Charlotte can't compete with Chicago's fearsome combo when it comes to the flight connectivity offered to travelers.
That's the top finding in a new study of the quality of air service available in 47 major United States metropolitan markets.
The Eno Center for Transportation, a transportation think tank, ranked the quality of Chicago's air service highest among all 47 cities because of the level of flight connectivity travelers are afforded at both Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport.
In the Eno Center study, Chicago notched a score of 94. The next highest-ranked market was Denver (79) followed by Los Angeles (78). Dallas, New York City and Atlanta each had scores of 76. Charlotte came in at No. 10, with a score of 64.
Although American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) keeps its second-largest hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Chicago's high flight connectivity ranking was due in no small measure to the fact that both AA and United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) have major hubs at O'Hare. And Midway is Southwest Airlines' (NYSE: LUV) largest hub.