American Airlines and its regional unit, American Eagle, will serve 341 airports in October . That finding is based on exploring its full network using OAG data. While it will vary at other times , October's route map has 223 US airports and 118 internationally, especially in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Europe.
American's 10 busiest airports: October They are shown below. Obviously, Dallas/Fort Worth ranks first by flights and destinations. While the Texas hub has the most regional jet flights, mainline service is so heavy that it is proportionally less used than at other facilities—just 37% of take-offs and landings are on RJs.
This contributes to Dallas/Fort Worth's 137 seats/flight, among the highest of American's top 10 airports. However, it is overtaken by Miami, Los Angeles, and New York JFK because of fewer RJ flights, greater widebody use, and higher-capacity narrowbodies. While American and its regional unit provide a staggering 84% of Dallas/Fort Worth's services, it is second to Charlotte (87%) for domination.
Indeed, only these two airports and Philadelphia (75%) are so heavily controlled by American that they are true fortress hubs. While definitions vary, 70% is typically used to denote a fortress hub, where operators are so dominant that competition is challenging, such as from a lack of spare gates or slots. The information, including destinations, is for October only.
It will vary at other times. Based on the IATA slot seasons, American's summer season will .
