How ScanSeats works

ScanSeats shows the many ways an airline network can get you somewhere, so you can compare options beyond the one route everyone books.

Three ways to use it

• Find another gatewayPick where you are going and see every gateway city that flies there, with how often and how full those flights have run. Compare ways into Europe
• Keep your destination openPick a region, a country, or several cities at once and see which places your airlines reach and how. Explore Asia
• Go beyond your airlineTurn on onward routes to add up to two listed connections on other airlines past the international flight. Turn on onward connections

Reading the explorer

From and To

Choose any mix of airports, cities, countries, or regions. Leave From empty to see every supported origin, or To empty to see everywhere.

Airline gateways

The panel on the left lists each airline and its international gateways. Include or exclude airlines, pick a gateway to fill From or To, or use Only to focus on one airline.

Map, cards, and route details

The map draws each route in its airline's color. Each destination card shows how many paths reach it, how many months they flew, and a twelve-month strip of historical loads: green for 80 percent full or less, amber for 81 to 90 percent, red for over 90 percent. Select a card to open its paths and the details behind them.

Share a view

Every choice you make is kept in the page address, so you can bookmark a search or send it to a friend.

What the data means

Mainline routes and loads come from U.S. Department of Transportation BTS T-100 records for June 2025 through May 2026. Onward connections come from airline schedule listings. They show where airlines have flown and how full those flights ran, which is a useful guide when you plan. They are not live seat availability, standby lists, fares, or a promise that a flight operates on your date. Check with your airline before you travel.

More about the sources is on the About page.