Research Article

Exploring the Regional Structure of the Worldwide Air Traffic and Route Networks

Table 10

26 max s-core airports of the North and Central America-Caribbean component.

AirportCityCountryCore strengthLocal rankNational rank

Seattle TacomaSeattleUnited States5075367
London HeathrowLondonUnited Kingdom5019191
Ronald Reagan WashingtonWashingtonUnited States45250510
Los AngelesLos AngelesUnited States4525021
Montreal/Pierre E TrudeauMontrealCanada41570181
San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States371411010
San DiegoSan DiegoUnited States370611722
McCarranLas VegasUnited States35950811
Phoenix Sky HarborPhoenixUnited States354371216
Charlotte DouglasCharlotteUnited States3396879
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaUnited States314431514
OrlandoOrlandoUnited States259652121
Hartsfield J AtlantaAtlantaUnited States2588511
PortlandPortlandUnited States258722424
DenverDenverUnited States257791115
General E L LoganBostonUnited States243311913
Dallas Fort WorthDallas-Fort WorthUnited States2331744
Salt Lake CitySalt Lake CityUnited States232962224
Chicago O’HareChicagoUnited States2243332
Minneapolis-St P/Wold-ChamberlainMinneapolisUnited States211731317
Fort Lauderdale HollywoodFort LauderdaleUnited States198012626
Raleigh-DurhamRaleigh-DurhamUnited States241063432
MiamiMiamiUnited States224232819
BradleyWindsor LocksUnited States202964038
PittsburghPittsburghUnited States201253633
CancunCancunMexico20119272

Airports not in the top 26 regional airports with the highest strength airports are in bold. The core degree of a node is its number of flights in the maximum s-core. Local rank is the rank in the large local component. National rank is the airport rank in its country. Airports are ranked from largest to smallest strength.