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Air Connections
Quick fact
Detroit Metropolitan Airport has seven
transatlantic nonstop destinations, including
Paris (Charles de Gaulle), Amsterdam, London
(Heathrow), Rome (Fiumicino), Amman (Queen
Alia), Frankfurt and Munich. Greater Cincinnati
has nonstop transatlantic service to Paris
(Charles de Gaulle).
Monthly Available Seat Miles
One measure of an airline’s traffic is Available Seat Miles (ASM). The number is
calculated by multiplying the number of passenger seats available for purchase by the
numbers of miles flown. Detroit leads the pack of the airports included above with
almost two billion monthly ASM. St. Louis and Nashville both have over five hundred
million ASM. Cleveland is next at over 414 million ASM, and Indianapolis International
Airport has over 344 million ASM. The smallest of these markets is Louisville with just
over one hundred million ASM.
Detroit
Major airlines: 13
Daily flights: 537
Nonstop destinations: 140
Avg. fare: $207
Cleveland
Major airlines: 9
Daily Flights: 153
Nonstop destinations: 47
Avg. fare: $187
Columbus
Major airlines: 6
Daily Flights: 138
Nonstop destinations: 33
Avg. fare: $200
Indianapolis
Major airlines: 9
Daily Flights: 144
Nonstop destinations: 46
Avg. fare: $195
Pittsburgh
Major airlines: 14
Daily Flights: 171
Nonstop destinations: 64
Avg. fare: $202
Louisville
Major airlines: 5
Daily Flights: 80
Nonstop destinations: 28
Avg. fare: $214
St. Louis
Major airlines: 9
Daily flights: 235
Nonstop destinations: 50
Avg. fare: $186
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Major airlines: 6
Daily Flights: 195
Nonstop destinations: 56
Avg. fare: $200
Milwaukee
Major airlines: 9
Daily flights: 102
Nonstop destinations: 41
Avg. fare: $164
Nashville
Major airlines: 12
Daily flights: 204
Nonstop destinations: 55
Avg. fare: $176
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