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Old Apr 6, 2010, 2:14 pm
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Delta's hubs ranked by size?
I was wondering, does anyone know how Delta's hubs rank in terms of size? ATL and DTW are undeniably #1 and #2, respectively, however, I'm not sure about #3.

Here are my guesses:
1. ATL
2. DTW
3. MSP
4. SLC
5. JFK
6. CVG
7. MEM
8. NRT
9. AMS

Does anyone have any corrections?
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 2:22 pm
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How are you defining size? Entire airport or DL's operations? DL's movements? Passengers?
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 2:30 pm
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Originally Posted by AndyTLe
How are you defining size? Entire airport or DL's operations? DL's movements? Passengers?
I'm referring to DL's movements.
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 2:35 pm
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I could be wrong but I'm guessing MEM is ahead of CVG. I'd switch them
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 2:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Delta 764
I'm referring to DL's movements.
If you counting movements LGA is gonna be up there too.
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 2:46 pm
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I think that MSP is bigger than DTW.

Originally Posted by Nugget_Oz
If you counting movements LGA is gonna be up there too.
If the measure is movements, I suspect that several airports would beat out NRT or AMS, despite their "hub" status.
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 3:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Delta 764
I was wondering, does anyone know how Delta's hubs rank in terms of size? ATL and DTW are undeniably #1 and #2, respectively, however, I'm not sure about #3.

Here are my guesses:
1. ATL
2. DTW
3. MSP
4. SLC
5. JFK
6. CVG
7. MEM
8. NRT
9. AMS

Does anyone have any corrections?
Much of what you are looking for is here.

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Old Apr 6, 2010, 3:30 pm
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ATL 1028
DTW 536
MSP 442
New York Area (JFK/LGA) 312


MEM 221

SLC 289

CVG 169

AMS 30

CDG 30

NRT 27


The number is the number of flights
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 3:31 pm
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Originally Posted by SkyMilesInsider
Much of what you are looking for is here.

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Thanks SMI!

Summary of linked "Peak-Day Departures" (TATL/TPAC for CDG, AMS, NRT):

ATL: 1028
DTW: 536
MSP: 442
SLC: 289
MEM: 221
CVG: 169
LGA: 161
JFK: 151
AMS: 30
CDG: 30
NRT: 27
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I beat you by a Minute I WIN!!!!!
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 3:37 pm
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Originally Posted by GBadger
Thanks SMI!

Summary of linked "Peak-Day Departures" (TATL/TPAC for CDG, AMS, NRT):

AMS: 30
CDG: 30
NRT: 27
As noted previously, many domestic stations not designated as hubs would also have more departures than the overseas hubs. For example, ORD will have 55 peak-day departures this summer. Obviously this doesn't affect the hub list, but it's interesting to note.
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 3:43 pm
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ok, ok...but at least I was nice enough to thank SMI and separate the NYC airports .
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Old Apr 6, 2010, 3:48 pm
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If you started looking at total PAX I wouldn't be surprised to see NRT jump up the list a bit. Considering how much of it's traffic is 744.
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Old Jun 22, 2016, 12:03 pm
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Dont forget boston it has 83 flights a day

Source:http://news.delta.com/category/hubs

ATL
DWT
MSP
SLC
MEM
CVG
LGA
JFK
BOS!!!!!
AMS
CDG
NRT
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Old Jun 22, 2016, 1:01 pm
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Well, yes, a lot can change in 6 years. The list is also missing the SEA and LAX hubs. And, of course, MEM has fallen completely off the list. And CVG now ranks just below BOS in terms of departures.
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