Most traveled U.S. airline market routes in 2023

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Someone compiled the 100 busiest air routes in the U.S. last year from data published by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. See link below for the full dataset.

Top 25 busiest routes in 2023, average daily passenger count, and total annual passengers

1. New York City <-> Miami - Fort Lauderdale | daily avg passengers: 10,398 | annual passengers: 7,590,650
2. Los Angeles <-> San Francisco Bay Area | 9,826 | 7,172,660
3. New York City <-> Orlando | 7,219 | 5,270,170
4. New York City <-> Los Angeles | 7,092 | 5,177,510
5. New York City <-> Chicago | 5,054 | 3,689,190
6. Los Angeles <-> Las Vegas | 5,008 | 3,655,880
7. New York City <-> Atlanta | 4,704 | 3,434,180
8. New York City <-> San Francisco Bay Area | 4,645 | 3,390,970
9. Los Angeles <-> Seattle | 4,412 | 3,221,030
10. San Francisco Bay Area <-> Las Vegas | 3,809 | 2,780,840
11. San Francisco Bay Area <-> San Diego | 3,671 | 2,680,010
12. New York City <-> Palm Beach | 3,598 | 2,626,430
13. Los Angeles <-> Dallas | 3,582 | 2,614,610
14. Los Angeles <-> Chicago | 3,543 | 2,586,680
15. Atlanta <-> Miami - Fort Lauderdale | 3,420 | 2,496,900
16. Washington - Baltimore <-> Orlando | 3,350 | 2,445,470
17. Washington - Baltimore <-> Greater Boston | 3,344 | 2,440,990
18. New York City <-> Dallas | 3,311 | 2,417,320
19. Los Angeles <-> Denver | 3,299 | 2,408,450
20. Los Angeles <-> Phoenix | 3,280 | 2,394,500
21. Washington - Baltimore <-> Miami - Fort Lauderdale | 3,202 | 2,337,680
22. New York City <-> Tampa Bay | 3,107 | 2,268,280
23. San Francisco Bay Area <-> Seattle | 3,105 | 2,266,490
24. Washington - Baltimore <-> Atlanta | 3,044 | 2,222,410
25. Greater Boston <-> Orlando | 2,994 | 2,185,730

Count of busy routes per city

1. New York City: 23
2. Los Angeles: 19
3. Chicago: 14
4. San Francisco Bay Area: 13
5. Washington - Baltimore: 11
6. Orlando: 11
7. Dallas: 11
8. Atlanta: 9
9. Miami - Fort Lauderdale: 9
10. Greater Boston: 9
11. Denver: 9
12. Houston: 9
13. Las Vegas: 8
14. Phoenix: 8
15. Seattle: 5
16. Tampa Bay: 4
17. Honolulu: 4
18. San Diego: 3
19. Philadelphia: 2
20. Detroit: 2
21. Sacramento: 2
22. Portland, OR: 2
23. Austin: 2
24. San Juan, PR: 2
25. Palm Beach: 1
26. Maui: 1
27. Salt Lake City: 1
28. Charlotte: 1
29. Nashville: 1
30. Raleigh: 1
31. Big Island, HI: 1
32. Fort Myers: 1
33. Minneapolis: 1

Full dataset: https://www.datawrapper.de/_/QTSPf/?v=2