Busiest Flight Routes in the US and How Punctual They Are
Routes · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026
The 50 routes with the most scheduled flights in the last 12 months.
First place goes to LGA to ORD (11611.0); SEA to SFO comes last of 50 (6791.0).
The median across this list is 7708.0.
Top 15: flights
LGA to ORD11611.0
ORD to LGA11611.0
LAX to SFO11235.0
SFO to LAX11235.0
LAX to JFK10284.0
JFK to LAX10281.0
OGG to HNL10075.0
HNL to OGG10072.0
BOS to DCA9092.0
DCA to BOS9090.0
DEN to PHX8973.0
PHX to DEN8944.0
ATL to LGA8413.0
LGA to ATL8411.0
LAS to LAX8249.0
Full ranking
| # | Name | Flights | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LGA to ORDNew York to Chicago | 11,611 | 68.0% | 5.2% |
| 2 | ORD to LGAChicago to New York | 11,611 | 67.4% | 5.1% |
| 3 | LAX to SFOLos Angeles to San Francisco | 11,235 | 62.2% | 0.8% |
| 4 | SFO to LAXSan Francisco to Los Angeles | 11,235 | 72.8% | 0.8% |
| 5 | LAX to JFKLos Angeles to New York | 10,284 | 79.0% | 2.5% |
| 6 | JFK to LAXNew York to Los Angeles | 10,281 | 77.2% | 2.4% |
| 7 | OGG to HNLKahului to Honolulu | 10,075 | 84.6% | 1.0% |
| 8 | HNL to OGGHonolulu to Kahului | 10,072 | 84.9% | 0.9% |
| 9 | BOS to DCABoston to Washington | 9,092 | 73.6% | 3.8% |
| 10 | DCA to BOSWashington to Boston | 9,090 | 71.2% | 3.9% |
| 11 | DEN to PHXDenver to Phoenix | 8,973 | 76.0% | 0.8% |
| 12 | PHX to DENPhoenix to Denver | 8,944 | 77.3% | 0.7% |
| 13 | ATL to LGAAtlanta to New York | 8,413 | 73.1% | 4.0% |
| 14 | LGA to ATLNew York to Atlanta | 8,411 | 76.5% | 4.1% |
| 15 | LAS to LAXLas Vegas to Los Angeles | 8,249 | 78.8% | 0.7% |
| 16 | LAX to LASLos Angeles to Las Vegas | 8,239 | 76.6% | 0.8% |
| 17 | ATL to MCOAtlanta to Orlando | 8,208 | 70.5% | 1.5% |
| 18 | MCO to ATLOrlando to Atlanta | 8,202 | 75.2% | 1.5% |
| 19 | ORD to BOSChicago to Boston | 7,755 | 67.8% | 3.0% |
| 20 | BOS to ORDBoston to Chicago | 7,750 | 73.0% | 3.0% |
| 21 | DEN to SLCDenver to Salt Lake City | 7,733 | 78.8% | 0.4% |
| 22 | SLC to DENSalt Lake City to Denver | 7,728 | 79.0% | 0.5% |
| 23 | LIH to HNLLihue to Honolulu | 7,725 | 84.4% | 1.5% |
| 24 | HNL to LIHHonolulu to Lihue | 7,722 | 84.6% | 1.3% |
| 25 | DEN to LAXDenver to Los Angeles | 7,708 | 79.1% | 0.5% |
| 26 | LAX to DENLos Angeles to Denver | 7,708 | 82.0% | 0.5% |
| 27 | LAX to PHXLos Angeles to Phoenix | 7,629 | 80.6% | 0.7% |
| 28 | PHX to LAXPhoenix to Los Angeles | 7,606 | 82.1% | 0.6% |
| 29 | SEA to LAXSeattle to Los Angeles | 7,454 | 82.7% | 0.8% |
| 30 | LAX to SEALos Angeles to Seattle | 7,450 | 85.3% | 0.9% |
| 31 | LGA to BOSNew York to Boston | 7,343 | 73.7% | 5.4% |
| 32 | BOS to LGABoston to New York | 7,342 | 77.2% | 5.8% |
| 33 | ATL to FLLAtlanta to Fort Lauderdale | 7,265 | 70.8% | 2.3% |
| 34 | FLL to ATLFort Lauderdale to Atlanta | 7,260 | 71.4% | 2.4% |
| 35 | KOA to HNLKona to Honolulu | 7,236 | 84.8% | 1.2% |
| 36 | HNL to KOAHonolulu to Kona | 7,234 | 85.9% | 1.1% |
| 37 | PHX to SEAPhoenix to Seattle | 7,226 | 82.4% | 0.7% |
| 38 | SEA to PHXSeattle to Phoenix | 7,225 | 78.7% | 0.7% |
| 39 | DEN to LASDenver to Las Vegas | 7,133 | 75.7% | 0.6% |
| 40 | LAS to DENLas Vegas to Denver | 7,102 | 77.0% | 0.8% |
| 41 | DCA to ORDWashington to Chicago | 7,048 | 74.9% | 3.4% |
| 42 | ORD to DCAChicago to Washington | 7,042 | 69.9% | 3.0% |
| 43 | LAX to ORDLos Angeles to Chicago | 7,025 | 76.2% | 1.5% |
| 44 | ORD to LAXChicago to Los Angeles | 7,023 | 73.0% | 1.4% |
| 45 | DFW to ORDDallas/Fort Worth to Chicago | 7,001 | 68.3% | 3.0% |
| 46 | ORD to DFWChicago to Dallas/Fort Worth | 6,997 | 70.5% | 2.9% |
| 47 | DCA to ATLWashington to Atlanta | 6,801 | 78.3% | 3.3% |
| 48 | ATL to DCAAtlanta to Washington | 6,800 | 69.8% | 3.2% |
| 49 | SFO to SEASan Francisco to Seattle | 6,797 | 73.2% | 1.1% |
| 50 | SEA to SFOSeattle to San Francisco | 6,791 | 62.1% | 1.1% |
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