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Ranked #9 of 28
Aruba
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- Weekly departures
- 259
- Direct destinations
- 25
- Airlines
- 20
- Estimated weekly seats
- 34,620
Aruba
| Weekly departures | Weekly seats | Destinations | Airlines | Largest carrier share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259 | 34,620 | 25 | 20 | 23.2% |
Aruba ranks 9th overall (50.4) but 20th regionally (38.6). It is a gateway with 29,665 weekly seats to destinations outside the Caribbean; of its 25 destinations, 22 are outside the region and 3 within it.
The United States takes 59.3% of seats and Latin America 23.3%. Leading routes are New York (JFK), with 25 departures and 4,679 seats on JetBlue (B6) and Delta Air Lines (DL); Boston (BOS) with 18; Tocumen (PTY) with 18 on Copa Airlines (CM); and Bogota (BOG) with 14. Within the Caribbean, 87.4% of departures go to Curaçao, with 76 departures shared among six carriers. JetBlue is the largest carrier at 23.2% of seats (HHI 1,129), and 20.0% of destinations have two or more airlines.
As a gateway, Aruba received 179 extra-regional arrivals with 31,731 seats. Of those seats, 97.7% had a same-day option, to Bonaire or Curaçao, with a median wait of 2.3 h.
Europe accounts for 290 seats (0.8%). Flights arriving from Amsterdam (AMS) continue to Bonaire and Curaçao, so 2,300 of Aruba's Caribbean seats are legs of long-haul flights. The Aruba–Bonaire and Aruba–Curaçao route pairs are flagged for uneven directions.
Score and rank
The connectivity score is an index on 0–100 built from departures, destinations, airlines, hub links and seats; the regional score uses the Caribbean subset only. Both are defined in the methodology. Not a percentage — an island does not have "96% connectivity".
| Measure | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 50.4 | #9 of 28 |
| Regional (Caribbean only) | 38.6 | #20 of 28 |
Destinations and airlines
Aruba has 3 direct Caribbean destinations and 22 beyond the region, with 87 of its 259 weekly departures staying inside the Caribbean. It has direct service to 15 of the index's connecting hubs.
| Airline | Weekly departures | Destinations |
|---|---|---|
| Divi Divi Air | 53 | 1 |
| JetBlue | 43 | 3 |
| American | 31 | 3 |
| Copa | 18 | 1 |
| United | 17 | 3 |
| Delta Air Lines | 15 | 2 |
| EZ Air BV dba Z Air | 14 | 2 |
| Avianca | 12 | 1 |
| Copa Colombia | 9 | 4 |
| Southwest | 9 | 2 |
| KLM | 7 | 1 |
| LATAM | 7 | 1 |
| Winair | 7 | 1 |
| WestJet | 4 | 1 |
| Aerolineas Argentinas | 3 | 1 |
| Surinam | 3 | 2 |
| Arajet | 2 | 1 |
| Gol | 2 | 1 |
| TUI Nederland (Netherlands) | 2 | 2 |
| Air Canada | 1 | 1 |
Market mix
Estimated weekly seats by the region a flight goes to. Seats are estimated from aircraft type, not booked or flown.
| Market | Estimated weekly seats | Share |
|---|---|---|
| North America | 21,301 | 61.5% |
| Latin America | 8,074 | 23.3% |
| Caribbean | 4,955 | 14.3% |
| Europe | 290 | 0.8% |
Resilience
How exposed this island's connectivity is to one airline or one route stopping. All three figures are derived from the route table below, so they can be checked against it.
| Carrier concentration (HHI on seats) | 1,129 of 10,000 — higher is more concentrated |
|---|---|
| Largest carrier by seats | JetBlue at 23.2% of seats |
| Destinations served by 2+ airlines | 5 of 25 (20.0%) |
| Most-served Caribbean destination | CUR, carrying 87.4% of Caribbean departures |
Gateway reach
Long-haul arrivals at the cluster gateway that connect onward to Aruba within the same day, with the best total journey time. Only islands in a gateway cluster have this.
| From | Via | Arrivals in week | Connecting | Best total hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCS | CUR | 1 | 1 | 3.4 |
| BOG | CUR | 14 | 14 | 4.1 |
| MDE | CUR | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| BAQ | CUR | 2 | 2 | 4.6 |
| PTY | CUR | 17 | 13 | 5.0 |
| MAR | CUR | 2 | 2 | 5.2 |
| MIA | CUR | 14 | 14 | 5.3 |
| MIA | SDQ | 38 | 3 | 5.4 |
| PTY | SDQ | 33 | 2 | 5.8 |
| MCO | SDQ | 7 | 1 | 6.0 |
| ATL | CUR | 3 | 3 | 6.8 |
| FLL | SDQ | 14 | 1 | 7.2 |
| MEX | SDQ | 7 | 1 | 7.2 |
| EWR | SDQ | 31 | 3 | 7.5 |
| JFK | CUR | 5 | 5 | 7.6 |
| BOS | SDQ | 16 | 2 | 7.6 |
| EWR | CUR | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| YYZ | CUR | 4 | 4 | 7.8 |
| JFK | SDQ | 35 | 1 | 9.1 |
| ATL | SDQ | 7 | 1 | 9.4 |
| AMS | CUR | 19 | 17 | 12.0 |
| MAD | SDQ | 22 | 1 | 13.6 |
| CLT | CUR | 1 | 1 | — |
Load factors
Actual passengers against actual seats, from Eurostat (2024) and BTS T-100 (2025). Monthly and historical: these do not describe the reference week. Route-months the source reports inconsistently are excluded, so every figure here is publishable.
| Source | Direction | Market | Months | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUROSTAT | Inbound | Europe | 12 | 54.7% |
| T100I | Inbound | Caribbean | 1 | 96.9% |
| T100I | Inbound | North America | 12 | 87.2% |
| T100I | Outbound | Caribbean | 2 | 79.3% |
| T100I | Outbound | North America | 12 | 87.2% |
Low season against peak
Peak week pending. This edition measures the week of 19 October 2026 only, and that week is an early shoulder week rather than the bottom of the season — some winter services start in October and others in November and December. The peak week is collected separately, and no low-versus-peak comparison is shown until it exists.
Routes
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Every scheduled departure in the reference week, grouped by destination and airline. Seats are estimated; see the methodology for how, and for what "estimated" excludes.
Within the Caribbean
| From | To | Airline | Weekly departures | Est. weekly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUA | CUR | Divi Divi Air | 53 | 1,007 |
| AUA | CUR | EZ Air BV dba Z Air | 12 | 408 |
| AUA | BON | KLM | 7 | 2,010 |
| AUA | CUR | Winair | 7 | 336 |
| AUA | BON | EZ Air BV dba Z Air | 2 | 68 |
| AUA | CUR | Arajet | 2 | 320 |
| AUA | PBM | Surinam | 2 | 344 |
| AUA | CUR | Surinam | 1 | 172 |
| AUA | CUR | TUI Nederland (Netherlands) | 1 | 290 |
Beyond the region
| From | To | Airline | Weekly departures | Est. weekly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUA | BOS | JetBlue | 18 | 3,372 |
| AUA | JFK | JetBlue | 18 | 3,524 |
| AUA | PTY | Copa | 18 | 2,776 |
| AUA | EWR | United | 14 | 2,366 |
| AUA | MIA | American | 14 | 2,660 |
| AUA | BOG | Avianca | 12 | 1,943 |
| AUA | CLT | American | 12 | 2,190 |
| AUA | ATL | Delta Air Lines | 8 | 1,436 |
| AUA | FLL | JetBlue | 7 | 1,134 |
| AUA | JFK | Delta Air Lines | 7 | 1,155 |
| AUA | LIM | LATAM | 7 | 1,007 |
| AUA | MCO | Southwest | 7 | 1,035 |
| AUA | PHL | American | 5 | 825 |
| AUA | YYZ | WestJet | 4 | 640 |
| AUA | EZE | Aerolineas Argentinas | 3 | 480 |
| AUA | MDE | Copa Colombia | 3 | 516 |
| AUA | BAQ | Copa Colombia | 2 | 344 |
| AUA | BOG | Copa Colombia | 2 | 344 |
| AUA | BWI | Southwest | 2 | 320 |
| AUA | CLO | Copa Colombia | 2 | 344 |
| AUA | GRU | Gol | 2 | 320 |
| AUA | IAD | United | 2 | 338 |
| AUA | AMS | TUI Nederland (Netherlands) | 1 | 290 |
| AUA | IAH | United | 1 | 178 |
| AUA | YYZ | Air Canada | 1 | 128 |
Compare
Back to the full 28-island table to see where Aruba sits against the rest.
