Let's look at the top ten

I thought I’d check out a few of the top ten lists in categories like domestic travel, international travel, and longest flights by time and distance.

The top 10 busiest air routes in the world by scheduled seat capacity. 

1. Jeju International (CJU) – Seoul Gimpo (GMP): 14.38 million seats (South Korea)
2. Sapporo New Chitose (CTS) – Tokyo Haneda (HND): 12.10 million seats (Japan)
3. Fukuoka (FUK) – Tokyo Haneda (HND): 11.50 million seats (Japan)
4. Hanoi (HAN) – Ho Chi Minh City (SGN): 11.08 million seats (Vietnam)
5. Jeddah (JED) – Riyadh (RUH): 9.82 million seats (Saudi Arabia)
6. Melbourne (MEL) – Sydney (SYD): 8.95 million seats (Australia)
7. Tokyo Haneda (HND) – Okinawa Naha (OKA): 8.05 million seats (Japan)
8. Mumbai (BOM) – Delhi (DEL): 7.64 million seats (India)
9. Beijing Capital (PEK) – Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA): 7.45 million seats (China)
10. Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) – Shenzhen (SZX): 7.14 million seats (China)

The top 10 busiest international (cross-border) air routes in the world 

1. Hong Kong (HKG) – Taipei (TPE) Scheduled Seats: ~ 6.83 million
2. Cairo (CAI) – Jeddah (JED) Scheduled Seats: ~ 5.75 million
3. Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Singapore Changi (SIN) Scheduled Seats: ~ 5.57 million
4. Seoul Incheon (ICN) – Tokyo Narita (NRT) Scheduled Seats: ~ 5.07 million
5. Seoul Incheon (ICN) – Osaka Kansai (KIX) Scheduled Seats: ~ 4.96 million
6. Jakarta (CGK) – Singapore Changi (SIN) Scheduled Seats: ~ 4.62 million
7. Dubai (DXB) – Riyadh (RUH) Scheduled Seats: ~ 4.47 million
8. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) – Hong Kong (HKG) Scheduled Seats: ~ 4.17 million
9. Tokyo Narita (NRT) – Taipei (TPE) Scheduled Seats: ~ 4.02 million
10. New York JFK (JFK) – London Heathrow (LHR) Scheduled Seats: ~ 3.97 million

The top 10 longest non-stop commercial flight routes in the world by distance and time 

 

      1. Singapore (SIN) – New York (JFK) Singapore Airlines
      Flight Time: ~ 18 hours 50 minutes. Distance: 15,349 km (9,537 miles) 

      2. Singapore (SIN) – Newark (EWR) Singapore Airlines
      Flight Time: ~18 hours 25 minutes. Distance: 15,345 km (9,534 miles) 

        3. Doha (DOH) – Auckland (AKL) Qatar Airways
        Flight Time: ~17 hours 35 minutes. Distance: 14,535 km (9,031 miles) 

    
       4. Perth (PER) – London (LHR) Qantas
        Flight Time: ~17 hours 20 minutes. Distance: 14,499 km (9,009 miles)

     
        5. Melbourne (MEL) – Dallas (DFW) Qantas
        Flight Time: ~17 hours 35 minutes. Distance: 14,471 km (8,992 miles)  

  
        6. Perth (PER) – Paris (CDG) Qantas
        Flight Time: ~17 hours 20 minutes. Distance: 14,264 km (8,864 miles)  

   
        7. Auckland (AKL) – New York (JFK) Air New Zealand / Qantas
        Flight Time: ~17 hours 50 minutes. Distance: 14,207 km (8,828 miles)  

  
       8. Dubai (DXB) – Auckland (AKL) Emirates
        Flight Time: ~17 hours 10 minutes. Distance: 14,201 km (8,824 miles)  

   
       9. Shenzhen (SZX) – Mexico City (MEX) China Southern Airlines
        Flight Time: ~16 hours. Distance: 14,148 km (8,791 miles) 

    
      10. Singapore (SIN) – Los Angeles (LAX) Singapore Airlines
        Flight Time: ~17 hours 50 minutes. Distance: 14,114 km (8,770 miles)