How many airports does American Airlines fly to?
American Airlines is a major airline with its base in the United States that have its flights in more than hundreds of destinations in at least dozes of countries. But just how many destinations does American serve with its system of hubs, spokes, and connections? It would be difficult to pinpoint the exact number; however, we can get a rough idea from the numbers provided.
Firstly, the American Airlines flies more than 6,700 daily flights, serving over 250 cities in more than 40 nations. This is both within the local and other countries’ flights with the objective of offering flight services. I recently used Airline Route Mapper and after compiling my search results, I noticed that American Airlines serves a total of 363 airports globally. This includes 207 airports in the United States only and 156 international airports.
Of the 207 domestic airports served by American, the airline has hubs at eight major airports: Some of these are charlotte, chicago O’hare international airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York’s JFK, Philadelphia airport, Phoenix sky harbor and Washington Reagan. These hub airports act as central points through which American has access to the majority of the country’s routes. In addition to its main gateways, American operates in all types of airports, ranging from small second-tier airports to the world’s biggest hubs and airports.
Domestically, the company offers service to more destinations in Mexico than in any other country in its network flying more than 30 airports in Mexico. The USA also operates to almost close to twenty different airports in Canada and the Caribbean. American also goes to most of the big cities in Central as well as South America and has rich trans-Atlantic routes that connect the USA to well over 35 airports across Europe. In the Pacific, American Airlines covers important Asia-Oceania gateways such as Tokyo, Seoul, and Shanghai and several Australian airports.
Therefore, American Airlines operates to over 350 cities in six continents or maybe more. The actual figure shifts within a range to reflect the fact that establishment of schedules by airlines is dynamic and changes frequently based on factors such as market forces, availability of planes, and competition. While it is unadvisable to use 363 as the total number of airports served by American Airlines today, it probably gives a good estimate of the current size of the airline’s network.
In the USA, American attempts to network extensively, especially within the lower 48 states. The airline has a coverage that extends to all the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, and offers at least a basic level of service to more than 150 domestic airports all across the country. As such, the connections are even more profound, and no other carrier within the United States can boast such connectivity. American’s focus is on the Northeast region, Midwest, southeast and important areas of Texas and California. Some sub-regions such as the Pacific Northwest or Mountain West have historically had significantly less route density but have been rapidly growing in the last few years.
Globally, American Airlines has over the last decade not only been a significant player but a very active one in terms of international market penetration. American has also developed strategic gateways in key world areas such as Europe and Latin America while flights cover each of the areas. The latest oneworld partners and codeshare agreements with airlines such as British Airways, Iberia, Japan Airlines and Qantas have greatly enhanced American’s global reach and ensured it can provide its passengers with a true ‘worldwide’ network. By these maneuvers, American Airlines now has operational routes to various cities in all the inhabited continents.
Thus, the number of airports served with a difference of one can range between 350 and 365, and it becomes apparent that American Airlines offers domestic and global route connections on par with its main competitors in the United States: Delta and United. As for the domestic traffic, American has a particularly dense route network connecting all states in the country. And for the global passengers, American’s growing codeshare agreements offer convenient one-stop access to many domestic, regional and global locations. Therefore, the American Airlines remains on course towards fixing its position among the most profitable and effective airlines in the global market as well as for those people who prefer to travel in the United States of America.
Therefore, it is accurate to say that based on the latest route maps and company information found in late 2015, American Airlines currently flies to about 363 airports in over 40 countries across six continents and this is probably the best estimate possible with current information. This figure only reveals the current and complex international route connectivity that American has maintained globally.
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