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US ranks third globally in domestic widebody flight operations

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The United States ranks third globally in the number of domestic widebody flights, following China and Japan. The country's top ten airport pairs account for nearly half of its total domestic widebody operations. According to OAG data, New York JFK to Los Angeles is the most-served route.

In August, the US will have an average of 162 daily two-way domestic widebody flights across more than 65 routes, including those involving its territories. Transcontinental flights, connections between Hawaii and the mainland, and hub-to-hub links dominate these routes.

New York JFK-Los Angeles leads with nearly one in nine of the nation's widebody flights. "Notice that American features only once against three times for Delta, four times for Hawaiian, and six times for United," highlights a notable trend in airline participation on these routes.

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United Airlines' Boeing 777s play a significant role due to their low seat-mile costs. They are well-suited for high-capacity markets that require short- to medium-range travel.

The top ten widebody routes include:

1. New York JFK-Los Angeles: 269 departures (Delta)

2. Honolulu-Los Angeles: 217 departures (Hawaiian, United, Delta)

3. Newark-Los Angeles: 138 departures (United)

4. Honolulu-San Francisco: 130 departures (United, Hawaiian)

5. Newark-San Francisco: 117 departures (United)

6. Honolulu-Las Vegas: 81 departures (Hawaiian)

7. Honolulu-Dallas Fort Worth: 62 departures (American)

8. Washington Dulles-San Francisco: 62 departures (United)

9. New York JFK-Honolulu: 61 departures (Hawaiian, Delta)

10. Denver-Chicago O'Hare: 57 departures (United)

"With 40% of flights, United is comfortably the leading operator," followed by Delta at 26%, American at 22%, and Hawaiian at 12%. Widebody-operated airport pairs average over three times the length of typical intra-US flights.

Some shorter twin-aisle routes include San Francisco-Los Angeles and Atlanta-Orlando among others.

In total, thirty-one airports will host these services in August, with Honolulu leading in terms of departure volume.

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