50 Busiest Air Routes from London

Below are the 50 busiest passenger routes from London's six airports. Using the map, try and name the destinations.

airports serving the same metro area are included together.

according to the CAA for 2017

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First submitted	November 4, 2016
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4+ Million

Dublin

Amsterdam

New York City

3+ Million

Dubai

Edinburgh

Barcelona

Madrid

2+ Million

Milan

Glasgow

Belfast

Geneva

Rome

Copenhagen

Paris

Malaga

Berlin

1+ Million

Frankfurt

Lisbon

Zurich

Palma de Mallorca

Los Angeles

Stockholm

Hong Kong

Istanbul

1+ Million

Munich

Faro

Alicante

Budapest

Nice

Toronto

Oslo

Tenerife

1+ Million

Warsaw

San Francisco

Doha

Singapore

Prague

Vienna

Bucharest

Athens

1+ Million

Miami

Venice

Tel Aviv

Chicago

Hamburg

Reykjavik

Delhi

Abu Dhabi

<1 Million

Mumbai

Johannesburg

Level 75

Nov 4, 2016

Superb!

Level 53

Nov 5, 2016

Nice quiz. The number for Geneva seems incredibly high. I can hardly imagine Geneva getting more passengers than Frankfurt or Zurich.

+16

Level 47

Nov 5, 2016

Well Geneva is the financial capital of Switzerland so gets a lots of business travellers and is also I think the most popular airport destination for skiing and stuff so gets a lot of passengers.

Level 47

Nov 5, 2016

But yes it is a lot. I think about 15% of all passengers in Geneva fly to London

Level 77

Mar 22, 2018

The members of Deep Purple and Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention went there at least once.

Level 88

Jul 22, 2018

And the Rolling Stones lent them their mobile. Some stupid with a flare gun could've been stopped these days.

Level 78

Nov 6, 2016

I was trying to think of a French city there. Even zoomed in you can't see the border properly. Of course, should know the shape of Switzerland and so on.

Level 57

Feb 16, 2017

Remember, Geneva airport is part in France & part in Switzerland - so, in a sense, you shouldn't see the border!

Level 71

Feb 21, 2017

The airport is definitely not in France, but sure, the airport fence is almost on the border!

Level 47

Feb 21, 2017

He's referring to the fact that domestic French flights land at Geneva. Not that it matters as mucj anymore, now that Switzerland is in the Schengen area

Level 63

Jul 28, 2020

Joedimaggio, the airport is actually in France as well as Switzerland, as the runway crosses over the border and some of the terminal buildings are actually in Frace

Level 58

Jan 14, 2017

Geneva has a lot of international head quaters

Level 62

Feb 17, 2017

It's our access to the alps

Level 31

Jul 19, 2018

Loads of people use geneva for skiing holidays

Level 76

Jul 19, 2018

I couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting that city in Switzerland. After time was up and I saw the answers I realized I had been typing Lake Geneva. Duh. Time for coffee.

Level 83

Nov 5, 2016

I think I mispelled Aberdeen. Only missed that one and a couple resort towns on the Iberian coast. I was confused for a while about the dot for London, I thought it was another destination, but couldn't figure out where so many people from London would be flying that was right next to London.

Level 84

Feb 16, 2017

Same confusion here with the London dot.

Level 76

Feb 16, 2017

Agree. That dot needs to be colored green or removed altogether.

Level 83

Apr 1, 2019

This time I only missed those 2 resort cities Faro and Alicante. Aberdeen seems to have been taken off, as was the dot for London.

Level 83

May 1, 2019

Yeah, I could only think of Benidorm for Alicante. It's more of a stereotypical holiday destination for lobster-pink Brits eating egg and chips. There was even a British sitcom set there, creatively titled "Benidorm". Turns out you fly into Alicante to get there.

+19

Level ∞

Nov 5, 2016

Got all 50! It helps that I used to run a travel site so I know all the European vacation destinations. And that also explains the name of "JetPunk" - we were originally going to be another travel site.

Level 64

Nov 5, 2016

What led you to go from a travel site to a quiz-making site?

Level ∞

Nov 6, 2016

We were going to use quizzes to promote the travel content.

+14

Level 89

Nov 10, 2016

Filing that away in the "always wondered, now know" files.

+10

Level 40

Feb 16, 2017

So what's the fish is about?

Level 73

Jul 19, 2018

@Quizmaster Ha!

Level 76

Jul 19, 2018

As Arte Johnson used to say on Laugh-In, "Ver-r-r-y interesting."

Level 75

Nov 5, 2016

I forgot that this is from London, and not Paris, so I was wondering why it wouldn't accept London.

Level 77

Nov 7, 2016

Didn't realize that Switzerland jutted so far into France. I kept trying French cities for Geneva.

Level 57

Nov 15, 2016

As you may know, Geneva airport is essentially split between the 2 countries. French domestic flights will exit you into France.

Level 76

Feb 16, 2017

I didn't know, and thanks for the explanation.

Level 52

Jan 6, 2017

Voted 5 stars despite being unable to type a city or two, like Edinbourgh. Makes you think.

Level 39

Jan 16, 2017

I wonder how Brussels isn't a top site....

Level 85

Jan 28, 2017

Probably because of the Eurostar.

Level 47

Mar 2, 2017

Also probably because of three other reasons: it's a small city, is not a major tourist destination, and it's airport is not a hub. At least compared to nearby Amsterdam and Paris which both rank highly in the quiz

Level 44

Apr 12, 2023

It's a hub... for Brussels Airlines, which is a pretty minor player. Compare to KL @ AMS, AF @ CDG, LH @ FRA, all of which fly to way more destinations.

Level 30

Feb 13, 2017

I'm proud of myself! Only missed six!

Level 63

Feb 16, 2017

Please accept Santa Cruz for Tenerife.

Level 64

Feb 16, 2017

Nice quiz, You should also accept Dyce for Aberdeen.

Level 70

Feb 16, 2017

50/50 with 3.10 left...1st try

Level 58

Feb 16, 2017

Dubai is a country

+11

Level 67

Feb 16, 2017

Nope.

Level 49

Jun 25, 2018

No. It's in the UAE. Dubai is a city.

Level 84

Feb 16, 2017

I think I can remember Faro next time I take this quiz because it is near the farthest point in Portugal from London.

Level 66

Feb 16, 2017

The Generali Geeks approve of this quiz, you are worthy......for today.

#whats this on my shoes!!!

Level 65

Feb 16, 2017

This list surprises me a lot. Doha and Tenerife make the cut while Atlanta (busiest airport in the world) and Sao Paulo don't.

Level 47

Feb 16, 2017

Looking at the list, it consists of the major European cities, lots of European holiday resorts for the British (like Tenerife, Majorca, Malaga, Geneva), popular city breaks (like Budapest, Prague, Barcelona, Venice), then major hubs for British travellers to Asia (Doha and Dubai and to a lesser extent Singapore), then major financial centres (Hong Kong, Singapore and New York, Toronto, Chicago).

Altanta is only very popular because its such a domestic hub, so doesn't get as many flights to London. London to New York is the main entrance to the United States, and has like 29 flights a day. And not many people fly between London and South America.

Level 44

Feb 16, 2017

I wouldn't say that about Atlanta. Had to fly through there to get to Guatemala City. Lots of flights to Latin America. Surprised Miami made the cut and Atlanta didn't (although I guess Miami is a transfer point to either cruise ships or flights to Latin America)

Level 47

Feb 16, 2017

Miami is the busiest airport in the United States for International passengers, and gets about double the number passengers from London compared to Atlanta. Not saying Atlanta has no international flights (it is the 5th busiest airport for international passengers in the US) but Miami is bigger.

Level 47

Feb 16, 2017

*Latin America passengers not International passengers

Level 68

Feb 16, 2017

I was surprised Brussels and Moscow are not included!

Level 47

Feb 16, 2017

This data is from 2015. In 2014, Moscow was (I think!) 47th

Level 44

Feb 17, 2017

Awesome quiz! I got to do the London - Boston route first class last summer after I fell in Scotland and tore a tendon in my knee. The airline had to upgrade me because I had a full leg brace on and couldn't bend my knee. It sucked about the leg, but the upgrade was a really nice perk!

Level 47

Mar 6, 2017

I've also made a New York City version of this quiz.

Level 67

Jun 21, 2017

It seems as though Europe has a dreadful case of the chicken pox.

Level 31

Jul 3, 2017

37 without looking at the map, only added Edinburgh after looking.

+10

Level 70

Mar 19, 2018

shouldn't "mallorca" be enough?

Level 78

Mar 19, 2018

The airport is at Palma though. By the same logic might almost take "Algarve" for Faro.

Level 89

Mar 20, 2018

Meh, it's an island after all, I think it should be enough. Otherwise the quiz would have to ask for Santa Cruz instead of Tenerife.

Level 71

Mar 22, 2018

Yeah, another vote for "Mallorca" to be accepted.

Level 65

Feb 1, 2022

"mallorca" is what the place is referred to, shorthand, imho it should be added as an acceptable answer

Level 75

Mar 21, 2018

Also accept "Palma"?

Level 47

Mar 21, 2018

That should have worked already :)

Level 71

Feb 9, 2021

it didn't

Level 69

Mar 25, 2018

I wish, I wish (hear me, O Fairy Quizmaster?) that there was some sort of readable change log, because it'd be really fascinating for MANY of these quizzes to follow how they change over time.

Level 70

Jul 19, 2018

Faro? Malaga? Alicante? Tene-what?

Level 54

Jul 19, 2018

They're all very popular beach holiday destinations for Brits

Level 71

Jul 19, 2018

I understand that Reykjavik is easier to find, but Keflavik should also be accepted. Reykjavik itself has just a small local airport.

Level 64

Jul 19, 2018

Accept Mallorca

Level 70

Jul 21, 2018

ask nicely

Level 71

Apr 1, 2019

I don't want medals and I don't want money, but you gotta ask me nicely!

Level 77

Feb 28, 2019

Could 'Majorca' (the English name) or 'Mallorca' be accepted for Palma de Mallorca?

Level 83

Apr 1, 2019

That's the name of the island.

Level 61

Jun 15, 2019

49/50

Without Alicante

Level 69

Jul 21, 2019

got all but alicante

Level 73

Aug 12, 2019

Interesting that there were so few domestic destinations. I had assumed I'd miss some regional UK airports but there weren't any on the list.

Level 53

Aug 29, 2019

very surprised, Washington, Brussels, Moscow and Tokyo not on the list!

Never heard of some of the Iberian? ports.

Level 76

Mar 11, 2021

They are popular flights for package holidays from the UK.

Level 76

Mar 11, 2021

I am amazed I got all 50. Nice quiz - just a world cities quiz with a British bias, so probably shouldn't be so surprised !

Level 68

Jun 7, 2021

Please accept Santa Cruz as a write-in for Tenerife... It's the main city people know the island for

Level 29

Sep 2, 2021

Yes, do.

I typed in Santa Cruz de Tenerife a bunch of times and it didn't work.

Level 59

Aug 22, 2021

I doubt there would be so many Europeans if London was mainland

Level 56

Nov 26, 2021

I kept guessing Valencia for Alicante... I was so confused. Got it eventually though

Level 46

Jan 13, 2023

Now try it without a map :)

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