Research Article

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

Table 16

11 airports of the weighted world air transportation network which are not in the max s-core of the North and Central America-Caribbean component.

AirportCityCountryCore strengthWorldwide rankLocal rankGlobal rank

Frankfurt am MainFrankfurtGermany43819751
Charles de GaulleParisFrance38975632
Newark LibertyNewarkUnited States337039146
George Bush HoustonHoustonUnited States29454201633
Detroit M Wayne CountyHoustonUnited States28779262046
Amsterdam SchipholAmsterdamNetherlands277621255
NaritaTokyoJapan2597238228
VancouverVancouverCanada25092493331
Licenciado Benito JuarezMexico CityMexico25035523153
John F KennedyNew YorkUnited States24839843
MunichMunichGermany244582167

Airports not in the top 33 worldwide airports with the highest strength are in bold. The core Strength of a node is its number of flights in the maximum s-core. Global rank is the rank in the large local component.