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All Airlines: Route Networks & Destinations

419 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.

301 FR
Ryanair
IE
4987 73 AA
American Airlines
US · Oneworld · CLT, DFW, LAX
4382 380 UA
United Airlines
US · Star Alliance · ORD, DEN, EWR
4286 139 DL
Delta Air Lines
US · Skyteam · ATL, DTW, LAX
3803 289 QR
Qatar Airways
QA · Oneworld · DOH
3015 334 WN
Southwest Airlines
US
2653 36 AF
Air France
FR · Skyteam · CDG, ORY
2573 121 MU
China Eastern Airlines
XP · Skyteam
2573 415 U2
easyJet
GB
2560 27 AC
Air Canada
CA · Star Alliance
2198
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

419 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 — — 4987
2 AA American Airlines US Oneworld CLT, DFW, LAX 4382
3 UA United Airlines US Star Alliance ORD, DEN, EWR 4286
4 DL Delta Air Lines US Skyteam ATL, DTW, LAX 3803
5 QR Qatar Airways QA Oneworld DOH 3015
6 WN Southwest Airlines US — — 2653
7 AF Air France FR Skyteam CDG, ORY 2573
8 MU China Eastern Airlines XP Skyteam — 2573
9 U2 easyJet GB — — 2560
10 AC Air Canada CA Star Alliance — 2198
11 3U Sichuan Airlines XP — — 2035
12 AS Alaska Airlines US Oneworld SEA, SFO, LAX 1935
13 BA British Airways GB Oneworld LHR, LGW 1903
14 KL KLM NL Skyteam AMS 1896
15 WS WestJet CA — YYC 1890
16 LA LATAM Chile CL — SCL 1862
17 SY Sun Country Airlines US — — 1819
18 CA Air China CN Star Alliance PEK 1805
19 CZ China Southern Airlines CN Skyteam CAN 1722
20 EK Emirates AE — DXB 1654
21 IB Iberia ES Oneworld — 1648
22 6E IndiGo IN — — 1627
23 EY Etihad Airways AE — — 1552
24 ZH Shenzhen Airlines XP Star Alliance — 1542
25 G4 Allegiant Air US — — 1507
26 AY Finnair FI Oneworld HEL 1471
27 KE Korean Air KR Skyteam — 1446
28 AM Aeromexico MX Skyteam — 1439
29 LH Lufthansa DE — — 1397
30 SK SAS SE Star Alliance CPH, ARN, OSL 1389
31 QF Qantas AU Oneworld SYD, MEL 1361
32 TK Turkish Airlines TR Star Alliance IST 1357
33 JL Japan Airlines JP Oneworld NRT, HND 1353
34 VS Virgin Atlantic GB Skyteam LHR 1343
35 TP TAP Air Portugal PT Star Alliance LIS 1318
36 B6 JetBlue US — JFK, BOS, FLL 1279
37 G3 Gol Linhas Aereas BR — — 1271
38 NH All Nippon Airways JP Star Alliance NRT, HND 1211
39 F9 Frontier US — DEN 1206
40 SQ Singapore Airlines SG — — 1205
41 AI Air India IN Star Alliance — 1178
42 TJ Tradewind Aviation US — — 1168
43 SC Shandong Airlines XP — — 1151
44 LX Swiss CH Star Alliance ZRH 1150
45 AV avianca CO Star Alliance — 1116
46 LS Jet2.com GB — — 1089
47 W6 Wizz Air HU — — 1081
48 MF Xiamen Air XP — — 1077
49 ET Ethiopian Airlines ET Star Alliance — 1039
50 HU Hainan Airlines XP — — 1030
51 EW Eurowings DE — — 1008
52 AD Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras BR — — 1005
53 Y4 Volaris MX — MEX, TLC 991
54 AZ ITA Airways IT Skyteam — 988
55 W4 AeroWorld — — 963
56 CM Copa Airlines PA Star Alliance PTY 948
57 NZ Air New Zealand NZ Star Alliance AKL 931
58 MX Breeze Airways US — — 931
59 SV Saudia SA Skyteam — 911
60 BY TUI Airways GB — — 870
61 CX Cathay Pacific HK Oneworld HKG 864
62 V7 Volotea ES — — 833
63 OO SkyWest Airlines US — — 818
64 MH Malaysia Airlines MY Oneworld — 817
65 A3 Aegean Airlines GR Star Alliance — 810
66 OS Austrian Airlines AT Star Alliance — 792
67 LF Contour Airlines US — — 780
68 HA Hawaiian Airlines US — HNL 741
69 G5 China Express Airlines XP — — 740
70 VA Virgin Australia AU — — 717
71 VY Vueling ES — — 691
72 SN Brussels Airlines BE Star Alliance — 686
73 AR Aerolineas Argentinas AR Skyteam — 670
74 9C Spring Airlines — — 662
75 JD Jet Aviation Flight Services US — — 655
76 PC Pegasus TR — — 654
77 GS Grant Aviation US — — 652
78 AT Royal Air Maroc MA Oneworld — 614
79 DE Condor DE — — 613
80 BT airBaltic LV — — 608
81 EI Aer Lingus IE — DUB 603
82 LY El Al IL — TLV 581
83 KQ Kenya Airways KE Skyteam — 570
84 FI Icelandair IS — — 563
85 SU Aeroflot RU Skyteam — 556
86 LO LOT Polish Airlines PL Star Alliance — 544
87 GF Great Barrier Airlines BH — — 540
88 TG Thai Airways TH Star Alliance — 540
89 UD Hera Flight US — — 529
90 MS Egyptair EG Star Alliance — 527
91 EU Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviación — — 519
92 RJ Royal Jordanian JO Oneworld — 516
93 IX Air India Express IN — — 502
94 CI China Airlines TW Skyteam TPE 498
95 PD Porter Airlines CA — — 493
96 XQ SunExpress TR — — 490
97 TO Transavia France FR — — 490
98 VN Vietnam Airlines Skyteam — 482
99 UX Air Europa ES Skyteam — 481
100 GA Garuda Indonesia ID Skyteam — 477
101 W2 Flexflight — — 472
102 VB Viva — — 465
103 GJ Eurofly Service IT — — 461
104 D8 Norwegian Air International Ltd. — — 461
105 WY Oman Air OM — — 461
106 TS Air Transat CA — — 460
107 NK Spirit Airlines US — FLL 460
108 HO Juneyao Air XP — — 453
109 JU AirSERBIA RS — — 439
110 AH Air Algerie DZ — — 436
111 NO Neos IT — — 436
112 OZ Asiana Airlines KR Star Alliance — 401
113 FJ Fiji Airways FJ Oneworld — 394
114 XY flynas SA — — 392
115 PR Philippine Airlines PH — — 347
116 VF Valuair — — 343
117 DY Norwegian NO — — 333
118 QS Smartwings CZ — — 332
119 FM Shanghai Airlines XP — — 328
120 UL SriLankan Airlines LK Oneworld — 325
121 8L Redhill Aviation GB — — 313
122 PN West Air XP — — 311
123 S7 S7 Airlines RU Oneworld — 310
124 WB RwandAir RW — — 302
125 UT UTair RU — — 290
126 FZ flydubai AE — — 286
127 KN China United Airlines XP — — 279
128 HV Transavia NL — — 278
129 KG Key Lime Air KE — — 276
130 LG Luxair LU — — 272
131 TV Tibet Airlines BE — — 272
132 BR EVA Air TW Star Alliance TPE 266
133 X3 TUI fly DE — — 255
134 OU Croatia Airlines HR Star Alliance — 253
135 AK AirAsia MY — — 247
136 JQ Jetstar AU — — 247
137 GX GX Airlines XP — — 245
138 RY Jiangxi Air ES — — 242
139 DK Sunclass Airlines IT — — 239
140 WZ Red Wings RU — — 238
141 RK Ryanair UK GB — — 237
142 XE JSX BY — — 236
143 TB TUI fly Belgium BE — — 235
144 DR Ruili Airlines FR — — 233
145 PB PAL Airlines — — 231
146 U6 Ural Airlines RU — — 231
147 FB Bulgaria Air BG — — 227
148 BJ Nouvel Air Tunisie TN — — 225
149 QW Qingdao Airlines DE — — 224
150 4Y Airbus France FR — — 221
151 SM Air Cairo EG — — 214
152 XP Avelo Airlines US — — 214
153 JA JetSMART BA — — 213
154 WK Edelweiss CH — — 210
155 VJ Icar Air BA — — 209
156 PK Pakistan International Airlines PK — — 207
157 SG SpiceJet IN — — 207
158 GQ Big Sky Airlines US — — 204
159 XC Corendon Airlines TR — — 204
160 LL Level ES — — 202
161 WF Wideroe NO — — 194
162 5J Cebu Pacific PH — — 189
163 DZ Donghai Airlines XP — — 189
164 FD Thai AirAsia TH — — 189
165 JT Lion Air ID — — 188
166 HY Uzbekistan Airways UZ — — 186
167 GY Colorful Guizhou Airlines GA — — 183
168 G9 Air Arabia AE — — 180
169 OD Batik Air Malaysia MY — — 180
170 5T Canadian North CA — — 179
171 IW Wings Air ID — — 179
172 TW T'way Air KR — — 175
173 RO Tarom RO Skyteam — 173
174 AN Advanced Air PK — — 171
175 KC Air Astana KZ — — 171
176 S4 Azores Airlines PT — — 171
177 QP Akasa Air IN — — 169
178 TR Scoot SG — — 169
179 N4 Nordwind Airlines RU — — 167
180 ZW Air Wisconsin US — — 165
181 QG Citilink ID — — 163
182 ID Interlink Airlines ZA — — 161
183 MK Air Mauritius MU — — 160
184 BK Potomac Air — — 160
185 YN Air Creebec — — 159
186 IU Super Air Jet ID — — 158
187 NS Hebei Airlines XP — — 156
188 F3 Faso Airways BF — — 155
189 G7 GoJet Airlines US — — 153
190 SA South African Airways ZA Star Alliance — 153
191 OR TUI fly Netherlands NL — — 153
192 A6 Air Travel XP — — 152
193 HX Hong Kong Airlines XP — — 151
194 KY Kunming Airlines XP — — 150
195 CE Nationwide Airlines US — — 150
196 4Z Airlink ZA — — 148
197 DV SCAT KZ — — 145
198 W9 SkyGreece Airlines GR — — 144
199 IO Indonesian Airlines ES — — 143
200 LT LongJiang Airlines DE — — 143
201 UQ Urumqi Air UG — — 143
202 NT Binter Canarias ES — — 141
203 N5 Skagway Air Service — — 141
204 FU Fuzhou Airlines YE — — 140
205 7C Jeju Air KR — — 140
206 PG Bangkok Airways TH — — 139
207 F8 Flair Airlines CA — — 139
208 B2 Belavia BY — — 137
209 9H Air Changan — — 135
210 8M Aviation Company Meridian RU — — 135
211 BQ SkyAlps AT — — 133
212 SL Thai Lion Air — — 133
213 H2 SKY Airline CL — — 131
214 GT Air Guilin LT — — 129
215 LJ Jin Air KR — — 129
216 JX STARLUX XP — — 128
217 A4 Southern Winds Airlines US — — 128
218 TU Tunisair TN — — 126
219 ME Middle East Airlines LB Skyteam — 124
220 J9 Jazeera Airways KW — — 123
221 NE Nesma Airlines SK — — 123
222 ZL Regional Express AU — — 122
223 6I Air Alsie DK — — 121
224 9M Central Mountain Air — — 118
225 OV Estonian Air EE — — 118
226 BW Caribbean Airlines TT — — 117
227 9R SATENA CO — — 116
228 YW Air Nostrum ES — — 115
229 LM Loganair GB — — 113
230 UU Air Austral FR — — 110
231 J2 Azerbaijan Airlines AZ — — 109
232 KU Kuwait Airways KW — — 109
233 9K Cape Air US — — 108
234 EM Empire Airlines Inc. US — — 108
235 FY Northwest Regional Airlines — — 106
236 3O Air Arabia Maroc — — 104
237 VL Air VIA — — 102
238 2D Eastern Airlines LLC US — — 102
239 XR Skywest Australia — — 102
240 PX Air Niugini PG — — 101
241 JY interCaribbean Airways — — 99
242 NP Nile Air EG — — 98
243 FO Airlines of Tasmania AU — — 95
244 IT Tigerair Taiwan IN — — 92
245 BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines BD — — 91
246 KM KM Malta Airlines MT — — 89
247 A2 Animawings — — 88
248 ZE Eastar Jet KR — — 88
249 IA Iraqi Airways IQ — — 88
250 8E Bering Air US — — 87
251 XK Air Corsica FR — — 86
252 BX Air Busan KR — — 83
253 3H Air Inuit — — 83
254 6H Israir Airlines IL — — 83
255 EN Air Dolomiti IT — — 82
256 MM Peach JP — — 82
257 MO Calm Air CA — — 81
258 P5 Wingo CO — — 80
259 IZ arkia IL — — 80
260 R3 Yakutia Airlines RU — — 79
261 DI Marabu AT — — 78
262 UO Hong Kong Express Airways XP — — 77
263 XZ Aeroitalia — — 76
264 K6 Air Cambodia — — 76
265 UP Bahamasair BS — — 76
266 QZ Indonesia AirAsia ID — — 76
267 VZ MyTravel Airways — — 76
268 DM Arajet DO — — 74
269 YC Yamal Airlines RU — — 73
270 7R Sino Jet XP — — 71
271 VE Volare Airlines — — 70
272 DU Air Liaison — — 69
273 3F Fly Colombia ( Interliging Flights ) — — 68
274 5F Arctic Circle Air Service US — — 66
275 9X Southern Airways Express US — — 66
276 SJ Sriwijaya Air ID — — 66
277 NX Air Macau XP — — 64
278 SR Sundair — — 63
279 QQ Alliance Airlines AU — — 62
280 P6 Pascan Aviation — — 62
281 BI Royal Brunei Airlines BN — — 62
282 RS Skyside AT — — 62
283 IV Svenskt Industriflyg AB SE — — 62
284 Y7 NordStar — — 60
285 HH Qanot Sharq DE — — 60
286 JH Fuji Dream Airlines — — 58
287 HB Harbor Airlines US — — 58
288 WM Winair — — 57
289 9D Genghis Khan Airlines CN — — 56
290 8P Pacific Coastal Airlines CA — — 56
291 TX Air Caraibes FR — — 55
292 D7 AirAsia X MY — — 55
293 FA FlySafair — — 55
294 II IBC Airways US — — 52
295 QV Lao Airlines LA — — 52
296 BC Skymark Airlines JP — — 51
297 2S Southwind Airlines TR — — 51
298 2W World2Fly AT — — 51
299 Z2 Zest Air — — 51
300 GK Genesis — — 50
301 WL World Atlantic Airlines — — 50
302 5N Smartavia RU — — 49
303 BS British International Helicopters GB — — 48
304 L7 Lan Colombia — — 48
305 AE Mandarin Airlines XP — — 48
306 CD Air India Regional — — 46
307 ZF Azur Air RU — — 46
308 B7 UNI Air XP — — 46
309 7S Ryan Air (USA) — — 45
310 PA airblue — — 44
311 E5 Air Arabia Egypt EG — — 43
312 9P Fly Jinnah PK — — 43
313 PF AirSial PK — — 42
314 5Z CemAir CO — — 42
315 DX DAT DK — — 42
316 RF Florida West International Airways US — — 42
317 DO Dornier Aviation Nigeria Aiep — — 41
318 H4 Inter Islands Airlines — — 41
319 KB Druk Air BT — — 40
320 4N Air North Charter - Canada CA — — 39
321 6R Alrosa RU — — 38
322 8B Business Air — — 38
323 SS Corsair FR — — 38
324 OA Olympic Air GR — — 38
325 3T Turan Air — — 38
326 VC Voyageur Airways CA — — 37
327 P9 Asia Pacific Airlines — — 36
328 FC Finncomm Airlines FR — — 36
329 SZ Somon Air TJ — — 36
330 TBZ ATA Airlines IR — — 35
331 CH Bemidji Aviation US — — 35
332 C2 CEIBA Intercontinental GQ — — 35
333 GR Aurigny Air Services GG — — 34
334 IP Pelita Air — — 34
335 M7 Tropical Airways HT — — 34
336 SP SATA Air Acores PT — — 33
337 SB Air Caledonie International FR — — 32
338 FYC Fly Cham SY — — 32
339 E9 Iberojet ES — — 32
340 ZT Titan Airways GB — — 32
341 HP populAir SE — — 32
342 AJ Aero Contractors NG — — 31
343 KX Cayman Airways GB — — 30
344 N3 SalamAir OM — — 30
345 IY Yemenia YE — — 30
346 CS Continental Micronesia US — — 29
347 GV Grant Aviation US — — 29
348 7O All Colombia — — 28
349 2T BermudAir BM — — 28
350 QN Skytrans Australia — — 28
351 6J Solaseed Air JP — — 28
352 IJ Spring Japan JP — — 28
353 ZV Aerus — — 27
354 4O Air Montenegro — — 27
355 BM Bayu Indonesia Air — — 27
356 CY Cyprus Airways CY — — 27
357 FH Freebird Airlines TR — — 27
358 NB Berniq Airways DK — — 26
359 IZG Zagros Airlines IR — — 26
360 EO Alpi Jets AT — — 25
361 ZG Viva Macau XP — — 25
362 LR Avianca Costa Rica CR — — 24
363 A9 Georgian Airways GE — — 24
364 FW Ibex Airlines JP — — 24
365 T7 Twin Jet FR — — 24
366 R5 Jordan Aviation JO — — 23
367 HD AIRDO JP — — 22
368 YP Aerea ES — — 22
369 NU Japan Transocean Air JP — — 22
370 QH Kyrgyzstan KG — — 22
371 XL LAN Ecuador EC — — 22
372 W5 Mahan Air IR — — 22
373 D5 NEPC Airlines — — 22
374 PU PLUNA — — 22
375 WU Wizz Air Ukraine — — 22
376 RC Atlantic Airways DK — — 21
377 B0 La Compagnie FR — — 21
378 4B Boutique Air US — — 20
379 PY Surinam Airways SR — — 20
380 VU Air Ivoire — — 19
381 GGN Great North Airlines — — 19
382 ITY ITA Airways Skyteam — 19
383 N0 Norse — — 19
384 JJ TAM Brazilian Airlines BR — — 19
385 OQ Chongqing Airlines XP — — 18
386 KK LEAV Aviation TR — — 18
387 4M Mavi Gok Airlines TR — — 18
388 ROJ Royal Jet AE — — 18
389 Q6 Aero Condor Peru — — 17
390 WE Parata Air KR — — 16
391 6B TUIfly Nordic SE — — 16
392 PM Tropic Air BZ — — 16
393 JM Air Jamaica JM — — 15
394 Q3 Anguilla Air Services AI — — 15
395 RQ Kam Air AF — — 15
396 HW North-Wright Airways CA — — 15
397 S6 Sunrise Airways HT — — 15
398 UG TUIfly DE — — 15
399 XLL Air Excel Ltd TZ — — 14
400 H9 Himalaya Airlines NP — — 14
401 TN Air Tahiti Nui PF — PPT 13
402 XJ Mesaba Airlines US — — 13
403 Z0 Norse Atlantic UK Ltd GB — — 13
404 PV PAN Air ES — — 13
405 7G Star Flyer JP — — 13
406 3V ASL Airlines Belgium BE — — 12
407 9I Alliance Air IN — — 12
408 YU EuroAtlantic Airways — — 12
409 CN Grand China Air XP — — 12
410 D3 Daallo Airlines — — 11
411 UBT Norse Atlantic UK — — 11
412 T5 Turkmenistan Airlines TM — — 11
413 OB Boliviana de Aviacion US — — 10
414 KR Comores Airlines — — 10
415 LVL LEVEL — — 10
416 Q2 Maldivian MV — — 10
417 6O Orbest S.A. PT — — 10
418 ON Our Airline NR — — 10
419 8W Private Wings Flugcharter DE — — 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 →