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OAG Megahubs Index 2017 is here!

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This year, in the 2017 edition of the Megahubs series, we turn our attention to the world’s most internationally connected airports. This edition represents the widest geographical spread of airports in our Megahubs series yet, with 16 airports in Asia Pacific,  15 in North America, 14 across Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions and  5 in Latin America. Alongside the Top 50 International Megahubs, we also present the Top 25 Low Cost Megahubs.

Europe’s biggest airports feature prominently in this year’s International Megahub index with the Top 3 places going to some of Europe’s leading hub airports.  London Heathrow (LHR) takes the top spot, as the airport with the highest ratio of possible scheduled international connections to the number of destinations served by the airport. Heathrow is also the only UK airport to feature in the Top 50 list. Frankfurt (FRA) and Amsterdam (AMS) take second and third place respectively.  Amsterdam (AMS) also features in the Top 25 Low-Cost Megahubs, in 17th place.

Two of the world’s biggest airports, Atlanta (ATL) and Chicago (ORD) also make it into the Top 50 International Megahubs, at 8th and 4th place respectively. It is testament to the sheer scale of operations at these airports, both with 80% or more of their capacity operating on domestic services, that they rank so highly on international connectivity. 

Asia Pacific’s biggest airports account for almost one third of the Top 50, with 16 airports across the rankings.  Singapore (SIN) is the highest ranking international megahub in the Top 50, in 6th place, closely followed by Jakarta (CGK) in Indonesia.  Singapore (SIN) also features in the Top 25 Low Cost Megahubs index in 3rd place.  China’s three biggest airports, Beijing (PEK), Shanghai (PVG) and Guangzhou (CAN) make it into the Top 50.

Latin America’s most internationally connected airports appear in the Megahubs Top 50 with the highest ranking Latin American airport Mexico City (MEX) reaching 21st. Mexico City is another airport which also makes it into the Low Cost Megahubs Index, in 10th place.

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