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All Airlines: Route Networks & Destinations

379 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.

268 FR
Ryanair
IE
4761 68 AA
American Airlines
US · Oneworld · CLT, DFW, LAX
3605 342 UA
United Airlines
US · Star Alliance · ORD, DEN, EWR
3421 124 DL
Delta Air Lines
US · Skyteam · ATL, DTW, LAX
3147 257 QR
Qatar Airways
QA · Oneworld · DOH
2742 33 AF
Air France
FR · Skyteam · CDG, ORY
2407 302 WN
Southwest Airlines
US
2327 375 U2
easyJet
GB
2326 109 MU
China Eastern Airlines
XP · Skyteam
2303 25 AC
Air Canada
CA · Star Alliance
2080
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

379 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 — — 4761
2 AA American Airlines US Oneworld CLT, DFW, LAX 3605
3 UA United Airlines US Star Alliance ORD, DEN, EWR 3421
4 DL Delta Air Lines US Skyteam ATL, DTW, LAX 3147
5 QR Qatar Airways QA Oneworld DOH 2742
6 AF Air France FR Skyteam CDG, ORY 2407
7 WN Southwest Airlines US — — 2327
8 U2 easyJet GB — — 2326
9 MU China Eastern Airlines XP Skyteam — 2303
10 AC Air Canada CA Star Alliance — 2080
11 3U Sichuan Airlines XP — — 1968
12 WS WestJet CA — YYC 1783
13 KL KLM NL Skyteam AMS 1782
14 AS Alaska Airlines US Oneworld SEA, SFO, LAX 1758
15 BA British Airways GB Oneworld LHR, LGW 1735
16 CA Air China CN Star Alliance PEK 1725
17 LA LATAM Chile CL — SCL 1627
18 6E IndiGo IN — — 1558
19 CZ China Southern Airlines CN Skyteam CAN 1556
20 EK Emirates AE — DXB 1511
21 IB Iberia ES Oneworld — 1482
22 ZH Shenzhen Airlines XP Star Alliance — 1447
23 EY Etihad Airways AE — — 1439
24 AY Finnair FI Oneworld HEL 1377
25 G4 Allegiant Air US — — 1334
26 KE Korean Air KR Skyteam — 1333
27 AM Aeromexico MX Skyteam — 1306
28 QF Qantas AU Oneworld SYD, MEL 1303
29 LH Lufthansa DE — — 1274
30 VS Virgin Atlantic GB Skyteam LHR 1273
31 SY Sun Country Airlines US — — 1267
32 JL Japan Airlines JP Oneworld NRT, HND 1247
33 SK SAS SE Star Alliance CPH, ARN, OSL 1221
34 TK Turkish Airlines TR Star Alliance IST 1210
35 TP TAP Air Portugal PT Star Alliance LIS 1206
36 NH All Nippon Airways JP Star Alliance NRT, HND 1160
37 SQ Singapore Airlines SG — — 1142
38 F9 Frontier US — DEN 1132
39 B6 JetBlue US — JFK, BOS, FLL 1090
40 AI Air India IN Star Alliance — 1069
41 SC Shandong Airlines XP — — 1063
42 AV avianca CO Star Alliance — 1032
43 LS Jet2.com GB — — 1028
44 G3 Sky Express GR — — 1021
45 W6 Wizz Air HU — — 986
46 LX Swiss CH Star Alliance ZRH 954
47 MF Xiamen Air XP — — 953
48 ET Ethiopian Airlines ET Star Alliance — 948
49 HU Hainan Airlines XP — — 939
50 CM Copa Airlines PA Star Alliance PTY 935
51 AZ ITA Airways IT Skyteam — 908
52 Y4 Volaris MX — MEX, TLC 896
53 AD Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras BR — — 890
54 NZ Air New Zealand NZ Star Alliance AKL 880
55 W4 AeroWorld — — 838
56 EW Eurowings DE — — 835
57 CX Cathay Pacific HK Oneworld HKG 821
58 BY TUI Airways GB — — 806
59 MX Mexicana US — — 780
60 MH Malaysia Airlines MY Oneworld — 771
61 OS Austrian Airlines AT Star Alliance — 750
62 HA Hawaiian Airlines US — HNL 741
63 SV Saudia SA Skyteam — 710
64 G5 China Express Airlines XP — — 694
65 A3 Aegean Airlines GR Star Alliance — 690
66 TJ Tradewind Aviation US — — 663
67 VA Virgin Australia AU — — 662
68 SN Lynx Air CA Star Alliance — 647
69 V7 Volotea ES — — 633
70 GS Grant Aviation US — — 623
71 VY Vueling ES — — 621
72 9C Spring Airlines — — 619
73 OO SkyWest Airlines US — — 615
74 AR Aerolineas Argentinas AR Skyteam — 613
75 PC Pegasus TR — — 583
76 BT airBaltic LV — — 580
77 EI Aer Lingus IE — DUB 559
78 AT Royal Air Maroc MA Oneworld — 551
79 KQ Kenya Airways KE Skyteam — 544
80 TG Thai Airways TH Star Alliance — 529
81 GF Great Barrier Airlines BH — — 519
82 JD Jet Aviation Flight Services US — — 506
83 LO LOT Polish Airlines PL Star Alliance — 502
84 LY El Al IL — TLV 498
85 FI Icelandair IS — — 498
86 DE Condor DE — — 477
87 RJ Royal Jordanian JO Oneworld — 474
88 CI China Airlines TW Skyteam TPE 473
89 EU Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviación — — 471
90 MS Egyptair EG Star Alliance — 466
91 SU Aeroflot RU Skyteam — 461
92 GA Garuda Indonesia ID Skyteam — 458
93 NK Spirit Airlines US — FLL 458
94 UX Air Europa ES Skyteam — 453
95 LF FlyNordic — — 448
96 IX Air India Express IN — — 437
97 VB Viva — — 435
98 GJ Eurofly Service IT — — 430
99 W2 Flexflight — — 429
100 PD Porter Airlines CA — — 428
101 VN Vietnam Airlines Skyteam — 426
102 XQ SunExpress TR — — 422
103 TO Transavia France FR — — 417
104 HO Juneyao Air XP — — 416
105 WY Oman Air OM — — 414
106 D8 Norwegian Air International Ltd. — — 413
107 TS Air Transat CA — — 410
108 AH Air Algerie DZ — — 391
109 JU AirSERBIA RS — — 379
110 OZ Asiana Airlines KR Star Alliance — 378
111 PR Philippine Airlines PH — — 322
112 FM Shanghai Airlines XP — — 319
113 UL SriLankan Airlines LK Oneworld — 300
114 XY flynas SA — — 299
115 VF Valuair — — 292
116 8L Redhill Aviation GB — — 276
117 HV Transavia NL — — 274
118 WB RwandAir RW — — 269
119 S7 S7 Airlines RU Oneworld — 266
120 FJ Fiji Airways FJ Oneworld — 265
121 DY Norwegian NO — — 260
122 FZ flydubai AE — — 256
123 UT UTair RU — — 255
124 KN China United Airlines XP — — 251
125 PN West Air XP — — 249
126 UD Hera Flight US — — 248
127 BR EVA Air TW Star Alliance TPE 245
128 JQ Jetstar AU — — 243
129 NO Neos IT — — 243
130 AK AirAsia MY — — 242
131 LG Luxair LU — — 241
132 QS Smartwings CZ — — 240
133 TV Tibet Airlines BE — — 238
134 X3 TUI fly DE — — 237
135 OU Croatia Airlines HR Star Alliance — 236
136 RK Ryanair UK GB — — 231
137 GX GX Airlines XP — — 223
138 DR Ruili Airlines FR — — 222
139 TB ATA Airlines IR — — 210
140 FB Bulgaria Air BG — — 209
141 QW Qingdao Airlines DE — — 207
142 U6 Ural Airlines RU — — 204
143 PK Pakistan International Airlines PK — — 203
144 4Y Airbus France FR — — 202
145 KG Key Lime Air KE — — 202
146 JA JetSMART BA — — 200
147 BJ Nouvel Air Tunisie TN — — 199
148 RY Jiangxi Air ES — — 198
149 XE JSX BY — — 197
150 VJ Icar Air BA — — 196
151 LL Level ES — — 190
152 5J Cebu Pacific PH — — 187
153 SG SpiceJet IN — — 185
154 FD Thai AirAsia TH — — 185
155 WF Wideroe NO — — 185
156 GQ Big Sky Airlines US — — 184
157 DZ Donghai Airlines XP — — 181
158 HY Uzbekistan Airways UZ — — 181
159 DK Sunclass Airlines IT — — 178
160 WZ Red Wings RU — — 172
161 JT Lion Air ID — — 170
162 SM Air Cairo EG — — 169
163 OD Batik Air Malaysia MY — — 169
164 GY Colorful Guizhou Airlines GA — — 168
165 RO Tarom RO Skyteam — 168
166 G9 Air Arabia AE — — 165
167 PB PAL Airlines — — 165
168 XP Avelo Airlines US — — 164
169 S4 Azores Airlines PT — — 162
170 TR Scoot SG — — 162
171 IW Wings Air ID — — 161
172 MK Air Mauritius MU — — 158
173 TW T'way Air KR — — 157
174 WK Edelweiss CH — — 154
175 ID Interlink Airlines ZA — — 152
176 BK Potomac Air — — 148
177 OR TUI fly Netherlands NL — — 148
178 A6 Air Travel XP — — 144
179 HX Hong Kong Airlines XP — — 142
180 4Z Airlink ZA — — 141
181 QP Akasa Air IN — — 141
182 SA South African Airways ZA Star Alliance — 141
183 N4 Nordwind Airlines RU — — 140
184 PG Bangkok Airways TH — — 139
185 XC Corendon Airlines TR — — 139
186 NS Hebei Airlines XP — — 137
187 7C Jeju Air KR — — 137
188 KY Kunming Airlines XP — — 134
189 W9 SkyGreece Airlines GR — — 133
190 QG Citilink ID — — 131
191 SL Thai Lion Air — — 131
192 AN Advanced Air PK — — 127
193 A4 Southern Winds Airlines US — — 126
194 5T Canadian North CA — — 125
195 UQ Urumqi Air UG — — 125
196 FU Fuzhou Airlines YE — — 124
197 9H Air Changan — — 123
198 JX STARLUX XP — — 123
199 ZL Regional Express AU — — 122
200 KC Air Astana KZ — — 121
201 NT Binter Canarias ES — — 121
202 LJ Jin Air KR — — 121
203 B2 Belavia BY — — 120
204 F3 Faso Airways BF — — 116
205 9R SATENA CO — — 116
206 H2 SKY Airline CL — — 116
207 TU Tunisair TN — — 116
208 F8 Flair Airlines CA — — 114
209 GT Air Guilin LT — — 113
210 DV SCAT KZ — — 112
211 IO Indonesian Airlines ES — — 110
212 8M Aviation Company Meridian RU — — 109
213 ME Middle East Airlines LB Skyteam — 108
214 YN Air Creebec — — 107
215 LM Loganair GB — — 106
216 FY Northwest Regional Airlines — — 106
217 LT LongJiang Airlines DE — — 104
218 3O Air Arabia Maroc — — 103
219 G7 GoJet Airlines US — — 103
220 UU Air Austral FR — — 102
221 BW Caribbean Airlines TT — — 101
222 9K Cape Air US — — 98
223 EM Empire Airlines Inc. US — — 96
224 J2 Azerbaijan Airlines AZ — — 95
225 FO Airlines of Tasmania AU — — 94
226 XR Skywest Australia — — 94
227 NE Nesma Airlines SK — — 91
228 NP Nile Air EG — — 90
229 IT Tigerair Taiwan IN — — 90
230 VL Air VIA — — 89
231 OV Estonian Air EE — — 89
232 IA Iraqi Airways IQ — — 85
233 BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines BD — — 84
234 KM KM Malta Airlines MT — — 83
235 J9 Jazeera Airways KW — — 82
236 EN Air Dolomiti IT — — 81
237 ZW Air Wisconsin US — — 81
238 6I Air Alsie DK — — 79
239 BX Air Busan KR — — 76
240 ZE Eastar Jet KR — — 76
241 MM Peach JP — — 76
242 JY interCaribbean Airways — — 76
243 9M Central Mountain Air — — 75
244 QZ Indonesia AirAsia ID — — 74
245 K6 Air Cambodia — — 72
246 YW Air Nostrum ES — — 72
247 KO Alaska Central Express US — — 72
248 6H Israir Airlines IL — — 72
249 3H Air Inuit — — 70
250 UO Hong Kong Express Airways XP — — 70
251 VZ MyTravel Airways — — 69
252 VE Volare Airlines — — 68
253 DM Arajet DO — — 66
254 UP Bahamasair BS — — 65
255 N5 Skagway Air Service — — 65
256 P5 Wingo CO — — 64
257 BQ SkyAlps AT — — 63
258 9X Southern Airways Express US — — 63
259 3F Fly Colombia ( Interliging Flights ) — — 62
260 NX Air Macau XP — — 59
261 BI Royal Brunei Airlines BN — — 59
262 IZ arkia IL — — 59
263 DI Marabu AT — — 58
264 YC Yamal Airlines — — 58
265 XK Air Corsica FR — — 57
266 5F Arctic Circle Air Service US — — 56
267 JH Fuji Dream Airlines — — 56
268 Y7 NordStar — — 55
269 DU Air Liaison — — 54
270 CE Nationwide Airlines US — — 54
271 8P Pacific Coastal Airlines CA — — 54
272 FA FlySafair — — 53
273 QQ Alliance Airlines AU — — 52
274 MO Calm Air CA — — 52
275 R3 Yakutia Airlines RU — — 52
276 QV Lao Airlines LA — — 51
277 Z2 Zest Air — — 51
278 GK Genesis — — 50
279 HB Harbor Airlines US — — 50
280 7R Sino Jet XP — — 50
281 5N Smartavia RU — — 49
282 WM Winair — — 49
283 TX Air Caraibes FR — — 48
284 A2 Animawings — — 48
285 AE Mandarin Airlines XP — — 48
286 BC Skymark Airlines JP — — 46
287 B7 UNI Air XP — — 46
288 SR Sundair — — 45
289 WL World Atlantic Airlines — — 45
290 II IBC Airways US — — 43
291 P6 Pascan Aviation — — 43
292 BS British International Helicopters GB — — 42
293 HH Qanot Sharq DE — — 42
294 2W World2Fly AT — — 42
295 PA airblue — — 42
296 D7 AirAsia X MY — — 41
297 5Z CemAir CO — — 40
298 CD Air India Regional — — 39
299 DX DAT DK — — 39
300 ZF Azur Air RU — — 38
301 8B Business Air — — 38
302 RF Florida West International Airways US — — 38
303 H4 Inter Islands Airlines — — 38
304 OA Olympic Air GR — — 38
305 IV Svenskt Industriflyg AB SE — — 38
306 SS Corsair FR — — 37
307 9P Fly Jinnah PK — — 37
308 RS Skyside AT — — 37
309 4N Air North Charter - Canada CA — — 36
310 L7 Lan Colombia — — 36
311 2S Southwind Airlines TR — — 36
312 KB Druk Air BT — — 34
313 FC Finncomm Airlines FR — — 33
314 SP SATA Air Acores PT — — 32
315 AJ Aero Contractors NG — — 31
316 SB Air Caledonie International FR — — 31
317 PF AirSial PK — — 31
318 KJ British Mediterranean Airways NG — — 31
319 M7 Tropical Airways HT — — 31
320 E5 Air Arabia Egypt EG — — 30
321 DO Dornier Aviation Nigeria Aiep — — 30
322 KX Cayman Airways GB — — 29
323 6R Alrosa RU — — 28
324 P9 Asia Pacific Airlines — — 28
325 6J Solaseed Air JP — — 28
326 IJ Spring Japan JP — — 28
327 7S Ryan Air (USA) — — 27
328 N3 SalamAir OM — — 27
329 HP populAir SE — — 27
330 2T BermudAir HT — — 26
331 FH Freebird Airlines TR — — 26
332 LR Avianca Costa Rica CR — — 24
333 CH Bemidji Aviation US — — 24
334 FW Ibex Airlines JP — — 24
335 ZG Viva Macau XP — — 23
336 HD AIRDO JP — — 22
337 YP Aerea ES — — 22
338 NU Japan Transocean Air JP — — 22
339 QH Kyrgyzstan KG — — 22
340 QN Skytrans Australia — — 22
341 WU Wizz Air Ukraine — — 22
342 VC Voyageur Airways CA — — 21
343 CS Continental Micronesia US — — 19
344 ITY ITA Airways Skyteam — 19
345 E9 Iberojet — — 19
346 PY Surinam Airways SR — — 19
347 T7 Twin Jet FR — — 19
348 EO Alpi Jets AT — — 18
349 OQ Chongqing Airlines XP — — 18
350 GV Grant Aviation US — — 18
351 B0 La Compagnie FR — — 18
352 D5 NEPC Airlines — — 18
353 RC Atlantic Airways DK — — 17
354 Q6 Aero Condor Peru — — 16
355 R5 Air Arabia Maroc MA — — 16
356 4B Boutique Air US — — 16
357 CY Cyprus Airways CY — — 16
358 6B TUIfly Nordic SE — — 16
359 PM Tropic Air BZ — — 16
360 JM Air Jamaica JM — — 15
361 PU PLUNA — — 15
362 JJ TAM Brazilian Airlines BR — — 15
363 XL LAN Ecuador EC — — 14
364 TN Air Tahiti Nui PF — PPT 13
365 W5 Mahan Air IR — — 13
366 UG TUIfly DE — — 13
367 ZT Titan Airways GB — — 13
368 7O All Colombia — — 12
369 9I Alliance Air IN — — 12
370 CN Grand China Air XP — — 12
371 RQ Kam Air AF — — 12
372 N0 Norse — — 12
373 7G Star Flyer JP — — 12
374 UBT Norse Atlantic UK — — 11
375 OB Boliviana de Aviacion US — — 10
376 YU EuroAtlantic Airways — — 10
377 LVL LEVEL — — 10
378 Z0 Norse Atlantic UK Ltd GB — — 10
379 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 →