The statistic depicts the distribution of the world's main hubs in 2016, broken down by region. In 2016, close to 50 percent of the world's main hubs were in North America, followed by Asia Pacific region with 30 percent.
Distribution of the world's main hubs in 2016, by region*
* Data based on the world's top 50 megahubs' connectivity index. According to the source, the connectivity index is calculated as the ratio of possible scheduled connections between flights arriving and flights departing to the number of destinations served by the airport within a six-hour window in the busiest day of the year.
Both online and interline connections are included (i.e. legacy and low-cost scheduled airlines)
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OAG. (November 29, 2016). Distribution of the world's main hubs in 2016, by region* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/650817/airports-worldwide-by-region/
OAG. "Distribution of the world's main hubs in 2016, by region*." Chart. November 29, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650817/airports-worldwide-by-region/
OAG. (2016). Distribution of the world's main hubs in 2016, by region*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650817/airports-worldwide-by-region/
OAG. "Distribution of The World's Main Hubs in 2016, by Region*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650817/airports-worldwide-by-region/
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Distribution of the world's main hubs in 2016, by region* [Graph], OAG, November 29, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/650817/airports-worldwide-by-region/