Ten US airports see regular Airbus A380 flights during summer peak

The following US airports have regular A380 departures in August: Los Angeles (197), New York JFK (183), Washington Dulles (93), Boston (62), Honolulu (62), San Francisco (62), Denver (31), Houston Intercontinental (31), Miami (31), and Dallas/Fort Worth (12). Airlines operating these flights include Asiana, British Airways, Emirates, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Qantas, and All Nippon Airways.

Cirium’s analysis indicates that August 2025 ties for the second-highest number of US airports with scheduled A380 service since such flights began in August 2008. That year saw Emirates launch A380 operations at New York JFK. In comparison, August 2019 had even more US airports served by the aircraft; Atlanta and Chicago O’Hare previously received Air France and British Airways A380s respectively.

During peak dates in August 2025—specifically on eight days including August 4 and August 13—up to 26 daily superjumbo departures are scheduled across these ten airports. This is an increase from last year but still below the record high of up to 37 daily departures seen in August 2019 when other carriers like Air France, China Southern, Etihad Airways, and Singapore Airlines were active on US routes with their own A380 fleets. Etihad’s last US-bound A380 flight was in June 2025.

On August 13 specifically:

- Emirates maintains seven daily departures.

- British Airways has five flights.

- Lufthansa increases to five with new Denver service.

- Asiana offers three flights.

- All Nippon and Korean Air each operate two.

- Qantas also has two departures after reintroducing Dallas/Fort Worth service.

The Airbus A380 is a widebody aircraft manufactured by Airbus and was first delivered on October 15, 2007 to launch customer Singapore Airlines.