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Frequent fliers: The most well-traveled pro teams in sports

Twelve of the 13 most-traveled big league teams are NBA teams.

Rank
Team
Air mileage
1 Seattle SuperSonics 53,810
2 Miami Heat 52,732
3 L.A. Clippers 52,535
4 Golden State Warriors 50,430
5 New Orleans/Ok. City Hornets 49,319
6 Sacramento Kings 49,165
7 Vancouver Canucks 49,081
8 Utah Jazz 49,008
9 San Antonio Spurs 48,191
10 L.A. Lakers 48,144
11 Orlando Magic 48,020
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 47,750
13 Portland Trail Blazers 46,991
14 Colorado Avalanche 46,874
15 Dallas Stars 46,137
16 Edmonton Oilers 46,069
17 Detroit Red Wings 45,781
18 Denver Nuggets 45,772
19 Phoenix Coyotes 45,631
20 L.A. Kings 45,527
21 Phoenix Suns 45,496
22 San Jose Sharks 45,358
23 Seattle Mariners 44,536
24 Memphis Grizzlies 44,415
25 Oakland A?s 44,122
26 Philadelphia 76ers 43,780
27 Atlanta Hawks 43,194
28 Anaheim Mighty Ducks 43,162
29 Dallas Mavericks 43,083
30 Boston Celtics 43,046
31 Minnesota Wild 42,800
32 FC Dallas 42,760
33 Houston Rockets 42,564
34 CD Chivas USA 42,322
35 Los Angeles Angels 42,138
36 New York Knicks 41,487
37 Atlanta Thrashers 41,178
38 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 40,925
39 Cleveland Cavaliers 40,875
40 Detroit Pistons 40,700
41 Charlotte Bobcats 40,671
42 Seattle Seahawks 40,648
43 Milwaukee Bucks 40,565
44 Florida Panthers 40,185
45 San Jose Earthquakes* 39,925
46 San Diego Padres 39,676
47 San Francisco Giants 39,658
48 Tampa Bay Lightning 39,443
49 New Jersey Nets 39,102
50 Columbus Blue Jackets 39,099
51 Calgary Flames 38,697
52 Nashville Predators 38,182
53 Washington Wizards 38,174
54 Toronto Raptors 37,947
55 Los Angeles Dodgers 37,806
56 Chicago Fire 37,184
57 Chicago Bulls 37,176
58 MetroStars 36,470
59 St. Louis Blues 36,449
60 Chicago Blackhawks 36,145
61 Texas Rangers 36,091
62 D.C. United 34,948
63 Washington Capitals 34,595
64 Indiana Pacers 34,311
65 San Francisco 49ers 33,810
66 Florida Marlins 33,786
67 Oakland Raiders 33,476
68 Arizona Diamondbacks 33,374
69 Boston Red Sox 32,463
70 Toronto Blue Jays 32,059
71 Colorado Rockies 31,731
72 Boston Bruins 31,688
73 Montreal Canadiens 31,570
74 Atlanta Braves 30,761
75 Houston Astros 30,670
76 Real Salt Lake 30,632
77 New York Yankees 30,528
78 Pittsburgh Pirates 30,412
79 Colorado Rapids 30,360
80 Buffalo Sabres 30,272
81 Kansas City Wizards 29,722
82 Carolina Hurricanes 29,647
83 Ottawa Senators 29,646
84 Philadelphia Phillies 29,575
85 San Diego Chargers 29,546
86 Indianapolis Colts 29,267
87 Cleveland Indians 29,059
88 Columbus Crew 28,980
89 New York Mets 28,714
90 Kansas City Chiefs 28,554
91 Toronto Maple Leafs 28,470
92 Baltimore Orioles 27,616
93 Atlanta Falcons 27,099
94 St. Louis Cardinals 26,766
95 Arizona Cardinals 26,706
96 New York Giants 26,692
97 Washington Nationals 26,631
98 Chicago White Sox 25,803
99 Detroit Tigers 25,772
100 Miami Dolphins 25,681
101 Minnesota Twins 25,489
102 Chicago Cubs 25,294
103 Milwaukee Brewers 24,060
104 Dallas Cowboys 23,939
105 Cincinnati Reds 23,586
106 New Orleans Saints 22,256
107 New Jersey Devils 22,006
108 Pittsburgh Penguins 21,990
109 Philadelphia Flyers 21,353
110 Denver Broncos 21,312
111 Houston Texans 20,942
112 Washington Redskins 20,915
113 New York Rangers 20,326
114 New England Patriots 20,064
115 Detroit Lions 20,035
116 New York Islanders 19,994
117 Buffalo Bills 19,529
118 St. Louis Rams 19,170
119 Carolina Panthers 19,128
120 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18,654
121 Jacksonville Jaguars 18,022
122 Kansas City Chiefs 17,720
123 Pittsburgh Steelers 15,755
124 Philadelphia Eagles 15,394
125 Minnesota Vikings 14,783
126 Tennessee Titans 14,206
127 Baltimore Ravens 12,588
128 Cleveland Browns 11,058
129 New York Jets 10,945
130 Green Bay Packers 10,156
131 Chicago Bears 9,367
132 Cincinnati Bengals 7,263

* Relocated and now called the Houston Dynamo
Notes: MLB, NBA and NHL figures are projections for the current (2005-06) or upcoming (2006) season. MLS totals include playoff games. NFL totals include preseason and playoff games. The projected total for the Hornets is based on travel from New Orleans, as originally scheduled.
Sources: SportsBusiness Journal research, MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL, NHL

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