Miami vs Fort Lauderdale vs West Palm Beach | A Guide To South Florida Airports
Miami international is the “biggest” airport in the South Florida region. It hosts most of the international airlines that fly to Florida. It is a hub for American Airlines and hosts all of the major US airlines other than Allegiant, Spirit, and JetBlue (starting service to MIA soon). Miami has flights to all around the world. Some of its airlines include Alitalia, Lufthansa, British Airways, El Al, Qatar, Air Canada, and plenty more.
Top Routes
(Provided by Wikipedia.com)
Domestic
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta, Georgia | 482,000 | American, Delta, Frontier |
| 2 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 415,000 | American, Frontier |
| 3 | New York–LaGuardia, New York | 399,000 | American, Delta, Frontier |
| 4 | Chicago–O’Hare, Illinois | 379,000 | American, Frontier, United |
| 5 | Newark, New Jersey | 324,000 | American, Frontier, United |
| 6 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 303,000 | American |
| 7 | Los Angeles, California | 282,000 | American |
| 8 | New York–JFK, New York | 273,000 | American, Delta |
| 9 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 241,000 | American, Frontier |
| 10 | Washington–National, D.C. | 231,000 | American |
International
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo–Guarulhos, Brazil | 830,132 | American, LATAM |
| 2 | London–Heathrow, United Kingdom | 776,480 | American, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic |
| 3 | Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Argentina | 735,222 | Aerolíneas Argentinas, American, LATAM |
| 4 | Havana, Cuba | 673,701 | American, Delta |
| 5 | Panama City, Panama | 631,233 | American, Copa Airlines |
| 6 | Bogotá, Colombia | 574,859 | American, Avianca, LATAM |
| 7 | Lima, Peru | 574,473 | American, Avianca, LATAM |
| 8 | Madrid, Spain | 574,140 | Air Europa, American, Iberia |
| 9 | Mexico City, Mexico | 516,803 | Aeroméxico, American, Volaris |
| 10 | Santo Domingo–Las Américas, Dominican Republic | 437,769 | American |
Fort Lauderdale is the second largest airport in South Florida. It is the home to many major airlines in the US. That includes JetBlue, Spirit, Southwest, Allegiant, and Silver. Many other airlines also fly here including every major domestic carrier other than Frontier. Air Canada, Azul, WestJet, and Azul are other major international airlines that fly here. It was formerly home to many international flights transatlantic on Norwegian to Paris, Stockholm, and more but unfortunately Norwegian stopped all transatlantic services. Emirates also flew to Dubai, but it has been retired because of the coronavirus.
Top Routes
Domestic
| Rank | City | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta, Georgia | 736,000 | Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 2 | Newark, New Jersey | 461,000 | JetBlue, Spirit, United Airlines |
| 3 | New York–LaGuardia, New York | 336,000 | Delta, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit |
| 4 | Baltimore, Maryland | 331,000 | Southwest, Spirit |
| 5 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 322,000 | American, Spirit |
| 6 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 321,000 | American, Spirit |
| 7 | Chicago-O’Hare, Illinois | 315,000 | JetBlue, Spirit, American |
| 8 | New York–JFK, New York | 289,000 | Delta, JetBlue |
| 9 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 277,000 | American, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 10 | Boston, Massachusetts | 276,000 | Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
International
| Rank | City | Passengers | Top carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassau, Bahamas | 504,136 | Bahamasair, JetBlue, Southwest |
| 2 | Toronto–Pearson, Canada | 438,775 | Air Canada, Air Transat, Sunwing, WestJet |
| 3 | Montréal, Canada | 403,060 | Air Canada, Air Transat, Sunwing |
| 4 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 394,373 | JetBlue, Spirit |
| 5 | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 373,076 | Caribbean, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 6 | San José, Costa Rica | 338,299 | JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 7 | Cancún, Mexico | 332,502 | JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 8 | Havana, Cuba | 291,061 | JetBlue, Southwest |
| 9 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 261,433 | JetBlue, Spirit |
| 10 | Bogotá, Colombia | 251,409 | Avianca, JetBlue, Spirit |
West Palm Beach is the smallest passenger airport in the South Florida airport but definitely is very convenient opposed to the hustle and bustle of MIA and FLL. It is usually pretty quiet, making it an easy and quick experience. It is home to no major airline hubs, but airlines like JetBlue, American, Delta, Air Canada, and more fly there.
Top Routes
Domestic/International
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta, Georgia | 293,000 | Delta, Southwest |
| 2 | Newark, New Jersey | 232,000 | Frontier, JetBlue, United |
| 3 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 178,000 | American |
| 4 | Boston, Massachusetts | 148,000 | Delta, JetBlue, Spirit |
| 5 | New York–LaGuardia, New York | 137,000 | American, Delta, JetBlue, United |
| 6 | New York–JFK, New York | 122,000 | Delta, JetBlue |
| 7 | Baltimore, Maryland | 107,000 | Southwest |
| 8 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 102,000 | American, Frontier, JetBlue |
| 9 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 93,000 | American |
| 10 | White Plains, New York | 74,000 | JetBlue |
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