Global Gateway

Metros that lead the world on the airport dimension, a composite of passenger traffic, intercontinental connectivity, and hub capacity. Top 100 by airport score, ranging from London and New York at the apex down through the regional gateways that anchor a continent's air network.

100 qualifying metrosMethodology →
RankMetroAirport scoreTier
#2LondonUnited Kingdom19Global Capital
#1New YorkUnited States17Global Capital
#7Los AngelesUnited States13.5Global Capital
#9ShanghaiChina12Global Capital
#11GuangzhouChina11World City
#17MoscowRussia11World City
#26MiamiUnited States11World City
#5San Francisco-San JoseUnited States10Global Capital
#6BeijingChina10Global Capital
#10Washington-BaltimoreUnited States10World City
#22IstanbulTurkey10World City
#3ParisFrance8Global Capital
#4TokyoJapan8Global Capital
#8SeoulSouth Korea8Global Capital
#12ChicagoUnited States8World City
#13BostonUnited States8World City
#20MilanItaly8World City
#23Sao PauloBrazil8World City
#27Mexico CityMexico8World City
#50ChengduChina8Major Metro
#21HoustonUnited States7World City
#24Rhine-RuhrGermany7World City
#32DallasUnited States7World City
#35Dubai-SharjahUnited Arab Emirates7World City
#48RomeItaly7Major Metro
#51DelhiIndia7Major Metro
#111OrlandoUnited States6.5Major Metro
#14Osaka-Kyoto-KobeJapan6World City
#16TorontoCanada6World City
#25SingaporeSingapore6World City
#31SeattleUnited States6World City
#36BangkokThailand6World City
#37MumbaiIndia6World City
#39Kuala LumpurMalaysia6World City
#45JakartaIndonesia6Major Metro
#47FrankfurtGermany6Major Metro
#58TaipeiTaiwan6Major Metro
#59Las VegasUnited States6Major Metro
#61StockholmSweden6Major Metro
#77PhoenixUnited States6Major Metro
#96CharlotteUnited States6Major Metro
#15SydneyAustralia5World City
#18Hong KongHong Kong5World City
#19MadridSpain5World City
#33BarcelonaSpain5World City
#34AtlantaUnited States5World City
#38MunichGermany5World City
#40Buenos AiresArgentina5World City
#41AmsterdamNetherlands5World City
#43ManilaPhilippines5Major Metro
#55DenverUnited States5Major Metro
#63HangzhouChina5Major Metro
#64Rio de JaneiroBrazil5Major Metro
#69Xi'anChina5Major Metro
#70DohaQatar5Major Metro
#71ChongqingChina5Major Metro
#99TehranIran5Major Metro
#104Salt Lake City-ProvoUnited States5Major Metro
#116BogotaColombia5Major Metro
#120JeddahSaudi Arabia5Major Metro
#155KunmingChina5Regional Hub
#168BangaloreIndia5Regional Hub
#29PhiladelphiaUnited States4World City
#42BrusselsBelgium4World City
#49JohannesburgSouth Africa4Major Metro
#56VancouverCanada4Major Metro
#65MinneapolisUnited States4Major Metro
#89WarsawPoland4Major Metro
#95TampaUnited States4Major Metro
#121OsloNorway4Major Metro
#150Panama CityPanama4Regional Hub
#202ProvidenceUnited States4Regional Hub
#208BucharestRomania4Regional Hub
#246San JuanPuerto Rico4Regional Hub
#350TenerifeSpain4Established City
#987KahuluiUnited States4Emerging City
#91HamburgGermany3.5Major Metro
#28MelbourneAustralia3World City
#30BerlinGermany3World City
#44NanjingChina3Major Metro
#46ViennaAustria3Major Metro
#52CairoEgypt3Major Metro
#53San DiegoUnited States3Major Metro
#57WuhanChina3Major Metro
#60LisbonPortugal3Major Metro
#62DetroitUnited States3Major Metro
#66RiyadhSaudi Arabia3Major Metro
#67ManchesterUnited Kingdom3Major Metro
#68Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates3Major Metro
#73ChangshaChina3Major Metro
#75St. LouisUnited States3Major Metro
#79CopenhagenDenmark3Major Metro
#80AthensGreece3Major Metro
#82PittsburghUnited States3Major Metro
#83QingdaoChina3Major Metro
#84ZurichSwitzerland3Major Metro
#86DublinIreland3Major Metro
#88PortlandUnited States3Major Metro
#90BrisbaneAustralia3Major Metro
#92CalcuttaIndia3Major Metro