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OAG published the report presenting the most connected airports in the world, Within these megahubs, several of them stand out Latin America.
The OAG Megahubs Index, published in September 2023, classifies the world's airports according to their international connectivity. The megahubs They are airports that offer a large number of connections to international destinations, and are important transportation hubs for airlines and passengers.
Most connected airports in Latin America
First we must know the methodology that OAG use to get the list, which focus on the number of international destinations that can be traveled to directly from an airport, number of airlines offering flights and the number of seats available on scheduled flights from a given terminal.
The airport of Londres-Heathrow (LHR) ranked first in the Megahubs index of 2023 and also being the fourth largest airport in the world led by British Airways. The airport of New York (JFK) took second place, with Delta Air Lines as its main operator, followed by the airport amsterdam (AMS), lead by KLM as main operator.
The presence of seven Asian airport centers in the Top 20 global is significant considering that the region is still on the path to a full recovery. The most connected of these centers is Kuala Lumpur (KUL), which occupies fourth place, followed closely by Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND), which occupies fifth place.
The main European airport centers – amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FROM) and Paris (CDG) – se unen a Londres Heathrow (LHR) at the top 10 of global megacenters. istanbul (IS) It is also in the Top 10 in seventh place, which is considerably higher than his position ranking 17 on 2019. This follows a period of fleet expansion by Istanbul's dominant airline, Turkish Airlines, which has been adding both destinations in Central Asia and USA, and increasing in some points.
Also very interesting is the location of USA being the most important and largest domestic market in the world, from a list of 25 airports, They are all from the country of the stars and stripes led on this occasion by Chicago O’Hare.
Latin America present
Despite the enormous differences in connectivity, economic and social, There are airports in our region that stand out in the TOP 50 presented by OAG.
The Mexico City (MEX) remains the highest ranked Megahub in Latin America with Aeromexico dominating with him 58% of participation, follows Bogota (BOG) in second place with Avianca occupying the 53% of the flights, in third place appears São Paulo Guarulhos where LATAM Airlines dominates the market with 49% of participation, follows Panama Tocumen with a clear command of Copa Airlines of the 92% and finally closes the Lima ranking with LATAM Airlines leading the market with 59% of international routes.
| Position | Airport | Country | Put in 2019 | Main airline | Percentage |
| 1 | MEX | Mexico | 15 | Aeromexico | 58% |
| 2 | BOG | Colombia | 32 | Avianca | 53% |
| 3 | TOWER CRANE | Brazil | 46 | LATAM Airlines Group | 49% |
| 4 | PTY | Panama | 53 | Copa Airlines | 92% |
| 5 | LI | Peru | 58 | LATAM Airlines Group | 59% |
It should be noted that in the ranking 2023, MEX fell to position 18, BOG rose to the position 29 and GRU lost positions to the box 49.
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