The US is utterly vital to the Airbus A380’s operations. Thanks to the country’s population, geographic area, demand, wealth, extent of premium traffic, and more, it has nearly one in five superjumbo services (18%). Flights are operated by All Nippon, Asiana, British Airways
, Emirates
, Etihad Airways (the type returned to the US in 2024), Korean Air, Lufthansa
(returned to the US in 2023), and Qantas.

Of all existing A380 operators, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines no longer use the equipment to the US. Qatar Airways has only flown it once there: on June 1, 2016, to commemorate the opening of its then-controversial Doha-Atlanta route, which never saw the type again. In contrast, the Singaporean carrier flew the A380 to New York JFK (via Frankfurt) until May 2023.

The nine US airports with A380 flights

They are as follows in alphabetical order. While it’s a huge table, it provides critical details as of September 25, with information from October 2024 to August 2025. As always, the details may change, so treat it as a snapshot.

As you can see, Lufthansa uses its 509-seat aircraft to four US airports, more than any other operator except BA (six airports) and Emirates (five). However, the German giant is unusual because nearly three of its four superjumbo routes are summer seasonal, helping with demand, loads, fares, yields, and performance.

Northern airlines will switch to winter schedules based on IATA slot seasons on October 27, hence the repeated reference to dates around then. They will switch to summer schedules on March 30.

Airport

Airline (destination)

Comments about A380 service only

Boston

BA (London Heathrow), Lufthansa (Munich)

BA pulls the type on October 29, with no indication if it will return next summer. Lufthansa is summer seasonal, ending on October 26 but returning on March 29.

Dallas/Fort Worth

BA (London Heathrow)

Operates until October 26, with no flights in November or December. It returns on January 1 and operates until March 29 but is not scheduled next summer.

Honolulu

All Nippon (Honolulu)

Double daily but 10 weekly next spring/summer.

Houston Intercont.

Emirates (Dubai)

Daily year-round.

Los Angeles

Asiana (Seoul Incheon), BA (London Heathrow), Emirates (Dubai), Korean Air (Seoul Incheon), Lufthansa (Munich), Qantas (Melbourne, Sydney)

Asiana daily to double daily year-round. Qantas nine weekly year-round (daily Sydney, twice-weekly Melbourne). BA and Emirates daily year-round. Lufthansa mainly operates daily year-round, but it has no A380 flights in most of January or at all in February. Korean Air is double daily until October 26, then daily

Miami

BA (London Heathrow)

Daily but double daily from October 27 for winter. Returns to daily next summer.

New York JFK

Emirates (Dubai and Milan Malpensa), Etihad (Abu Dhabi), Korean Air (Seoul Incheon), Lufthansa (Munich)

Emirates triple daily year-round (one operates via Milan). Etihad and Korean Air daily year-round. Lufthansa daily summer seasonal.

San Francisco

BA (London Heathrow), Emirates (Dubai)

Both operate daily year-round, although BA has slightly fewer A380 services in February.

Washington Dulles

BA (London Heathrow), Emirates (Dubai), Lufthansa (Munich)

BA and Lufthansa daily summer seasonal. Emirates daily year-round.

Where doesn’t see the A380 anymore?

Atlanta previously had double-decker service with Korean Air (September 2013 to March 2017) and Air France (a one-off flight in 2017, then from March to October 2019). As mentioned earlier, Qatar Airways provided a one-off service in 2016.

Chicago O’Hare had a one-off Emirates A380 service in 2016 to test ground infrastructure. BA provided the only regular service (May 2018-October 2019 and from June 2022 until December 2023). It is unknown if or when it will return, but it may, especially in the summer.

Finally, there was Orlando, but it only had a one-off operation by Emirates in 2015 to celebrate its launch of flights to the Florida city.

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