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American Airlines vs United Airlines route maps

American Airlines flies 1,283 nonstop routes and United Airlines flies 1,109 nonstop routes. Both fly 203 routes, such as CAK–ORD, ALB–ORD, and ABQ–ORD. 1,080 routes only on American Airlines, 906 routes only on United Airlines; both serve 273 airports. Routes checked October 27, 2026.

Routes both fly
203
Only AA
1,080
Only UA
906
Airports both serve
273
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Routes both fly · 203

Route sources (including Wikipedia fallback): American Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), American Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), American Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), American Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026) and 223 more.

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Only American Airlines · 1080

From Dallas DFW · 244

From Charlotte CLT · 180

From Chicago ORD · 31

From Los Angeles LAX · 23

From Miami MIA · 158

From New York JFK · 46

From New York LGA · 54

From Philadelphia PHL · 118

From Phoenix PHX · 101

From Washington DCA · 80

From Boston BOS · 24

From Cancún CUN · 10

From Raleigh RDU · 5

From Nashville BNA · 2

From Indianapolis IND · 1

From Pittsburgh PIT · 1

From Austin AUS · 2

Only United Airlines · 906

From Chicago ORD · 62

From Denver DEN · 195

From Houston IAH · 173

From Newark EWR · 167

From San Francisco SFO · 110

From Washington IAD · 128

From Los Angeles LAX · 34

From Hagåtña GUM · 15

From Honolulu HNL · 6

From Cleveland CLE · 6

From Tokyo NRT · 5

From Hong Kong HKG · 2

From Key West EYW · 1

From Babelthuap Island ROR · 1

From Vieux Fort UVF · 1

Airports both serve · 273

Quick answers

Do American Airlines and United Airlines fly the same routes?

Yes, 203 routes: Akron (CAK) to Chicago (ORD), Albany (ALB) to Chicago (ORD), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Chicago (ORD), Appleton (ATW) to Chicago (ORD), Asheville (AVL) to Chicago (ORD), Aspen (ASE) to Chicago (ORD), Aspen (ASE) to Los Angeles (LAX), Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX), Baltimore (BWI) to Chicago (ORD), and Bangor (BGR) to Chicago (ORD), and 193 more.

Which has more routes, American Airlines or United Airlines?

American Airlines, with 1,283 nonstop routes to 372 airports, against 1,109 routes to 398 airports for United Airlines.

Which airports do both American Airlines and United Airlines fly to?

Abilene (ABI), Acapulco (ACA), Aguascalientes (AGU), Akron (CAK), Albany (ALB), Albuquerque (ABQ), Alexandria (AEX), Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE), Amarillo (AMA), Amsterdam (AMS), Anchorage (ANC), Appleton (ATW), Asheville (AVL), Aspen (ASE), and Athens (ATH), and 258 more.

Which routes does only American Airlines fly?

1,080 routes, including Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) to Charlotte (CLT), Abilene (ABI) to Dallas (DFW), Abilene (ABI) to Phoenix (PHX), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Dallas (DFW), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Los Angeles (LAX), and Albuquerque (ABQ) to Phoenix (PHX), and 1074 more.

Which routes does only United Airlines fly?

906 routes, including Abilene (ABI) to Denver (DEN), Abilene (ABI) to Houston (IAH), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Denver (DEN), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Washington (IAD), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Houston (IAH), and Albuquerque (ABQ) to San Francisco (SFO), and 900 more.

What is the longest route both American Airlines and United Airlines fly?

Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD), about 7,495 miles great-circle.

Where do these route maps come from?

Each airline's own route map, timetable and newsroom pages, with Wikipedia used only where an airline publishes none. Every source is linked under the map; the newest was checked October 27, 2026.

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