Table 2.4 ,,,,,,,,
Top 20 Routes Between the United States and Foreign Airports by Number of Passengers: 2000-2004 ,,,,,,,,
(Thousands of international passengers1) ,,,,,,,,
Rank in 2004,U.S. airport,Foreign airport,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,"Percentage change, 2000–2004 "
1,New York Kennedy ,London Heathrow ,"2,870","2,406","2,576","2,693","2,985",4.0
2,Honolulu ,Tokyo ,"1,805","1,550","1,685","1,663","1,922",6.5
3,Chicago O’Hare ,London Heathrow ,"1,466","1,305","1,327","1,397","1,540",5.0
4,Los Angeles ,Tokyo ,"1,720","1,505","1,416","1,296","1,472",–14.4 
5,Los Angeles ,London Heathrow ,"1,597","1,353","1,341","1,331","1,446",–9.4 
6,Los Angeles ,Taipei ,"1,141","1,056","1,181",985,"1,156",1.3
7,New York Kennedy ,Paris De Gaulle ,"1,042",984,"1,041","1,000","1,121",7.6
8,Washington Dulles ,London Heathrow ,"1,018",901,958,984,"1,070",5.1
9,San Francisco ,London Heathrow ,"1,037",914,884,919,982,–5.3 
10,Guam Island ,Tokyo ,908,808,823,678,946,4.1
11,New York Kennedy ,Tokyo ,845,766,898,854,944,11.8
12,Chicago O’Hare ,Toronto ,984,836,858,788,781,–20.6 
13,San Francisco ,Tokyo ,897,817,953,862,905,0.9
14,Boston ,London Heathrow ,860,790,954,880,886,3.1
15,Chicago O’Hare ,Frankfurt ,786,688,731,738,874,11.2
16,Miami ,London Heathrow ,379,498,573,696,834,120.1
17,Los Angeles ,Vancouver ,758,764,699,738,806,6.4
18,Los Angeles ,Auckland ,714,712,749,804,787,10.3
19,Los Angeles ,Seoul ,864,575,734,661,773,–10.5 
20,Orlando ,London Gatwick ,871,820,755,745,758,–13.0 
,"Total, top 20 routes ",,"22,561","20,048","21,136","20,714","23,126",2.5
,Total U.S. international air passengers ,,"143,727","130,621","125,602","126,643","142,239",–1.0 
1 International passengers are residents of any country traveling nonstop to and from the United States on U.S. and foreign air carriers. ,,,,,,,,
NOTES: Data measure nonstop air carrier service. The actual final destination or origin of a passenger may differ from the airport because the airports may represent transfer points rather than the traveler’s final destination. ,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, T-100 Segment data as of February 2006. ",,,,,,,,