These are the world’s best-connected airports

Atlanta might have the busiest airport and Asia might have the most in-demand flight routes, but when it comes to the world’s best-connected megahubs, London’s Heathrow Airport is king.
There were 66,000 possible international connections between flights arriving and departing at Heathrow within a six-hour window, a new report by UK-based air travel intelligence company OAG reveals.

 

Here is the data on the Top 15 best-connected airports:

  1. London Heathrow (LHR) in the United Kingdom. Connectivity index is 333 and the dominant carrier is British Airways (with 52% of flights).
  2. Chicago O’Hare (ORD) in the United States. Connectivity index is 306 and the dominant carrier is United Airlines (with 48% flights)
  3. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany. Connectivity index is 302 and the dominant carrier is Lufthansa (with 63% of flights)
  4. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) in the Netherlands. Connectivity index is 286 and the dominant carrier is KLM (with 51% of flights)
  5. Toronto Pearson (YYZ) in Canada. Connectivity index is 271 and the dominant carrier is Air Canada (with 60% of flights)
  6. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in the United States. Connectivity index is 257 and the dominant carrier is American Airlines (with 21% of flights)
  7. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in the United States. Connectivity index is 256 and the dominant carrier is Delta Air Lines (with 79% of flights)
  8. Changi Airport (SIN) in Singapore. Connectivity index is 253 and the dominant carrier is Singapore Airlines (with 23% of flights)
  9. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in France. Connectivity index is 250 and the dominant carrier is Air France (with 51% of flights)
  10. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) in Jakarta, Indonesia. Connectivity index is 249 and the dominant carrier is Garuda Indonesia (with 28% of flights)
  11. Munich Airport (MUC) in Germany. Connectivity index is 237 and the dominant carrier is Lufthansa (with 59% of flights)
  12. Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) in Malaysia. Connectivity index is 233 and the dominant carrier is AirAsia (with 40% of flights)
  13. Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) in Hong Kong. Connectivity index is 230 and the dominant carrier is Cathay Pacific Airways (with 26% of flights)
  14. Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) in Bangkok, Thailand. Connectivity index is 230 and the dominant carrier is Thai Airways International (with 21% of flights)
  15. Incheon International Airport (ICN) in Seoul, South Korea. Connectivity index is 216 and the dominant carrier is Korean Air (with 23% of flights)
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