In Pictures: The Busiest Domestic Airline routes of 2024 | by Region

With 3,474,713 seats, the route between Atlanta (ATL)- Orlando (MCO) is the busiest domestic route in the US. Similarly, the 6,781,577 offered between Hong Kong and Taipei is the busiest international flight route of 2024 while the 2,309,653 seats offered between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) makes this route the busiest flight route in Latin America. But which routes make the list of the busiest domestic airline route of 2024 by region? Let’s find out.

[ Note: The rankings were based on the data from OAG, a global air traffic data provider. The data were available when the writer last checked the website on 11th February.]

Busiest Flight Route in NORTH AMERICA: Vancouver – Toronto 

Route	Vancouver International Airport (YVR) – Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
Seats Offered	3,498,835 seats.

Distance	2,077 miles
Approximate Flight Time	4 hours and 29 minutes

             

A few other airlines operating non-stop flights on the YVR to YYZ

Airline	Aircraft	Approximate flight time
Air Canada(AC)	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	4h 20m
Flair Airlines(F8)	Boeing 737 MAX 8	4h 40m
Porter Airlines (PD)	Embraer 195 E2	4h 40m
WestJet(WS)	Boeing 737-700 (winglets)	4h 40m

 

A few airlines offering a one-stop flight connection on the YVR to YYZ route include:

Airline	Stopover at	Total distance	Total flight time
Air Canada(AC)	Saskatoon J G Diefenbaker International YXE	2132 miles	5h 56m
West Jet(WS)	Edmonton International YEG	2185 miles	6h 23m
Porter(PD)	Ottawa Macdonald Cartier International YOW	2446 miles	8h 30m

 

Busiest Flight Route in the Middle East: Jeddah – Riyadh

Route	King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) – King Khalid International Airport (RUH)
Seats Offered	8,700,415 seats.

Distance	529 miles
Approximate Flight Time	1 hour and 45 minutes

A few other airlines operating non-stop flights on the JED-RUH route

Airline	Aircraft	Approximate flight time
Flyadeal Airlines(FAD)	Airbus A320	1h 35m
Flynas Airlines(KNE)	Airbus A320neo	1h 50m
Saudia Airlines(SVA)	Airbus A321	1h 50m

 

A few airlines offering a one-stop flight connection on the JED-RUH route include:

Airline	Stopover at	Total distance	Total flight time
Saudia Airlines(SVA)	Bisha BHH	687 miles	3h 55m
Flynas Airlines(KNE)	Abha AHB	865 miles	3h 50m

Busiest Flight Route in LATIN AMERICA: Bogota – Medellin 

Route	El Dorado International Airport (BOG) – José María Córdova International Airport (MDE)
Seats Offered	6,664,812 seats.

           

Distance	133 miles
Approximate Flight Time	1 hour and 1 minute

                       

A few other airlines operating non-stop flights on the BOG-MDE route 

Airline	Aircraft	Approximate flight time
Avianca Airlines (AV)	Airbus A320-100/200	1h 01m
JetSMART Airlines (JA)	Airbus A320-100/200	1h 05m
LATAM Airlines (LA)	Airbus A320	0h 57m
Wingo Airlines (P5)	Boeing 737-800	1h 02m

 

A few airlines offering a one-stop flight connection on the BOG-MDE route include:

Airline	Stopover at	Total distance	Total flight time
LATAM Airlines(LA)	Matecana PEI	209 miles	2h 21m
AVIANCA(AV)	El Eden AXM	237 miles	4h 25m

Busiest Flight Route in EUROPE : Barcelona  – Palma

                        

Route	Barcelona Airport(BCN) -Palma de Mallorca Airport(PMI)
Seats Offered	2,869,842 seats.

                                  

Distance	125 miles
Approximate Flight Time	55 minutes

A few other airlines operating non-stop flights on theBCN-PMI route 

Airline	Aircraft	Approximate flight time
Air Europa (UX)	Boeing 737-800 (winglets)	0h45m
Ryanair (FR)	Boeing 737-800	0h55m
Vueling (VY)	Airbus A320	0h50m

Busiest Flight Route in ASIA PACIFIC: Jeju International – Seoul Gimpo

Route	Jeju International Airport(CJU)- Gimpo International Airport(GMP)
Seats Offered	14,183,719 seats.

Distance	279 miles
Approximate Flight Time	1 hour and 15 minutes

           

A few other airlines operating non-stop flights on the CJU-GMP route 

Airline	Aircraft	Approximate flight time
Air Busan(BX)	Boeing 737-800	1h20m
Air Seoul(RS)	Airbus A321	1h10m
Asiana Airlines(OZ)	Airbus A321	1h15m
Eastar Jet Airline (ZE)	Boeing 737-800	1h10m
Jeju Air(7C)	Boeing 737-800	1h10m
Korean Air(KE)	Boeing 737-900	1h10m
Jin Air(LJ)	Boeing 737-800	1h10m
T´Way Air(TW)	Boeing 737 Passenger	1h10m

 A few airlines offering a one-stop flight connection on the CJU-GMP  route include:

Airline	Stopover at	Total distance	Total flight time
Jeju Air(7C)	Yeosu RSU	306 miles	2h35m
Asiana Airlines(OZ)	Gwangju KWJ	281 miles	2h40m
Korean Air(KE)	Gimhae International PUS	386 miles	4h35m

Busiest Flight Route in Africa: Cape Town – Johannesburg

Route	Johannesburg International Airport JNB-Cape Town International Airport CPT
Seats Offered	5,084,762 seats

Distance	789 miles
Approximate Flight Time	2h15m

A few other airlines operating non-stop flights on the JNB-CPT route 

Airline	Aircraft	Approximate flight time
Global Aviation(GE)	Airbus A320	2h10m
CemAir (5Z)	Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 100	2h15m
Airlink(4Z)	Embraer 190	2h15m
South African Airways(SA)	Airbus A320	2h15m
Singapore Airlines(SQ)	Airbus A350-900	2h15m
Safair(FA)	Boeing 737-800	2h18m

A few airlines offering a one-stop flight connection on the CJU-GMP  route include:

Airline	Stopover at	Total distance	Total flight time
Global Aviation(GE)	Durban International DUR	1096 miles	4h20m
Airlink(4Z)	Bloemfontein BFN	805 miles	3h30m
CemAir(5Z)	Plettenburg Bay PBZ	898 miles	4h15m
Safair(FA)	Durban International DUR	1096 miles	6h05m

The data about airlines operating on the route were taken from flightroutes.com and flightconnections.com.