3 Indian Airports Named Among Top 50 International Megahubs For 2022

According to a survey conducted by travel data provider OAG, three Indian airports have made it to the list of the top 50 international Megahubs of 2022. Airports were surveyed based on the number of destinations served to the number of possible scheduled international connections.

According to OAG’s report, international airports of Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru have made their way to the list of Top 50 International Airport Meghahubs.

The Delhi International Airport rose from the 35th position in the 2019 survey to claim the 13th spot. Mumbai International Airport rose from 51st place in 2019 to 24th place in the rankings. The international airport of Bengaluru was ranked 45th, up from 90th in 2019.

Delhi and Mumbai top the list of low-cost airports

According to the OAG 2022 survey, Delhi and Mumbai airports held the top two positions globally in the subcategory of low-cost Megahubs. Actually, Haneda Airport in Japan was named the second largest Megahub in the Asia Pacific region, trailing Delhi.

IndiGo Remain Only Dominant Carrier

Low-cost airline IndiGo continues to be the dominant carrier for all three airports, accounting for 34% of connections from the Delhi airport, 37% from the Mumbai airport, and 54% from the Bengaluru airport.

Top 50 Global Airport Megahubs

According to the survey, Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the US was the largest international Megahub, and United Airlines held a 46% share of the airport’s flight connections. In 2019, it was ranked third.

Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport had 43,350 possible connections within a six-hour window on its busiest day, and it served 66 international destinations as of August 2022.

Heathrow Airport in London, which was ranked first in the 2019 survey, has dropped to 22nd place this year.

Rank	Airport	Country	Rank in 2019	Dominant Carrier	Share of Flights
1	ORD	USA	3	United Airlines	46%
2	DFW	USA	19	American Airlines	85%
3	ATL	USA	8	Delta Air Lines	77%
4	SEA	USA	37	Alaska Airlines	55%
5	DEN	USA	80	United Airlines	52%
6	LAX	USA	13	Delta Air Lines	20%
7	JFK	USA	18	Delta Air Lines	34%
8	MEX	Mexico	15	Aeromexico	53%
9	IAH	USA	21	United Airlines	76%
10	MIA	USA	20	American Airlines	67%
11	EWR	USA	23	United Airlines	69%
12	CLT	USA	65	American Airlines	89%
13	DEL	India	35	IndiGo	34%
14	HND	Japan	22	Japan Airlines	39%
15	SFO	USA	31	United Airlines	47%
16	SYD	Australia	26	Qantas Airways	40%
17	MCO	USA	62	Southwest Airlines	22%
18	BOG	Colombia	32	Avianca	49%
19	YYZ	Canada	6	Air Canada	53%
20	MNL	Philippines	29	Cebu Pacific Air	37%
21	CGK	Indonesia	16	Lion Air	30%
22	LHR	United Kingdom	1	British Airways	47%
23	IST	Turkey	17	Turkish Airlines	82%
24	BOM	India	51	IndiGo	37%
25	LAS	USA	109	Southwest Airlines	40%
26	BOS	USA	44	JetBlue Airways Corporation	25%
27	CDG	France	7	Air France	57%
28	YVR	Canada	27	Air Canada	43%
29	PHL	USA	49	American Airlines	68%
30	FRA	Germany	2	Deutsche Lufthansa AG	62%
31	AMS	Netherlands	4	KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines	52%
32	MAD	Spain	28	Iberia	48%
33	GRU	Brazil	46	LATAM Airlines Group	48%
34	BKK	Thailand	14	Thai Vietjet Air	17%
35	PHX	USA	117	American Airlines	43%
36	MUC	Germany	5	Deutsche Lufthansa AG	63%
37	DXB	United Arab Emirates	24	Emirates	39%
38	FLL	USA	59	Spirit Airlines	27%
39	KUL	Malaysia	12	AirAsia	38%
40	ATH	Greece	56	Aegean Airlines	33%
41	SGN	Viet Nam	43	Vietnam Airlines	42%
42	MEL	Australia	60	Qantas Airways	35%
43	SAW	Turkey	55	Pegasus Airlines	66%
44	BCN	Spain	45	Vueling Airlines	45%
45	BLR	India	90	IndiGo	54%
46	CUN	Mexico	78	Volaris	18%
47	LIM	Peru	58	LATAM Airlines Group	56%
48	SIN	Singapore	9	Singapore Airlines	38%
49	RUH	Saudi Arabia	73	Saudi Arabian Airlines	45%
50	YUL	Canada	41	Air Canada	56%