Jul 21 2025
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Top 10 Domestic Revenue Routes For Every US Airline

By Leila

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Here’s an interesting breakdown, flagged by Jon NYC, of the top 10 domestic routes for every US carrier in terms of revenue. Let’s take a look at the numbers, then I’ll offer some thoughts.

Top 10 US Domestic Routes By Revenue (Q2 2024 – Q1 2025): A Breakdown Of Each Carrier

Visual Approach Analytics recently published the list, explaining, “We’re looking at passengers originating and destined on this market route, regardless of whether they are nonstop or connecting. Ticket revenues only, so take your best guess as to the ancillary or loyalty bump-up.”

Alaska Airlines

  1. Phoenix (PHX) ⇄ Seattle (SEA) – $98M
  2. San Diego (SAN) ⇄ Seattle (SEA) – $98M
  3. Los Angeles (LAX) ⇄ Seattle (SEA) – $94M
  4. New York (JFK) ⇄ San Francisco (SFO) – $94M
  5. Seattle (SEA) ⇄ Santa Ana (SNA) – $88M
  6. Seattle (SEA) ⇄ San Francisco (SFO) – $86M
  7. Las Vegas (LAS) ⇄ Seattle (SEA) – $83M
  8. New York (JFK) ⇄ Seattle (SEA) – $77M
  9. Honolulu (HNL) ⇄ Seattle (SEA) – $75M
  10. Anchorage (ANC) ⇄ Seattle (SEA) – $71M

Allegiant Air

  1. Allentown (ABE) ⇄ Orlando Sanford (SFB) – $10.0M
  2. Phoenix/Mesa (AZA) ⇄ Fargo (FAR) – $9.2M
  3. Las Vegas (LAS) ⇄ McAllen (MFE) – $8.9M
  4. Grand Rapids (GRR) ⇄ Punta Gorda (PGD) – $8.7M
  5. Grand Rapids (GRR) ⇄ Orlando Sanford (SFB) – $8.4M
  6. Phoenix/Mesa (AZA) ⇄ Provo (PVU) – $8.4M
  7. Phoenix/Mesa (AZA) ⇄ Sioux Falls (FSD) – $7.9M
  8. Asheville (AVL) ⇄ Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – $7.9M
  9. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) ⇄ Knoxville (TYS) – $7.8M
  10. Flint (FNT) ⇄ Punta Gorda (PGD) – $7.6M

American Airlines

  1. New York (JFK) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $220M
  2. Los Angeles (LAX) ⇄ Miami (MIA) – $176M
  3. Los Angeles (LAX) ⇄ Philadelphia (PHL) – $150M
  4. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) ⇄ New York (LGA) – $148M
  5. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $144M
  6. New York (LGA) ⇄ Miami (MIA) – $134M
  7. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) ⇄ Chicago (ORD) – $124M
  8. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) ⇄ Las Vegas (LAS) – $123M
  9. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) ⇄ Philadelphia (PHL) – $122M
  10. Orlando (MCO) ⇄ Philadelphia (PHL) – $116M

Avelo Airlines

  1. New Haven (HVN) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $13.0M
  2. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) ⇄ New Haven (HVN) – $9.6M
  3. New Haven (HVN) ⇄ Fort Myers (RSW) – $6.9M
  4. New Haven (HVN) ⇄ West Palm Beach (PBI) – $6.6M
  5. New Haven (HVN) ⇄ Tampa (TPA) – $5.9M
  6. New Haven (HVN) ⇄ San Juan (SJU) – $4.8M
  7. New Haven (HVN) ⇄ Raleigh-Durham (RDU) – $4.7M
  8. Wilmington (ILG) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $4.5M
  9. New Haven (HVN) ⇄ Sarasota (SRQ) – $4.3M
  10. New Haven (HVN) ⇄ Myrtle Beach (MYR) – $4.1M

Breeze Airways

  1. Provo (PVU) ⇄ Santa Ana (SNA) – $12.5M
  2. White Plains (HPN) ⇄ Vero Beach (VRB) – $8.3M
  3. Providence (PVD) ⇄ Fort Myers (RSW) – $7.5M
  4. Orlando (MCO) ⇄ Providence (PVD) – $7.5M
  5. Norfolk (ORF) ⇄ Tampa (TPA) – $5.9M
  6. Hartford (BDL) ⇄ Las Vegas (LAS) – $5.8M
  7. Akron/Canton (CAK) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $5.2M
  8. Charleston (CHS) ⇄ Providence (PVD) – $4.7M
  9. Hartford (BDL) ⇄ Charleston (CHS) – $4.7M
  10. Richmond (RIC) ⇄ Tampa (TPA) – $4.7M

Delta Air Lines

  1. New York (JFK) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $449M
  2. New York (JFK) ⇄ San Francisco (SFO) – $252M
  3. Atlanta (ATL) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $192M
  4. Atlanta (ATL) ⇄ New York (LGA) – $178M
  5. Atlanta (ATL) ⇄ Las Vegas (LAS) – $158M
  6. Atlanta (ATL) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $151M
  7. Atlanta (ATL) ⇄ Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – $148M
  8. Atlanta (ATL) ⇄ Miami (MIA) – $141M
  9. Atlanta (ATL) ⇄ Tampa (TPA) – $141M
  10. Atlanta (ATL) ⇄ Phoenix (PHX) – $139M

Frontier Airlines

  1. Orlando (MCO) ⇄ Philadelphia (PHL) – $33M
  2. Philadelphia (PHL) ⇄ San Juan (SJU) – $28M
  3. Orlando (MCO) ⇄ San Juan (SJU) – $24M
  4. Denver (DEN) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $20M
  5. Denver (DEN) ⇄ Las Vegas (LAS) – $20M
  6. Cleveland (CLE) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $20M
  7. Cleveland (CLE) ⇄ Las Vegas (LAS) – $20M
  8. Philadelphia (PHL) ⇄ Tampa (TPA) – $17M
  9. Washington D.C. (DCA) ⇄ Denver (DEN) – $16M
  10. New York (JFK) ⇄ San Juan (SJU) – $15M

JetBlue Airways

  1. New York (JFK) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $280M
  2. New York (JFK) ⇄ San Francisco (SFO) – $144M
  3. Boston (BOS) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $133M
  4. Boston (BOS) ⇄ San Francisco (SFO) – $128M
  5. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $110M
  6. Boston (BOS) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $107M
  7. New York (JFK) ⇄ Las Vegas (LAS) – $104M
  8. New York (JFK) ⇄ San Juan (SJU) – $103M
  9. New York (JFK) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $93M
  10. Orlando (MCO) ⇄ San Juan (SJU) – $84M

Southwest Airlines

  1. Baltimore (BWI) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $90M
  2. Denver (DEN) ⇄ Phoenix (PHX) – $85M
  3. San Diego (SAN) ⇄ Sacramento (SMF) – $83M
  4. Orlando (MCO) ⇄ Chicago Midway (MDW) – $79M
  5. San Diego (SAN) ⇄ San Jose (SJC) – $78M
  6. Chicago Midway (MDW) ⇄ Phoenix (PHX) – $76M
  7. San Jose (SJC) ⇄ Santa Ana (SNA) – $74M
  8. Las Vegas (LAS) ⇄ San Jose (SJC) – $71M
  9. Las Vegas (LAS) ⇄ Chicago Midway (MDW) – $71M
  10. Dallas Love Field (DAL) ⇄ Las Vegas (LAS) – $70M

Spirit Airlines

  1. Newark (EWR) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $29M
  2. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) ⇄ Chicago (ORD) – $28M
  3. Newark (EWR) ⇄ Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – $26M
  4. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) ⇄ New York (LGA) – $25M
  5. Detroit (DTW) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $24M
  6. Detroit (DTW) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $24M
  7. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $24M
  8. Atlanta (ATL) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $23M
  9. Los Angeles (LAX) ⇄ Chicago (ORD) – $23M
  10. Houston (IAH) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $22M

Sun Country Airlines

  1. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ Las Vegas (LAS) – $42M
  2. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $36M
  3. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ Phoenix (PHX) – $30M
  4. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ Fort Myers (RSW) – $28M
  5. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $28M
  6. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ Tampa (TPA) – $27M
  7. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ San Diego (SAN) – $24M
  8. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ Palm Springs (PSP) – $19M
  9. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ Punta Gorda (PGD) – $18M
  10. Minneapolis (MSP) ⇄ Sarasota (SRQ) – $17M

United Airlines

  1. Newark (EWR) ⇄ San Francisco (SFO) – $493M
  2. Newark (EWR) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $384M
  3. Chicago O’Hare (ORD) ⇄ San Francisco (SFO) – $218M
  4. Washington Dulles (IAD) ⇄ San Francisco (SFO) – $194M
  5. Newark (EWR) ⇄ Las Vegas (LAS) – $192M
  6. Chicago O’Hare (ORD) ⇄ Los Angeles (LAX) – $172M
  7. Denver (DEN) ⇄ Chicago O’Hare (ORD) – $167M
  8. Denver (DEN) ⇄ San Francisco (SFO) – $158M
  9. Newark (EWR) ⇄ Orlando (MCO) – $149M
  10. Newark (EWR) ⇄ Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – $147M

My Thoughts

These are fun figures for av-geeks, though I’m not all that surprised by the figures for American, Delta, and United. The bread-and-butter routes between wealthier cities produce the most revenue…what a surprise! But a handful of thoughts:

  • JetBlue beats American in terms of revenue between LAX and JFK even though both run narrowbody aircraft and AA offers significantly more premium seats
  • I’m less surprised United and Delta dominate the LAX – NYC market since they offer so many seats on their widebody jets than American does on its A321Ts
  • Regardless of whether Florida is classified as a leisure market, it’s a huge revenue generator for all carriers (Orlando is in the top 10 list of every carrier above except Alaska Airlines)
  • It’s no surprise Avelo is pulling out of the West Coast when its top-10 revenue-generating routes are all on the East Coast
  • I’m surprised at Alaska’s top routes: Seattle to Phoenix and San Diego to Seattle?

I do note that revenue does not mean profit and therefore these figures only provide a limited look at route viability.

CONCLUSION

Data above shows the top 1o revenue routes for each carrier between the second quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025. Some of the routes are surprising, most are not, and the bottom line is that the numbers suggest bread and butter routes are called that for a reason…that the hub and spoke model exists for a reason.

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