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TFAYD
this is indeed interesting but really more a function of how city boundaries are drawn vs. larger metropolitan areas. Notice how major airline hubs are missing/ranked like ATL, SFO or DFW. Austin is also advancing to more of a focus city than Phoenix or San Antonio
To your point, “metro areas” are a more meaningful gauge.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,261,570
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 13,211,027
3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,478,801
4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,451,858
5. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,979,613
6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,250,309
7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 6,129,858
8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,092,403
9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA 5,947,008
10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 4,860,338