Revealed: London Heathrow retains title of the world’s No1 megahub

Revealed: London Heathrow retains the title of the world’s No1 megahub with Frankfurt second and Chicago O’Hare third

  • Study looked at how many inbound and outbound flights are possible in 6 hours
  • Researchers analysed flights on the busiest day of 2019 to produce a ranking
  • At Heathrow, 65,000 international connections were possible across six hours
  • Other well-connected airports include Amsterdam Schiphol and Munich

London Heathrow has been named the world’s most internationally connected airport for the third year running, with Frankfurt International the second-most connected and Chicago O’Hare in third place.

The ranking comes from a study that analysed the number of international connections possible at 50 major airports around the world in a six-hour window on the busiest day for aviation this year.

Heathrow kept the title of world No1 megahub thanks to over 65,000 connections in this time-span. 

London Heathrow, pictured, has been named as the world’s most internationally connected airport for the third year running

The ranking, called the Megahubs Index 2019, has been produced by OAG, a digital flight information and intelligence firm. 

Coming fourth in the ranking is Amsterdam Schiphol while Munich International rounds off the top five.

Other well-connected hubs include Toronto Pearson International (sixth), Paris Charles de Gaulle (seventh), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (eighth), Singapore Changi (ninth) and Hong Kong International (10th).

The highest-ranked airport in the Middle East is Dubai International while the most connected in Latin America is named as Mexico City International.

The most connected airport in the world for low-cost carriers is Kuala Lumpur International.

The second most connected airport, according to the study by OAG, is Frankfurt International, pictured 

Chicago O’Hare, pictured, leads North America in domestic connectivity for the fourth consecutive year

Meanwhile, Chicago O’Hare leads North America in domestic connectivity for the fourth consecutive year.

On the busiest day in aviation this year, 83,580 domestic connections were possible within a three-hour window – two per cent more than last year.

United Airlines operates the majority of flights at O’Hare at 48 per cent, down two per cent from 2018.

THE WORLD’S MOST INTERNATIONALLY CONNECTED AIRPORTS 2019

1. London Heathrow

2. Frankfurt International

3. Chicago O’Hare

4. Amsterdam Schiphol

5. Munich International

6. Toronto Pearson International

7. Paris Charles de Gaulle

8. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International

9. Singapore Changi

10. Hong Kong International

11. Seoul Incheon International

12. Kuala Lumpur International

13. Los Angeles International

14. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 

15. Mexico City International 

16. Soekarno-Hatta International, Jakarta

17. Istanbul Ataturk

18. John F. Kennedy International, New York

19. Dallas/Fort Worth International

20. Miami International

21. George Bush Intercontinental, Houston

22. Tokyo Haneda International

23. Newark Liberty International

24. Dubai International

25. Shanghai Pudong International

26. Sydney 

27. Vancouver International

28. Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez

29. Manila Ninoy Aquino International

30. Moscow Sheremetyevo – A.S. Pushkin International

31. San Francisco International

32. Bogotá El Dorado International

33. Guangzhou Baiyun International

34. Rome Leonardo da Vinci 

35. Delhi Indira Gandhi International

36. Beijing Capital International

37. Seattle-Tacoma International

38. O.R. Tambo International, Johannesburg

39. Tokyo Narita International

40. Zurich

41. Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International

42. Vienna International

43. Tan Son Nhat International, Ho Chi Minh City

44. Boston Logan International

45. Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat

46. Sao Paulo International

47. Auckland

48. Oslo

49. Bangkok Don Mueang International

50. Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International

Source: OAG  

 

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