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DISCOVER THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS, AIRLINES AND FLIGHT ROUTES IN THE US THIS MONTH | MARCH 2024


Find below flight data and analysis focused on the US aviation market, with data powered by OAG's Schedules Analyser. The data is updated monthly. Seats are calculated as departing seats (one-way).

TOP 10 BUSIEST AIRLINES BY SEATS


Top 10 Airlines in the US by departing seats (one way) in March 2024.

  • This month, American Airlines remains the largest carrier in the US by seat volume, with 803k more seats than Southwest who remain in second place.
  • The top 10 airlines account for 92% share of the market, of which the big 4 represents 73%.                
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TOP 10 BUSIEST AIRLINE ROUTES BY SEATS


Top 10 Busiest Airline Routes in the US by departing seats in March 2024.

  • Daily capacity increased by 11% on the Denver - Phoenix route moving it up to be the busiest US domestic route this month.
  • Atlanta - Orlando drops down to be the second busiest US route this month, despite a 5% increase in capacity daily.
  • The adjusted capacity declined by 5% daily on the Las Vegas to Los Angeles route.
  • The Los Angeles - San Francisco route moved back into the top 10 busiest routes, displacing Atlanta - New York La Guardia. 
                       

TOP 10 BUSIEST AIRPORTS 


Top 10 Airports in the US by departing seats (one-way) this month.

  • There are 657 airports with scheduled services operating this month.  The Top 10 airports continue to account for 36% of capacity.
  • Atlanta remains the biggest airport in capacity terms, by 936k seats.
  • Daily capacity increased most in the top 10 airports at Atlanta, Denver Intl and Chicago O'Hare airports, increasing by 9%.
      

TOP 10 AIRLINES - MAR 24 VS FEB 24


Top 10 Airlines by seats added month-on-month.

  • Growth this month comes largely from the major carriers. Southwest Airlines increased capacity by 11%, once the differences in the length of the month had been accounted for.
  • The largest percentage increases were introduced by Allegiant Air and Frontier Airlines, with 21% and 14% increases respectively in daily capacity.                      
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STATES ADDING & REMOVING MOST CAPACITY THIS MONTH VS LAST MONTH


  • In real terms overall capacity in Mar 24 increased by 15%, 13m more seats, however when the difference in the length of the month is accounted for it increased by 7%, 220k more seats daily.
  • Capacity in Florida increased by 1.7m in real terms and capacity in California and Texas both increased by over 1.3m seats. This represents a 6-7% increase for each when the longer month is accounted for.
  • Percentage wise, capacity increased most in the state of Illinois, with a daily increase of 11%.                                  

TOTAL US SEATS BY MONTH / YEAR


Below shows total US seats for both domestic and international by month and by year. Hover over the image for detailed information.

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