List of main US gateway airports per continent

[Tooting Carmen]

I am not sure how often you fly but.. let's see at my own personal record for the last 10 years.

AMS- BGO (KLM)
AMS-BHX (KLM) - a couple of times
AMS-MNL (KLM - one stop at TPE)
AMS-FRA-ISL-BKK-MNL (Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Thai)
AMS-FRA-MNL (Lufthansa)
DUS-DXB-MNL (Emirates)

I usually fly at least once or twice a year.
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...-of-by-country

[The Lawspeaker]

I usually fly at least once or twice a year.
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...-of-by-country

Then you only seem to go to Latin America (in general). You can fly there via the U.S as well.

[Mans not hot]

Last year I fly to Miami.

Approximately 9 hours.

Return, less than that.



It was a long flight, for sure. Next time, i'm gonna book first class, money aint even issue, it's about relaxing myself.


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[Tooting Carmen]

Then you only seem to go to Latin America (in general). You can fly there via the U.S as well.

I often have flown via the US to get there (JFK, Atlanta, Miami). But in fact, most of my holidays I spend within Europe.

[The Lawspeaker]

I often have flown via the US to get there (JFK, Atlanta, Miami). But in fact, most of my holidays I spend within Europe.

Then Madrid or Rome can hardly be called gateways to Europe, woudn't you say ?

[MsSPF]

By my knowledge, it's because they share routes: basically - those with certain destinations first end up in Paris and those with other destinations first go to Amsterdam. Nobody I know would fly to Latin America via Madrid or Rome. He would go directly from Amsterdam to Latin America and then change flights there (or, in some cases, go via Paris). SE Europe ? Nobody goes to Rome for that. You fly directly.

Absolutely. Iberia & Alitalia do not serve destinations as much as Air France-KLM, British Airways or Lufthansa. Even Turkish Airlines especially Istanbul (Ataturk & the new recent airport) are more important hubs.

Air France and KLM are owned by the same parent company in a similar manner to IAG's ownership of both British Airways and Iberia. Air France offers more flights to Southern Europe and Africa, KLM to Northern Europe, Middle East and Asia, and both equally to the Americas (North, South and Caribbean) and Eastern Europe.

Madrid is the only European airport to have direct flights to Puerto Rico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Bolivia and Paraguay, either with Air Europa or Iberia. Rome is the main transfer airport for people arriving from outside Europe who wish to fly to Malta, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania or Greece (or vice versa).

Most of these destinations are not huge. They are we call "niches" because they are minor when its comes to passangers/cargo traffic worldwide and Iberia/Alitalia serves them because they have immigrants of these nationalities in their countries. This does not make them more important airlines or hubs. I believe Madrid is not far in the ranking of the most important airports in Europe though but difference between the top airports is significant in numbers.
Also some of the countries you mentioned are SERVED by companies like Air France-KLM (Greece, Serbia are among them). If we only take European airlines, the sector to go inside/outside of Europe is dominated by three ones : British Airways, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa
Inside Europe, Ryanair, Transavia & EasyJet are the leaders
Biggest airline companies/airports are correlated

[KMack]

Yeah, but the point is that the number of US cities with direct flights to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua is quite small too. On the other hand, El Salvador and Panama do have direct flights to quite a few, because both are major regional airline hubs (Avianca-TACA and Copa Airlines), while Costa Rica also does because it is very popular with American tourists.

Yeah Panama City is popular, lots of people retire there. Costa Rica is becoming more popular. In some of those places there isn't much to do except get lost in a jungle.

[Tooting Carmen]

Yeah Panama City is popular, lots of people retire there. Costa Rica is becoming more popular. In some of those places there isn't much to do except get lost in a jungle.

OK but as you say the US has lots of immigrants FROM those countries, so surely there are lots of people visiting relatives in both directions?

[KMack]

OK but as you say the US has lots of immigrants FROM those countries, so surely there are lots of people visiting relatives in both directions?

Yes, but with illegals not sure if they can get a passport. Any that were originally processed and released then skipped court dates will eventually have deportation orders them. There are lots of fake ID manufacturers in the USA but not sure if they can do passports. It isn't always easy for family members to get a travel visa either. Legal Mexican Americans can drive, unless they are headed to Mexico City. Mexico City has to be busiest for Americans, not heading to the vacation spots, in Latin America.

[Tooting Carmen]

Yes, but with illegals not sure if they can get a passport. Any that were originally processed and released then skipped court dates will eventually have deportation orders them. There are lots of fake ID manufacturers in the USA but not sure if they can do passports. It isn't always easy for family members to get a travel visa either. Legal Mexican Americans can drive, unless they are headed to Mexico City. Mexico City has to be busiest for Americans, not heading to the vacation spots, in Latin America.

How much air traffic between Mexico City and the US would be due to Mexicans and how much due to Americans, in your opinion?