Which European Airports Offer The Most Scheduled Flights To The United States?

London's Heathrow Airport offers by far the most scheduled flights to destinations in the United States. In June 2007, 2,203 scheduled flights will take off from Heathrow to American destinations and these flights will be operated by British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines and United Airlines. Of these airlines, BA is the most powerful at Heathrow and the British carrier dominates long-haul routes. Thus far, continental European airlines have been locked out of Britain's busiest airport and the key gateway to Europe, but this may soon change due to the recently signed Open Skies Deal between the EU and the US, leading to more competition at Heathrow.

After London-Heathrow, Frankfurt offers the most scheduled flights to the US, with an anticipated 1,298 flights this June. These, however, are operated by 6 US and 2 European airlines. Paris Charles de Gaulle comes in behind Frankfurt at a close third place and will offer 1,209 flights to American destinations this June.