Airports Ranked by Flights per Runway

Measures: Scheduling density

This ranking measures the world’s top 100 airports by flights per active runway, calculated by dividing total daily departures by the number of operational runways. It highlights how intensively runway infrastructure is used to support overall commercial flight volume, providing a clear high-level view of runway utilization efficiency rather than overall airport capacity, scale, or performance.

Updated: February 16, 2026

Rank Airport Flights per Runway
1 Bangalore Bengaluru (BLR)

Bangalore, India

224
2 San Diego (SAN)

San Diego, United States

216
3 Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)

Istanbul, Turkey

207
4 Dubai (DXB)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

196
5 Haikou Meilan (HAK)

Haikou, China

178
6 London Heathrow (LHR)

London, United Kingdom

175
7 Zhengzhou Xinzheng (CGO)

Zhengzhou, China

165
8 Changsha Huanghua (CSX)

Changsha, China

163
9 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)

Bangkok, Thailand

160
10 London Stansted (STN)

London, United Kingdom

159
11 Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX)

Shenzhen, China

158
12 Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN)

Xiamen, China

149
13 Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta (CGK)

Jakarta, Indonesia

148
14 New York La Guardia (LGA)

New York, United States

143
15 Bogotá El Dorado (BOG)

Bogotá, Colombia

142
16 Harbin Taiping (HRB)

Harbin, China

141
17 Singapore Changi (SIN)

Singapore, Singapore

141
18 Kunming Changshui (KMG)

Kunming, China

140
19 Guiyang Longdongbao (KWE)

Guiyang, China

138
20 Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN)

Guangzhou, China

136
21 Shenyang Taoxian (SHE)

Shenyang, China

135
22 Fukuoka (FUK)

Fukuoka, Japan

134
23 Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok (HKG)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

134
24 Xianyang Xi'an (XIY)

Xianyang, China

132
25 Ürümqi Diwopu (URC)

Ürümqi, China

130
26 Geneva Cointrin (GVA)

Geneva, Switzerland

125
27 Chengdu Tianfu (TFU)

Chengdu, China

123
28 Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH)

Hangzhou, China

122
29 Sanya Phoenix (SYX)

Sanya, China

120
30 Charlotte Douglas (CLT)

Charlotte, United States

119
31 Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)

Phoenix, United States

118
32 Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM)

Mumbai, India

117
33 Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

117
34 Changchun Longjia (CGQ)

Changchun, China

117
35 Beijing Capital (PEK)

Beijing, China

116
36 Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat (SGN)

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

116
37 Fort Myers Southwest Florida (RSW)

Fort Myers, United States

114
38 Auckland (AKL)

Auckland, New Zealand

112
39 Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson (ATL)

Atlanta, United States

112
40 Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)

Shanghai, China

111
41 Jinan Yaoqiang (TNA)

Jinan, China

111
42 Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)

Fort Lauderdale, United States

110
43 Dalian Zhoushuizi (DLC)

Dalian, China

109
44 Seoul Incheon (ICN)

Seoul, South Korea

107
45 Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)

Buenos Aires, Argentina

104
46 New Delhi Indira Gandhi (DEL)

New Delhi, India

104
47 São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU)

São Paulo, Brazil

102
48 Phuket (HKT)

Phuket, Thailand

102
49 Shanghai Pudong (PVG)

Shanghai, China

101
50 Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE)

Taipei, Taiwan

101
51 Los Angeles (LAX)

Los Angeles, United States

98
52 Ningbo Lishe (NGB)

Ningbo, China

98
53 London Gatwick (LGW)

London, United Kingdom

97
54 Munich (MUC)

Munich, Germany

97
55 Naha (OKA)

Naha, Japan

97
56 Newark Liberty (EWR)

Newark, United States

95
57 Miami (MIA)

Miami, United States

95
58 Denpasar-Bali Island Ngurah Rai (Bali) (DPS)

Bali, Indonesia

94
59 London Luton (LTN)

London, United Kingdom

94
60 Seattle Tacoma (SEA)

Seattle, United States

94
61 Fuzhou Changle (FOC)

Fuzhou, China

93
62 Wuhan Tianhe (WUH)

Wuhan, China

93
63 Tokyo (HND)

Tokyo, Japan

92
64 Barcelona (BCN)

Barcelona, Spain

92
65 Melbourne (MEL)

Melbourne, Australia

92
66 Riyadh King Khaled (RUH)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

91
67 Nanjing Lukou (NKG)

Nanjing, China

89
68 Vienna Schwechat (VIE)

Vienna, Austria

89
69 Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU)

Chengdu, China

88
70 Tokyo Narita (NRT)

Tokyo, Japan

88
71 Lanzhou Zhongchuan (LHW)

Lanzhou, China

88
72 Lisbon Portela (LIS)

Lisbon, Portugal

87
73 Hefei Luogang (HFE)

Hefei, China

86
74 Nanning Wuxu (NNG)

Nanning, China

85
75 Taiyuan Wusu (TYN)

Taiyuan, China

85
76 Las Vegas McCarran (LAS)

Las Vegas, United States

83
77 Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG)

Chongqing, China

83
78 Oslo Gardermoen (OSL)

Oslo, Norway

83
79 Istanbul (IST)

Istanbul, Turkey

82
80 Porto Francisco de Sá Carneiro (OPO)

Porto, Portugal

82
81 Sharjah (SHJ)

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

82
82 Bangkok Don Mueang (DMK)

Bangkok, Thailand

81
83 Denver (DEN)

Denver, United States

81
84 Milan Malpensa (MXP)

Milan, Italy

81
85 Shantou Jieyang Chaoshan (SWA)

Shantou, China

80
86 Wenzhou Yongqiang (WNZ)

Wenzhou, China

80
87 New York John F Kennedy (JFK)

New York, United States

80
88 Orlando (MCO)

Orlando, United States

80
89 Jeddah King Abdulaziz (JED)

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

79
90 Madrid Adolfo Suárez – Barajas (MAD)

Madrid, Spain

79
91 Hohhot Baita (HET)

Hohhot, China

79
92 Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH)

Athens, Greece

78
93 Dublin (DUB)

Dublin, Ireland

78
94 Nanchang Changbei (KHN)

Nanchang, China

78
95 Washington Ronald Reagan (DCA)

Washington, United States

78
96 Mactan Cebu (Lapu-Lapu City) (CEB)

Cebu, Philippines

78
97 Brisbane (BNE)

Brisbane, Australia

77
98 Kraków John Paul II -Balice (KRK)

Kraków, Poland

77
99 Austin Bergstrom (AUS)

Austin, United States

76
100 Hanoi Noi Bai (HAN)

Hanoi, Vietnam

76