Classified by seats occupied, these international flight routes were the busiest in 2024
Route: Atlanta (ATL) - Dulles (IAD)
Flight time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Route: New York (LGA) - Portland (PWM)
Flight time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Route: Boston (BOS) - Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Route: Boston (BOS) - Syracuse (SYR)
Flight time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Route: Pittsburgh (PIT) - Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Route: New York (JFK) - Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time: 2 hours
Route: Warwick (PVD) - Syracuse (SYR)
Flight time: 1 hour
Route: Denver (DEN) - Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
Flight time: 3 hours 25 minutes
Route: Frankfurt am Main (FRA) - Caselle Torinese (TRN)
Flight time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Route: Nashville (BNA) - Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time: 1 hours 30 minutes
Route: Charlotte (CLT) - Pittsburgh (PIT)
Flight time: 1 hours 25 minutes
Route: Basel (BSL) - Venice (VCE)
Flight time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Route: Yerevan (EVN) - Tbilisi (TBS)
Flight time: 30 minutes
Route: Zgornji Brnik (LJU) - Zurich (ZRH)
Flight time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Route: Nice (NCE) - Zurich (ZRH)
Flight time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Route: Nice (NCE) - Basel (BSL)
Flight time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Route: Milan (MXP) - Geneva (GVA)
Flight time: 50 minutes
Route: Marseille (MRS) - Zurich (ZRH)
Flight time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Route: Milan (MXP) - Zurich (ZRH)
Flight time: 1 hour
Route: Geneva (GVA) - Zurich (ZRH)
Flight time: 50 minutes
Route: Milan (MXP) - Zurich (ZRH)
Flight time: 1 hour
Route: Xianyang (XIY) - Chongqing (CKG)
Flight time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Route: Osaka (KIX) - Sendai (SDJ)
Flight time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Route: Xianyang (XIY) - Chengdu (CTU)
Flight time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Route: Milan (MXP) - Geneva (GVA)
Flight time: 50 minutes
Route: Lanzhou (LHW) - Xianyang (XIY)
Flight time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Route: Almaty (ALA) - Bishkek (FRU)
Flight time: 50 minutes
Route: Lanzhou (LHW) - Chengdu (CTU)
Flight time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Route: Santiago (SCL) - Santa Cruz (VVI)
Flight time: 3 hours 8 minutes
Sources: (Condé Nast Traveler) (Travel + Leisure)
Route: Centrair (NGO) - Sendai (SDJ)
Flight time: 1 hour
Let's begin by looking at the most turbulent routes in Europe. Click on for the top 10.
Now, let's look at the most turbulent routes in North America. Click on for the top 10.
Finally, it's time to look at the most turbulent routes in the world. Click on for the top 10.
Curious? Check out this gallery to discover the most turbulent flight routes in the world.
The most turbulent flight routes in the world
Get ready for a bumpy ride on these routes
TRAVEL Airplanes
Turbulence is an irregular motion of the air resulting from eddies and vertical currents, which causes the aircraft to shake. But while severe turbulence can be dangerous, it’s incredibly rare. Regardless of whether you're a nervous flier or not, even mild turbulence can be an unsettling mid-flight experience. One minute you're cruising along smoothly, and the next things start to get bumpy.
Curious? Check out this gallery to discover the most turbulent flight routes in the world.