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Italy and the US are two countries that, despite being geographically divided by thousands of miles of ocean, share close cultural and historical ties. With this in mind, the news earlier this week that ITA Airways would be adding a new route from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Houston, Texas (IAH) next year might not have been the biggest surprise for some, but what are the top US-Italy routes?
According to present scheduling data made available by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, 1,335 non-stop flights are scheduled on routes between Italy and the US this month (both directions). Collectively, these services will offer grand totals of 377,087 seats and 1,699,229,281 available seat miles (ASMs), providing vital transatlantic capacity during what will surely be a busy December.
New York JFK To Rome Comes Out On Top
According to Cirium, New York JFK to Rome Fiumicino is comfortably the top US-Italy route this month by frequency, and is one of only two corridors between the two nations that have over 100 round trips in December 2025. Italian flag carrier ITA Airways alone accounts for 60 of these, with two daily rotations on all but two days. This coverage is split between its Airbus A330, A330neo, and A350 widebodies.
From the US, 
Delta Air Lines has a similar presence on this route, with double-daily flights throughout the month, save for December 2. Delta favors the A330 family on this route, with 44 rotations covered by the A330-900 and 17 by the A330-300. Norse Atlantic is the route’s third and final operator, with twice-weekly Boeing 787 services on this corridor. CEO Bjorn Tore Larsen said of its flights to Rome:
“Whether traveling for business or pleasure, we hope this gives customers an incentive to finally book that trip to one of the most beautiful cities on earth.”
Milan Is Also A Popular Destination From Multiple New York Airports
Despite having fewer flights overall, with 106 scheduled in each direction this December, the transatlantic corridor from New York JFK to Milan Malpensa (MXP) has more operators, with four. Even more curiously, Italian flag carrier ITA Airways has no presence on this route, but, rather unusually, UAE national airline 
Emirates does, with its double-decker Airbus A380s operating daily fifth freedom flights.
Once again, Delta Air Lines is present, with the SkyTeam founding member flying daily between JFK and Milan using Boeing 767-400ERs. Its oneworld rival American Airlines also favors Boeing widebodies, with daily 777-200ER flights, as does Norse Atlantic with its 787s. While not on a par with American, Delta, and Emirates’ frequencies, Norse has more flights to Milan than Rome, with three a week.
While JFK to Milan alone does not beat JFK to Rome in frequency, Milan also has twice-daily flights throughout the month from a second airport in the wider New York Area. Specifically, United operates a daily rotation from Newark (EWR) to Milan, almost always using 787s but occasionally featuring 777s, and boutique carrier La Compagnie flies its all-premium A321neos on this route on most days this month.
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The Best Of The Rest
Elsewhere, there are three more US-Italy routes that will be served more than daily this month. The first connects Atlanta (ATL) with Rome, and Delta has a monopoly on this corridor, serving it once or twice a day with its A330-900s for a total of 53 outbound and 54 inbound flights. Meanwhile, ITA Airways serves Miami (MIA) up to 10 times a week from Rome, using its A330-900 and A350-900 widebodies.
Rounding out the list of US-Italy routes served more than daily on average in December 2025, we have the same city pair as the top route from New York to Rome. However, rather than originating at JFK Airport, these flights start in Newark, with United Airlines deploying the Boeing 767-400ER. While the carrier serves this route daily for the most part, the first two days of the month also had a second rotation.
