FLL 993
40 JL Japan Airlines JP Oneworld NRT, HND 990
41 G3 Sky Express GR — — 990
42 AV avianca CO Star Alliance — 953
43 ET Ethiopian Airlines ET Star Alliance — 915
44 MF Xiamen Air XP — — 906
45 CM Copa Airlines PA Star Alliance PTY 901
46 SY Sun Country Airlines US — — 892
47 W6 Wizz Air HU — — 869
48 LX Swiss CH Star Alliance ZRH 866
49 HU Hainan Airlines XP — — 861
50 AD Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras BR — — 853
51 AZ ITA Airways IT Skyteam — 819
52 CX Cathay Pacific HK Oneworld HKG 793
53 Y4 Volaris MX — MEX, TLC 766
54 W4 AeroWorld — — 758
55 HA Hawaiian Airlines US — HNL 741
56 MH Malaysia Airlines MY Oneworld — 732
57 NZ Air New Zealand NZ Star Alliance AKL 716
58 LS Jet2.com GB — — 696
59 EW Eurowings DE — — 688
60 OS Austrian Airlines AT Star Alliance — 660
61 MX Mexicana US — — 657
62 SV Saudia SA Skyteam — 641
63 9C Spring Airlines — — 609
64 SN Lynx Air CA Star Alliance — 601
65 AR Aerolineas Argentinas AR Skyteam — 587
66 G5 China Express Airlines XP — — 586
67 GS Grant Aviation US — — 582
68 VY Vueling ES — — 579
69 VA Virgin Australia AU — — 570
70 A3 Aegean Airlines GR Star Alliance — 564
71 BY TUI Airways GB — — 531
72 PC Pegasus TR — — 528
73 BT airBaltic LV — — 523
74 EI Aer Lingus IE — DUB 522
75 KQ Kenya Airways KE Skyteam — 520
76 AT Royal Air Maroc MA Oneworld — 513
77 TG Thai Airways TH Star Alliance — 511
78 GF Great Barrier Airlines BH — — 496
79 CI China Airlines TW Skyteam TPE 470
80 LO LOT Polish Airlines PL Star Alliance — 467
81 EU Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviación — — 461
82 FI Icelandair IS — — 460
83 OO SkyWest Airlines US — — 455
84 NK Spirit Airlines US — FLL 449
85 LY El Al IL — TLV 447
86 MS Egyptair EG Star Alliance — 438
87 JD Jet Aviation Flight Services US — — 425
88 V7 Volotea ES — — 423
89 UX Air Europa ES Skyteam — 417
90 GA Garuda Indonesia ID Skyteam — 416
91 VB Viva — — 412
92 SU Aeroflot RU Skyteam — 400
93 GJ Eurofly Service IT — — 393
94 VN Vietnam Airlines Skyteam — 387
95 IX Air India Express IN — — 386
96 HO Juneyao Air XP — — 382
97 TJ Tradewind Aviation US — — 382
98 DE Condor DE — — 369
99 OZ Asiana Airlines KR Star Alliance — 366
100 PD Porter Airlines CA — — 361
101 RJ Royal Jordanian JO Oneworld — 360
102 W2 Flexflight — — 358
103 TS Air Transat CA — — 351
104 D8 Norwegian Air International Ltd. — — 348
105 AH Air Algerie DZ — — 346
106 TO Transavia France FR — — 344
107 WY Oman Air OM — — 340
108 XQ SunExpress TR — — 337
109 PR Philippine Airlines PH — — 316
110 FM Shanghai Airlines XP — — 310
111 LF FlyNordic — — 299
112 JU AirSERBIA RS — — 296
113 8L Redhill Aviation GB — — 275
114 FJ Fiji Airways FJ Oneworld — 259
115 S7 S7 Airlines RU Oneworld — 257
116 VF Valuair — — 255
117 HV Transavia NL — — 254
118 XY flynas SA — — 244
119 BR EVA Air TW Star Alliance TPE 242
120 JQ Jetstar AU — — 239
121 PN West Air XP — — 237
122 FZ flydubai AE — — 237
123 AK AirAsia MY — — 235
124 DY Norwegian NO — — 229
125 TV Tibet Airlines BE — — 221
126 KN China United Airlines XP — — 220
127 DR Ruili Airlines FR — — 219
128 UL SriLankan Airlines LK Oneworld — 208
129 UT UTair RU — — 205
130 RK Ryanair UK GB — — 203
131 FB Bulgaria Air BG — — 199
132 JA JetSMART BA — — 197
133 GX GX Airlines XP — — 196
134 LG Luxair LU — — 188
135 QW Qingdao Airlines DE — — 188
136 PK Pakistan International Airlines PK — — 187
137 FD Thai AirAsia TH — — 185
138 5J Cebu Pacific PH — — 184
139 OU Croatia Airlines HR Star Alliance — 184
140 VJ Icar Air BA — — 182
141 DZ Donghai Airlines XP — — 180
142 NO Neos IT — — 179
143 LL Level ES — — 178
144 SG SpiceJet IN — — 178
145 WF Wideroe NO — — 176
146 X3 TUI fly DE — — 172
147 RY Jiangxi Air ES — — 169
148 JT Lion Air ID — — 168
149 GQ Big Sky Airlines US — — 167
150 OD Batik Air Malaysia MY — — 163
151 XE JSX BY — — 160
152 TR Scoot SG — — 160
153 KG Key Lime Air KE — — 158
154 SM Air Cairo EG — — 157
155 MK Air Mauritius MU — — 154
156 TB ATA Airlines IR — — 153
157 HY Uzbekistan Airways UZ — — 153
158 G9 Air Arabia AE — — 150
159 U6 Ural Airlines RU — — 150
160 TW T'way Air KR — — 148
161 IW Wings Air ID — — 148
162 ID Interlink Airlines ZA — — 147
163 BJ Nouvel Air Tunisie TN — — 147
164 QS Smartwings CZ — — 147
165 BK Potomac Air — — 145
166 XP Avelo Airlines US — — 144
167 S4 Azores Airlines PT — — 144
168 RO Tarom RO Skyteam — 144
169 GY Colorful Guizhou Airlines GA — — 140
170 4Z Airlink ZA — — 139
171 PG Bangkok Airways TH — — 139
172 DK Sunclass Airlines IT — — 139
173 SA South African Airways ZA Star Alliance — 138
174 A6 Air Travel XP — — 136
175 4Y Airbus France FR — — 133
176 7C Jeju Air KR — — 133
177 QG Citilink ID — — 131
178 HX Hong Kong Airlines XP — — 131
179 SL Thai Lion Air — — 131
180 PB PAL Airlines — — 130
181 NS Hebei Airlines XP — — 128
182 QP Akasa Air IN — — 125
183 WK Edelweiss CH — — 123
184 KY Kunming Airlines XP — — 120
185 OR TUI fly Netherlands NL — — 120
186 5T Canadian North CA — — 119
187 FU Fuzhou Airlines YE — — 115
188 ZL Regional Express AU — — 114
189 WZ Red Wings RU — — 113
190 JX STARLUX XP — — 113
191 A4 Southern Winds Airlines US — — 113
192 LJ Jin Air KR — — 112
193 KC Air Astana KZ — — 111
194 9H Air Changan — — 110
195 W9 SkyGreece Airlines GR — — 110
196 H2 SKY Airline CL — — 109
197 8M Aviation Company Meridian RU — — 108
198 DV SCAT KZ — — 108
199 FY Northwest Regional Airlines — — 106
200 N4 Nordwind Airlines RU — — 105
201 3O Air Arabia Maroc — — 103
202 TU Tunisair TN — — 103
203 UQ Urumqi Air UG — — 102
204 BW Caribbean Airlines TT — — 100
205 F8 Flair Airlines CA — — 100
206 B2 Belavia BY — — 99
207 9R SATENA CO — — 99
208 UU Air Austral FR — — 98
209 F3 Faso Airways BF — — 98
210 LM Loganair GB — — 98
211 NT Binter Canarias ES — — 97
212 LT LongJiang Airlines DE — — 96
213 FO Airlines of Tasmania AU — — 94
214 GT Air Guilin LT — — 92
215 ME Middle East Airlines LB Skyteam — 92
216 AN Advanced Air PK — — 91
217 IT Tigerair Taiwan IN — — 88
218 J2 Azerbaijan Airlines AZ — — 85
219 9K Cape Air US — — 85
220 XC Corendon Airlines TR — — 85
221 IA Iraqi Airways IQ — — 85
222 EM Empire Airlines Inc. US — — 84
223 IO Indonesian Airlines ES — — 83
224 NP Nile Air EG — — 83
225 BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines BD — — 81
226 G7 GoJet Airlines US — — 81
227 VL Air VIA — — 80
228 EN Air Dolomiti IT — — 79
229 NE Nesma Airlines SK — — 79
230 YN Air Creebec — — 75
231 OV Estonian Air EE — — 75
232 MM Peach JP — — 75
233 QZ Indonesia AirAsia ID — — 74
234 BX Air Busan KR — — 72
235 UO Hong Kong Express Airways XP — — 70
236 ZE Eastar Jet KR — — 68
237 KM KM Malta Airlines MT — — 68
238 KO Alaska Central Express US — — 67
239 JY interCaribbean Airways — — 67
240 VE Volare Airlines — — 66
241 DM Arajet DO — — 64
242 VZ MyTravel Airways — — 63
243 UP Bahamasair BS — — 62
244 P5 Wingo CO — — 62
245 3H Air Inuit — — 61
246 9X Southern Airways Express US — — 60
247 BI Royal Brunei Airlines BN — — 59
248 XR Skywest Australia — — 58
249 NX Air Macau XP — — 57
250 6I Air Alsie DK — — 56
251 9M Central Mountain Air — — 56
252 ZW Air Wisconsin US — — 55
253 8P Pacific Coastal Airlines CA — — 54
254 FA FlySafair — — 52
255 Z2 Zest Air — — 51
256 GK Genesis — — 50
257 HB Harbor Airlines US — — 50
258 5F Arctic Circle Air Service US — — 49
259 QV Lao Airlines LA — — 49
260 5N Smartavia RU — — 49
261 TX Air Caraibes FR — — 48
262 DU Air Liaison — — 48
263 AE Mandarin Airlines XP — — 48
264 JH Fuji Dream Airlines — — 47
265 UD Hera Flight US — — 46
266 6H Israir Airlines IL — — 46
267 BC Skymark Airlines JP — — 46
268 YW Air Nostrum ES — — 45
269 DI Marabu AT — — 45
270 XK Air Corsica FR — — 44
271 B7 UNI Air XP — — 44
272 BS British International Helicopters GB — — 42
273 R3 Yakutia Airlines RU — — 42
274 D7 AirAsia X MY — — 41
275 3F Fly Colombia ( Interliging Flights ) — — 41
276 5Z CemAir CO — — 40
277 WM Winair — — 40
278 IZ arkia IL — — 40
279 MO Calm Air CA — — 39
280 HH Qanot Sharq DE — — 39
281 WL World Atlantic Airlines — — 39
282 2W World2Fly AT — — 39
283 N5 Skagway Air Service — — 38
284 A2 Animawings — — 37
285 9P Fly Jinnah PK — — 36
286 OA Olympic Air GR — — 36
287 8B Business Air — — 35
288 H4 Inter Islands Airlines — — 35
289 DX DAT DK — — 34
290 PA airblue — — 34
291 FC Finncomm Airlines FR — — 33
292 P6 Pascan Aviation — — 33
293 IV Svenskt Industriflyg AB SE — — 33
294 K6 Air Cambodia — — 32
295 SS Corsair FR — — 32
296 AJ Aero Contractors NG — — 31
297 SB Air Caledonie International FR — — 31
298 II IBC Airways US — — 31
299 L7 Lan Colombia — — 30
300 SP SATA Air Acores PT — — 30
301 E5 Air Arabia Egypt EG — — 29
302 KJ British Mediterranean Airways NG — — 29
303 BQ SkyAlps AT — — 29
304 4N Air North Charter - Canada CA — — 28
305 6J Solaseed Air JP — — 28
306 SR Sundair — — 28
307 CD Air India Regional — — 27
308 Y7 NordStar — — 27
309 2T BermudAir HT — — 26
310 KX Cayman Airways GB — — 26
311 P9 Asia Pacific Airlines — — 25
312 DO Dornier Aviation Nigeria Aiep — — 25
313 N3 SalamAir OM — — 25
314 FW Ibex Airlines JP — — 24
315 M7 Tropical Airways HT — — 24
316 HD AIRDO JP — — 22
317 YP Aerea ES — — 22
318 NU Japan Transocean Air JP — — 22
319 7S Ryan Air (USA) — — 22
320 QN Skytrans Australia — — 22
321 2S Southwind Airlines TR — — 22
322 ZG Viva Macau XP — — 22
323 WU Wizz Air Ukraine — — 22
324 RS Skyside AT — — 21
325 FH Freebird Airlines TR — — 20
326 LR Avianca Costa Rica CR — — 19
327 ITY ITA Airways Skyteam — 19
328 T7 Twin Jet FR — — 19
329 E9 Iberojet — — 18
330 IJ Spring Japan JP — — 18
331 OQ Chongqing Airlines XP — — 17
332 PY Surinam Airways SR — — 17
333 6B TUIfly Nordic SE — — 16
334 VC Voyageur Airways CA — — 16
335 Q6 Aero Condor Peru — — 15
336 JM Air Jamaica JM — — 15
337 B0 La Compagnie FR — — 15
338 6R Alrosa RU — — 14
339 PM Tropic Air BZ — — 14
340 EO Alpi Jets AT — — 13
341 RC Atlantic Airways DK — — 13
342 4B Boutique Air US — — 13
343 KB Druk Air BT — — 13
344 QH Kyrgyzstan KG — — 13
345 XL LAN Ecuador EC — — 13
346 W5 Mahan Air IR — — 13
347 D5 NEPC Airlines — — 13
348 TN Air Tahiti Nui PF — PPT 12
349 CN Grand China Air XP — — 12
350 J9 Jazeera Airways KW — — 12
351 7G Star Flyer JP — — 12
352 JJ TAM Brazilian Airlines BR — — 12
353 PF AirSial PK — — 11
354 9I Alliance Air IN — — 11
355 RF Florida West International Airways US — — 11
356 N0 Norse — — 11
357 UBT Norse Atlantic UK — — 11
358 PU PLUNA — — 11
359 ZT Titan Airways GB — — 11
360 CY Cyprus Airways CY — — 10
361 LVL LEVEL — — 10
362 Z0 Norse Atlantic UK Ltd GB — — 10
363 WB RwandAir RW — — 10
364 SZ Somon Air TJ — — 10
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

American Airlines operates the most nonstop routes from its 6 hubs (DFW, CLT, MIA, ORD, PHL, PHX). Delta and United follow closely.

Turkish Airlines serves more countries than any other airline from its Istanbul hub. Its position between Europe, Asia, and Africa gives it reach that US carriers can't match from a single hub.

oneworld (anchored by American and British Airways), Star Alliance (anchored by United and Lufthansa), and SkyTeam (anchored by Delta and Air France-KLM). Your alliance determines where your frequent flyer miles earn and redeem.

In Europe, Ryanair has the lowest fares but charges for everything. easyJet includes a cabin bag. In the US, Spirit has the cheapest base fares; JetBlue offers Mint lie-flat business at a fraction of legacy prices.

Qatar Airways Q-Suite with closing doors is consistently rated best globally. For US carriers, Delta One is generally preferred over United Polaris and American Flagship Suite.

American Airlines → Delta → United →