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All Airlines: Route Networks & Destinations

405 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.

288 FR
Ryanair
IE
4928 70 AA
American Airlines
US · Oneworld · CLT, DFW, LAX
4013 366 UA
United Airlines
US · Star Alliance · ORD, DEN, EWR
3819 134 DL
Delta Air Lines
US · Skyteam · ATL, DTW, LAX
3439 276 QR
Qatar Airways
QA · Oneworld · DOH
2940 321 WN
Southwest Airlines
US
2516 117 MU
China Eastern Airlines
XP · Skyteam
2510 401 U2
easyJet
GB
2510 36 AF
Air France
FR · Skyteam · CDG, ORY
2508 27 AC
Air Canada
CA · Star Alliance
2149
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

405 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 — — 4928
2 AA American Airlines US Oneworld CLT, DFW, LAX 4013
3 UA United Airlines US Star Alliance ORD, DEN, EWR 3819
4 DL Delta Air Lines US Skyteam ATL, DTW, LAX 3439
5 QR Qatar Airways QA Oneworld DOH 2940
6 WN Southwest Airlines US — — 2516
7 MU China Eastern Airlines XP Skyteam — 2510
8 U2 easyJet GB — — 2510
9 AF Air France FR Skyteam CDG, ORY 2508
10 AC Air Canada CA Star Alliance — 2149
11 3U Sichuan Airlines XP — — 2021
12 WS WestJet CA — YYC 1860
13 KL KLM NL Skyteam AMS 1852
14 AS Alaska Airlines US Oneworld SEA, SFO, LAX 1837
15 BA British Airways GB Oneworld LHR, LGW 1828
16 CA Air China CN Star Alliance PEK 1787
17 LA LATAM Chile CL — SCL 1773
18 CZ China Southern Airlines CN Skyteam CAN 1695
19 EK Emirates AE — DXB 1640
20 6E IndiGo IN — — 1613
21 IB Iberia ES Oneworld — 1604
22 ZH Shenzhen Airlines XP Star Alliance — 1521
23 EY Etihad Airways AE — — 1500
24 SY Sun Country Airlines US — — 1491
25 AY Finnair FI Oneworld HEL 1444
26 KE Korean Air KR Skyteam — 1398
27 G4 Allegiant Air US — — 1390
28 AM Aeromexico MX Skyteam — 1384
29 SK SAS SE Star Alliance CPH, ARN, OSL 1370
30 LH Lufthansa DE — — 1359
31 QF Qantas AU Oneworld SYD, MEL 1334
32 JL Japan Airlines JP Oneworld NRT, HND 1314
33 TK Turkish Airlines TR Star Alliance IST 1301
34 VS Virgin Atlantic GB Skyteam LHR 1299
35 TP TAP Air Portugal PT Star Alliance LIS 1253
36 B6 JetBlue US — JFK, BOS, FLL 1225
37 NH All Nippon Airways JP Star Alliance NRT, HND 1194
38 SQ Singapore Airlines SG — — 1174
39 F9 Frontier US — DEN 1167
40 AI Air India IN Star Alliance — 1154
41 G3 Gol Linhas Aereas BR — — 1153
42 SC Shandong Airlines XP — — 1129
43 LX Swiss CH Star Alliance ZRH 1093
44 AV avianca CO Star Alliance — 1077
45 W6 Wizz Air HU — — 1069
46 LS Jet2.com GB — — 1063
47 MF Xiamen Air XP — — 1049
48 HU Hainan Airlines XP — — 986
49 ET Ethiopian Airlines ET Star Alliance — 982
50 AZ ITA Airways IT Skyteam — 978
51 AD Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras BR — — 972
52 Y4 Volaris MX — MEX, TLC 961
53 TJ Tradewind Aviation US — — 956
54 EW Eurowings DE — — 949
55 CM Copa Airlines PA Star Alliance PTY 944
56 W4 AeroWorld — — 928
57 NZ Air New Zealand NZ Star Alliance AKL 925
58 MX Breeze Airways US — — 882
59 BY TUI Airways GB — — 865
60 SV Saudia SA Skyteam — 863
61 CX Cathay Pacific HK Oneworld HKG 838
62 V7 Volotea ES — — 825
63 A3 Aegean Airlines GR Star Alliance — 804
64 MH Malaysia Airlines MY Oneworld — 800
65 OS Austrian Airlines AT Star Alliance — 784
66 HA Hawaiian Airlines US — HNL 741
67 G5 China Express Airlines XP — — 723
68 OO SkyWest Airlines US — — 721
69 VA Virgin Australia AU — — 702
70 VY Vueling ES — — 687
71 SN Brussels Airlines BE Star Alliance — 678
72 9C Spring Airlines — — 657
73 AR Aerolineas Argentinas AR Skyteam — 643
74 PC Pegasus TR — — 643
75 GS Grant Aviation US — — 639
76 LF Contour Airlines US — — 626
77 BT airBaltic LV — — 605
78 EI Aer Lingus IE — DUB 601
79 AT Royal Air Maroc MA Oneworld — 601
80 DE Condor DE — — 600
81 JD Jet Aviation Flight Services US — — 594
82 KQ Kenya Airways KE Skyteam — 568
83 FI Icelandair IS — — 544
84 SU Aeroflot RU Skyteam — 543
85 LY El Al IL — TLV 538
86 TG Thai Airways TH Star Alliance — 537
87 LO LOT Polish Airlines PL Star Alliance — 526
88 GF Great Barrier Airlines BH — — 525
89 RJ Royal Jordanian JO Oneworld — 506
90 MS Egyptair EG Star Alliance — 500
91 EU Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviación — — 496
92 XQ SunExpress TR — — 482
93 CI China Airlines TW Skyteam TPE 478
94 UX Air Europa ES Skyteam — 476
95 PD Porter Airlines CA — — 474
96 IX Air India Express IN — — 471
97 VN Vietnam Airlines Skyteam — 469
98 GA Garuda Indonesia ID Skyteam — 468
99 TO Transavia France FR — — 464
100 VB Viva — — 462
101 D8 Norwegian Air International Ltd. — — 461
102 NK Spirit Airlines US — FLL 460
103 W2 Flexflight — — 458
104 WY Oman Air OM — — 458
105 TS Air Transat CA — — 453
106 GJ Eurofly Service IT — — 450
107 HO Juneyao Air XP — — 441
108 AH Air Algerie DZ — — 430
109 JU AirSERBIA RS — — 429
110 UD Hera Flight US — — 416
111 OZ Asiana Airlines KR Star Alliance — 383
112 FJ Fiji Airways FJ Oneworld — 367
113 NO Neos IT — — 361
114 XY flynas SA — — 356
115 PR Philippine Airlines PH — — 340
116 DY Norwegian NO — — 333
117 VF Valuair — — 332
118 FM Shanghai Airlines XP — — 325
119 QS Smartwings CZ — — 325
120 UL SriLankan Airlines LK Oneworld — 323
121 8L Redhill Aviation GB — — 304
122 PN West Air XP — — 304
123 WB RwandAir RW — — 299
124 UT UTair RU — — 285
125 HV Transavia NL — — 278
126 S7 S7 Airlines RU Oneworld — 273
127 FZ flydubai AE — — 271
128 LG Luxair LU — — 269
129 TV Tibet Airlines BE — — 269
130 KN China United Airlines XP — — 268
131 BR EVA Air TW Star Alliance TPE 256
132 X3 TUI fly DE — — 254
133 AK AirAsia MY — — 245
134 JQ Jetstar AU — — 245
135 OU Croatia Airlines HR Star Alliance — 243
136 RY Jiangxi Air ES — — 234
137 RK Ryanair UK GB — — 234
138 DR Ruili Airlines FR — — 233
139 GX GX Airlines XP — — 232
140 DK Sunclass Airlines IT — — 228
141 TB TUI fly Belgium BE — — 228
142 U6 Ural Airlines RU — — 225
143 KG Key Lime Air KE — — 223
144 FB Bulgaria Air BG — — 222
145 XE JSX BY — — 222
146 QW Qingdao Airlines DE — — 221
147 4Y Airbus France FR — — 215
148 BJ Nouvel Air Tunisie TN — — 214
149 JA JetSMART BA — — 211
150 WZ Red Wings RU — — 209
151 PB PAL Airlines — — 208
152 PK Pakistan International Airlines PK — — 207
153 WK Edelweiss CH — — 200
154 LL Level ES — — 200
155 GQ Big Sky Airlines US — — 199
156 XC Corendon Airlines TR — — 199
157 VJ Icar Air BA — — 197
158 SG SpiceJet IN — — 195
159 XP Avelo Airlines US — — 194
160 WF Wideroe NO — — 194
161 5J Cebu Pacific PH — — 189
162 DZ Donghai Airlines XP — — 189
163 JT Lion Air ID — — 188
164 SM Air Cairo EG — — 187
165 FD Thai AirAsia TH — — 185
166 HY Uzbekistan Airways UZ — — 184
167 G9 Air Arabia AE — — 180
168 OD Batik Air Malaysia MY — — 179
169 GY Colorful Guizhou Airlines GA — — 175
170 TW T'way Air KR — — 175
171 RO Tarom RO Skyteam — 171
172 IW Wings Air ID — — 170
173 S4 Azores Airlines PT — — 167
174 TR Scoot SG — — 165
175 5T Canadian North CA — — 161
176 ID Interlink Airlines ZA — — 161
177 MK Air Mauritius MU — — 160
178 QP Akasa Air IN — — 160
179 N4 Nordwind Airlines RU — — 159
180 BK Potomac Air — — 157
181 NS Hebei Airlines XP — — 151
182 OR TUI fly Netherlands NL — — 151
183 A6 Air Travel XP — — 150
184 KY Kunming Airlines XP — — 150
185 KC Air Astana KZ — — 149
186 HX Hong Kong Airlines XP — — 148
187 QG Citilink ID — — 146
188 AN Advanced Air PK — — 144
189 W9 SkyGreece Airlines GR — — 144
190 SA South African Airways ZA Star Alliance — 143
191 UQ Urumqi Air UG — — 143
192 4Z Airlink ZA — — 142
193 7C Jeju Air KR — — 140
194 IU Super Air Jet ID — — 140
195 PG Bangkok Airways TH — — 139
196 NT Binter Canarias ES — — 137
197 YN Air Creebec — — 136
198 F3 Faso Airways BF — — 136
199 FU Fuzhou Airlines YE — — 134
200 IO Indonesian Airlines ES — — 133
201 DV SCAT KZ — — 132
202 9H Air Changan — — 131
203 8M Aviation Company Meridian RU — — 131
204 SL Thai Lion Air — — 131
205 B2 Belavia BY — — 128
206 A4 Southern Winds Airlines US — — 128
207 G7 GoJet Airlines US — — 126
208 JX STARLUX XP — — 126
209 GT Air Guilin LT — — 125
210 F8 Flair Airlines CA — — 124
211 LJ Jin Air KR — — 124
212 TU Tunisair TN — — 123
213 ZL Regional Express AU — — 122
214 H2 SKY Airline CL — — 122
215 ZW Air Wisconsin US — — 121
216 ME Middle East Airlines LB Skyteam — 121
217 LT LongJiang Airlines DE — — 120
218 9R SATENA CO — — 116
219 J9 Jazeera Airways KW — — 115
220 NE Nesma Airlines SK — — 113
221 LM Loganair GB — — 111
222 N5 Skagway Air Service — — 111
223 OV Estonian Air EE — — 109
224 9K Cape Air US — — 106
225 BW Caribbean Airlines TT — — 106
226 FY Northwest Regional Airlines — — 106
227 3O Air Arabia Maroc — — 104
228 UU Air Austral FR — — 104
229 CE Nationwide Airlines US — — 103
230 YW Air Nostrum ES — — 102
231 J2 Azerbaijan Airlines AZ — — 102
232 6I Air Alsie DK — — 100
233 EM Empire Airlines Inc. US — — 100
234 XR Skywest Australia — — 100
235 VL Air VIA — — 97
236 NP Nile Air EG — — 96
237 FO Airlines of Tasmania AU — — 95
238 9M Central Mountain Air — — 95
239 2D Eastern Airlines LLC US — — 92
240 IT Tigerair Taiwan IN — — 91
241 BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines BD — — 90
242 BQ SkyAlps AT — — 90
243 JY interCaribbean Airways — — 90
244 IA Iraqi Airways IQ — — 88
245 KM KM Malta Airlines MT — — 88
246 8E Bering Air US — — 85
247 ZE Eastar Jet KR — — 83
248 6H Israir Airlines IL — — 83
249 XK Air Corsica FR — — 82
250 EN Air Dolomiti IT — — 82
251 BX Air Busan KR — — 80
252 MM Peach JP — — 80
253 P5 Wingo CO — — 80
254 3H Air Inuit — — 78
255 DI Marabu AT — — 78
256 A2 Animawings — — 76
257 MO Calm Air CA — — 76
258 QZ Indonesia AirAsia ID — — 76
259 K6 Air Cambodia — — 74
260 UO Hong Kong Express Airways XP — — 74
261 YC Yamal Airlines RU — — 73
262 DM Arajet DO — — 72
263 R3 Yakutia Airlines RU — — 72
264 UP Bahamasair BS — — 71
265 VZ MyTravel Airways — — 71
266 IZ arkia IL — — 71
267 VE Volare Airlines — — 70
268 XZ Aeroitalia — — 69
269 3F Fly Colombia ( Interliging Flights ) — — 68
270 5F Arctic Circle Air Service US — — 66
271 SJ Sriwijaya Air ID — — 66
272 9X Southern Airways Express US — — 65
273 DU Air Liaison — — 64
274 NX Air Macau XP — — 64
275 QQ Alliance Airlines AU — — 61
276 BI Royal Brunei Airlines BN — — 60
277 7R Sino Jet XP — — 58
278 JH Fuji Dream Airlines — — 56
279 9D Genghis Khan Airlines CN — — 56
280 Y7 NordStar — — 56
281 WM Winair — — 56
282 SR Sundair — — 55
283 8P Pacific Coastal Airlines CA — — 54
284 TX Air Caraibes FR — — 53
285 FA FlySafair — — 53
286 HB Harbor Airlines US — — 52
287 RS Skyside AT — — 52
288 QV Lao Airlines LA — — 51
289 P6 Pascan Aviation — — 51
290 BC Skymark Airlines JP — — 51
291 IV Svenskt Industriflyg AB SE — — 51
292 2W World2Fly AT — — 51
293 Z2 Zest Air — — 51
294 GK Genesis — — 50
295 5N Smartavia RU — — 49
296 AE Mandarin Airlines XP — — 48
297 II IBC Airways US — — 47
298 WL World Atlantic Airlines — — 47
299 BS British International Helicopters GB — — 46
300 HH Qanot Sharq DE — — 46
301 B7 UNI Air XP — — 46
302 CD Air India Regional — — 45
303 D7 AirAsia X MY — — 45
304 2S Southwind Airlines TR — — 45
305 PA airblue — — 43
306 ZF Azur Air RU — — 42
307 DX DAT DK — — 42
308 9P Fly Jinnah PK — — 42
309 PF AirSial PK — — 40
310 5Z CemAir CO — — 40
311 L7 Lan Colombia — — 40
312 7S Ryan Air (USA) — — 40
313 4N Air North Charter - Canada CA — — 39
314 H4 Inter Islands Airlines — — 39
315 8B Business Air — — 38
316 SS Corsair FR — — 38
317 RF Florida West International Airways US — — 38
318 OA Olympic Air GR — — 38
319 KB Druk Air BT — — 37
320 E5 Air Arabia Egypt EG — — 36
321 P9 Asia Pacific Airlines — — 35
322 C2 CEIBA Intercontinental GQ — — 35
323 DO Dornier Aviation Nigeria Aiep — — 35
324 FC Finncomm Airlines FR — — 35
325 GR Aurigny Air Services GG — — 34
326 IP Pelita Air — — 34
327 CH Bemidji Aviation US — — 33
328 SP SATA Air Acores PT — — 33
329 M7 Tropical Airways HT — — 33
330 AJ Aero Contractors NG — — 31
331 SB Air Caledonie International FR — — 31
332 KX Cayman Airways GB — — 30
333 N3 SalamAir OM — — 30
334 6R Alrosa RU — — 29
335 ZT Titan Airways GB — — 29
336 E9 Iberojet ES — — 28
337 6J Solaseed Air JP — — 28
338 IJ Spring Japan JP — — 28
339 VC Voyageur Airways CA — — 28
340 HP populAir SE — — 28
341 TBZ ATA Airlines IR — — 27
342 CS Continental Micronesia US — — 27
343 3T Turan Air — — 27
344 2T BermudAir BM — — 26
345 FYC Fly Cham SY — — 26
346 FH Freebird Airlines TR — — 26
347 IY Yemenia YE — — 26
348 IZG Zagros Airlines IR — — 26
349 ZV Aerus — — 25
350 QN Skytrans Australia — — 25
351 ZG Viva Macau XP — — 25
352 LR Avianca Costa Rica CR — — 24
353 FW Ibex Airlines JP — — 24
354 T7 Twin Jet FR — — 24
355 7O All Colombia — — 23
356 NB Berniq Airways DK — — 23
357 HD AIRDO JP — — 22
358 YP Aerea ES — — 22
359 EO Alpi Jets AT — — 22
360 CY Cyprus Airways CY — — 22
361 NU Japan Transocean Air JP — — 22
362 QH Kyrgyzstan KG — — 22
363 WU Wizz Air Ukraine — — 22
364 RC Atlantic Airways DK — — 21
365 GV Grant Aviation US — — 21
366 R5 Jordan Aviation JO — — 21
367 B0 La Compagnie FR — — 21
368 PU PLUNA — — 21
369 D5 NEPC Airlines — — 20
370 4B Boutique Air US — — 19
371 GGN Great North Airlines — — 19
372 ITY ITA Airways Skyteam — 19
373 PY Surinam Airways SR — — 19
374 OQ Chongqing Airlines XP — — 18
375 KU Kuwait Airways KW — — 18
376 XL LAN Ecuador EC — — 18
377 4M Mavi Gok Airlines TR — — 18
378 Q6 Aero Condor Peru — — 17
379 JJ TAM Brazilian Airlines BR — — 17
380 6B TUIfly Nordic SE — — 16
381 PM Tropic Air BZ — — 16
382 JM Air Jamaica JM — — 15
383 N0 Norse — — 15
384 WE Parata Air KR — — 15
385 ROJ Royal Jet AE — — 14
386 UG TUIfly DE — — 14
387 TN Air Tahiti Nui PF — PPT 13
388 W5 Mahan Air IR — — 13
389 S6 Sunrise Airways HT — — 13
390 XLL Air Excel Ltd TZ — — 12
391 9I Alliance Air IN — — 12
392 YU EuroAtlantic Airways — — 12
393 CN Grand China Air XP — — 12
394 RQ Kam Air AF — — 12
395 Z0 Norse Atlantic UK Ltd GB — — 12
396 7G Star Flyer JP — — 12
397 3V ASL Airlines Belgium BE — — 11
398 Q3 Anguilla Air Services AI — — 11
399 UBT Norse Atlantic UK — — 11
400 PV PAN Air ES — — 11
401 OB Boliviana de Aviacion US — — 10
402 D3 Daallo Airlines — — 10
403 LVL LEVEL — — 10
404 Q2 Maldivian MV — — 10
405 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 →