Flights per Runway Ranking

Updated: January 16, 2026

(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 flight volume, providing a high-level view of runway utilization rather than airport capacity or performance.

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Rank Airport Flights/runway Runways
1 Bangalore Bengaluru (BLR)
Bangalore, India
212 2
2 Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
Istanbul, Turkey
209 2
3 Dubai (DXB)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
178 4
4 London Heathrow (LHR)
London, United Kingdom
173 4
5 San Diego (SAN)
San Diego, United States
164 2
6 Haikou Meilan (HAK)
Haikou, China
161 2
7 Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta (CGK)
Jakarta, Indonesia
154 4
8 Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX)
Shenzhen, China
153 4
9 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)
Bangkok, Thailand
151 4
10 London Stansted (STN)
London, United Kingdom
147 2
11 Bogotá El Dorado (BOG)
Bogotá, Colombia
143 4
12 Shanghai Pudong (PVG)
Shanghai, China
143 8
13 Singapore Changi (SIN)
Singapore, Singapore
142 4
14 Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN)
Xiamen, China
140 2
15 Fukuoka (FUK)
Fukuoka, Japan
138 2
16 New York La Guardia (LGA)
New York, United States
137 4
17 Harbin Taiping (HRB)
Harbin, China
137 2
18 Zhengzhou Xinzheng (CGO)
Zhengzhou, China
137 2
19 Changsha Huanghua (CSX)
Changsha, China
136 2
20 Lima Jorge Chávez (LIM)
Lima, Perú
135 2
21 Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN)
Guangzhou, China
130 6
22 Guarulhos (GRU)
São Paulo, Brazil
123 4
23 Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok (HKG)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
123 4
24 Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM)
Mumbai, India
122 4
25 New Delhi Indira Gandhi (DEL)
New Delhi, India
122 6
26 Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)
Phoenix, United States
121 6
27 Sanya Phoenix (SYX)
Sanya, China
121 2
28 Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)
Fort Lauderdale, United States
118 4
29 Shenyang Taoxian (SHE)
Shenyang, China
117 2
30 Auckland (AKL)
Auckland, New Zealand
115 2
31 Kunming Changshui (KMG)
Kunming, China
115 4
32 Xianyang Xi'an (XIY)
Xianyang, China
114 4
33 Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH)
Hangzhou, China
113 4
34 Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles, United States
113 8
35 Ürümqi Diwopu (URC)
Ürümqi, China
111 2
36 Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson (ATL)
Atlanta, United States
111 10
37 Denpasar-Bali Island Ngurah Rai (Bali) (DPS)
Denpasar-Bali Island, Indonesia
110 2
38 Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
110 6
39 Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
108 2
40 Seoul Incheon (ICN)
Seoul, South Korea
107 6
41 Beijing Capital (PEK)
Beijing, China
106 6
42 Fort Myers Southwest Florida (RSW)
Fort Myers, United States
106 2
43 Chengdu Tianfu (TFU)
Chengdu, China
105 5
44 Charlotte Douglas (CLT)
Charlotte, United States
103 8
45 Guiyang Longdongbao (KWE)
Guiyang, China
103 2
46 Geneva Cointrin (GVA)
Geneva, Switzerland
102 2
47 Jinan Yaoqiang (TNA)
Jinan, China
99 2
48 Newark Liberty (EWR)
Newark, United States
99 6
49 Changchun Longjia (CGQ)
Changchun, China
99 2
50 Munich (MUC)
Munich, Germany
98 4
51 Miami (MIA)
Miami, United States
97 8
52 Seattle Tacoma (SEA)
Seattle, United States
96 6
53 Phuket (HKT)
Phuket, Thailand
96 2
54 Naha (OKA)
Naha, Japan
96 2
55 Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat (SGN)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
96 4
56 Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne, Australia
96 4
57 Tokyo (HND)
Tokyo, Japan
94 8
58 Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan (TPE)
Taipei, Taiwan
94 4
59 Riyadh King Khaled (RUH)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
93 4
60 Dublin (DUB)
Dublin, Ireland
93 4
61 Tokyo Narita (NRT)
Tokyo, Japan
91 4
62 Mactan Cebu (Lapu-Lapu City) (CEB)
Cebu, Philippines
90 2
63 Alicante (ALC)
Alicante, Spain
90 2
64 Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)
Shanghai, China
89 4
65 Orlando (MCO)
Orlando, United States
89 8
66 Dalian Zhoushuizi (DLC)
Dalian, China
87 2
67 Rionegro Jose Maria Córdova (MDE)
Rionegro, Colombia
86 2
68 Las Vegas McCarran (LAS)
Las Vegas, United States
85 8
69 New York John F Kennedy (JFK)
New York, United States
84 8
70 Denver (DEN)
Denver, United States
83 12
71 Istanbul (IST)
Istanbul, Turkey
83 8
72 Sharjah (SHJ)
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
83 2
73 Fuzhou Changle (FOC)
Fuzhou, China
82 2
74 Lisbon Portela (LIS)
Lisbon, Portugal
81 4
75 Porto Francisco de Sá Carneiro (OPO)
Porto, Portugal
81 2
76 Vienna Schwechat (VIE)
Vienna, Austria
80 4
77 Cancún (CUN)
Cancún, Mexico
80 4
78 Tenerife Island (Tenerife South) (TFS)
Tenerife Island, Spain
80 2
79 Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU)
Chengdu, China
79 4
80 Bangkok Don Mueang (DMK)
Bangkok, Thailand
78 4
81 Ningbo Lishe (NGB)
Ningbo, China
78 2
82 Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Paris, France
77 8
83 Hanoi Noi Bai (HAN)
Hanoi, Vietnam
77 4
84 Campinas Viracopos (VCP)
Campinas, Brazil
77 2
85 Brisbane (BNE)
Brisbane, Australia
77 4
86 Wuhan Tianhe (WUH)
Wuhan, China
77 4
87 São Paulo Congonhas (CGH)
São Paulo, Brazil
77 4
88 Madrid Adolfo Suárez – Barajas (MAD)
Madrid, Spain
76 8
89 Austin Bergstrom (AUS)
Austin, United States
76 4
90 Washington Ronald Reagan (DCA)
Washington, United States
76 6
91 Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH)
Athens, Greece
76 4
92 San Francisco (SFO)
San Francisco, United States
75 8
93 Barcelona (BCN)
Barcelona, Spain
75 6
94 Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
Chicago, United States
75 16
95 Mexico City Licenciado Benito Juarez (MEX)
Mexico City, Mexico
75 6
96 London Gatwick (LGW)
London, United Kingdom
75 4
97 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
73 14
98 Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG)
Chongqing, China
73 6
99 Nanjing Lukou (NKG)
Nanjing, China
73 4
100 Lanzhou Zhongchuan (LHW)
Lanzhou, China
72 2

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