List of Southwest Airlines destinations
As of August 2021, Southwest Airlines has scheduled flights to over 100 destinations[1] in 42 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the newest being Eugene, Oregon on August 29, 2021. The airline has 15 focus cities and operates over 4,000 flights each day.[2]
Destinations[]
Southwest does not use the "hub and spoke" system of other major airlines, preferring instead the "point-to-point" system with focus cities.[3] It has large operations in certain airports. An average of 80 percent of Southwest passengers are local passengers— only 20 percent of all passengers are connecting passengers. This is higher than most airlines, where many passengers connect in hub cities. However, at Southwest's focus cities, the percentage of connecting passengers can reach 30 percent.[4] As part of its effort to control costs, Southwest historically used secondary airports in cities where the primary airports have high costs, such as Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and Miami. In recent years however, the airline has been expanding into primary airports as well.[5]
Unlike most other U.S. airlines, it does not fly outside the continent of North America and it does not fly to Canada due to their payment system not setup for Canadian dollars.[6]
International service[]
Southwest began planning international service when it acquired AirTran Airways, which already served international destinations. Southwest's first approach to international service came on April 19, 2012 when it signed a contract with the Amadeus IT Group to launch an international reservation system. This agreement gave the airline the capability to begin flying to destinations outside of the United States.[7]
Southwest debuted the international reservation system on January 27, 2014 when its first international flights went on sale. This was followed by the first international flights which began on July 1, 2014 to Aruba (AUA), Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) and Nassau, Bahamas (NAS).
Southwest built a 5 gate international terminal at William P. Hobby Airport that opened in 2015. Southwest also built a 5 gate international terminal in Fort Lauderdale that opened in 2017.[8] In 2021, A 5 gate extension of terminal A at Baltimore/Washington International Airport opened. Southwest is the sole occupier of Terminal A and it invested significantly in the creation of the extension.[9]
Table[]
As of June 2021, Southwest Airlines flies to 118 destinations.
Terminated destinations[]
Country (State/Province) | City | Airport | City Count | Begin | End | Refs |
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Cuba | Santa Clara | Abel Santamaría Airport | — | 2016 | 2017 | [30] |
Cuba | Varadero | Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport | — | 2016 | 2017 | [30] |
Mexico | Mexico City | Mexico City International Airport | — | 2012 (AirTran) | 2019 | [31] |
United States (Colorado) | Denver | Stapleton International Airport | — | 1983 | 1995 (airport permanently closed) | [32] |
United States (Florida) | Key West | Key West International Airport | — | 2012 | 2014 | [33] |
United States (Michigan) | Detroit | Coleman A. Young International Airport | — | 1988 | 1993 | [32] |
United States (Michigan) | Flint | Bishop International Airport | — | 2013 | 2018 | [34] |
United States (Missouri) | Branson | Branson Airport | — | 2013 | 2014 | [33] |
United States (New Jersey) | Newark | Newark Liberty International Airport | — | 2011 | 2019 | [35] |
United States (Ohio) | Akron/Canton | Akron-Canton Regional Airport | — | 2012 (AirTran) | 2017 | [36] |
United States (Ohio) | Dayton | Dayton International Airport | — | 2012 (AirTran) | 2017 | [36] |
United States (Texas) | Austin | Robert Mueller Municipal Airport | - | 1977 | 1999 (airport permanently closed) | [37][circular reference] |
United States (Texas) | Beaumont/Port Arthur | Jack Brooks Regional Airport | — | 1979 | 1980 | [32] |
United States (Wyoming) | Jackson Hole | Jackson Hole Airport | — | 1985 | 1986 | [citation needed] |
References[]
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- ^ "Southwest Corporate Fact Sheet - Corporate Fact Sheet - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ "Southwest route map". FlightConnections.com. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Jeremy Sickler. "Chapter 7: Flight Arrival Flow: Southwest vs. Legacy Carriers". Archived from the original on May 19, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Southwest Airlines comes to Chicago O'Hare, Houston Intercontinental, won't abandon Midway, Hobby". Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ https://www.businessinsider.com/southwest-airlines-reveals-why-it-doesnt-fly-to-canada-2021-4
- ^ "Southwest Airlines Newsroom: Releases". Swamedia.com. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ "Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport overhauls terminal to add international travel". Sun Sentinel.
- ^ Wood, Pamela. "BWI's newest concourse opens with spacious restrooms, five additional gates, extra charging outlets". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ https://www.swamedia.com/releases/release-3fc1c7888c075cda36200a11ac0aeb97-book-today-southwest-airlines-extends-schedule-through-jan-5-2022-while-adding-more-domestic-destinations-than-ever-before-and-offering-new-nonstop-service-to-international-destinations-from-the-midwest
- ^ "Summer is Hereâ€"Summer 2017 Schedule is now Published!". www.southwestaircommunity.com. January 5, 2017.
- ^ https://www.swamedia.com/releases/release-3fc1c7888c075cda36200a11ac0aeb97-book-today-southwest-airlines-extends-schedule-through-jan-5-2022-while-adding-more-domestic-destinations-than-ever-before-and-offering-new-nonstop-service-to-international-destinations-from-the-midwest
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "Buy Now! Southwest Airlines Service In Fresno & Santa Barbara To Begin In April 2021 With One-Way Fares As Low As $39". Southwest Airlines Newsroom.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Southwest Airlines Intends To Serve Miami And Palm Springs, Calif". September 3, 2020.
- ^ Daniels, Melissa. "Southwest to begin flying out of Palm Springs on Nov. 15 to Oakland, Phoenix and Denver". The Desert Sun.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Southwest Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results". October 22, 2020.
- ^ Co, Southwest Airlines. "Southwest Airlines Announces Initial Flight Schedules For Chicago O'Hare And Colorado Springs". www.prnewswire.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Book Now: Southwest Airlines Service To Destin/Ft. Walton, Florida, And Bozeman, Montana, To Begin In May 2021 With One-Way Fares As Low As $39". February 25, 2021.
- ^ Co, Southwest Airlines. "Southwest Airlines Announces New Service to Miami, Palm Springs, and Montrose (Telluride), Colorado, with one-way fares as low as $39". www.prnewswire.com.
- ^ "Southwest Airlines SEC Form 8-K". November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Southwest Airlines Brings New Flights Across The Map For Warm Breaks In The Winter And Spring Season As Low As $49 One-Way". Southwest Airlines Newsroom. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ Yamanouchi, Kelly; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "Southwest begins selling flights to Savannah". ajc.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Segal, Dave (October 11, 2017). "Southwest Airlines makes it official: Hawaii service on the way". Star-Advertiser. Honolulu. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Hawaii, More Is On The Way! Southwest Airlines Expanded Service For The Hawaiian Islands Now On Sale". Southwest Airlines Newsroom.
- ^ "Book Today: Southwest Airlines takes off for Myrtle Beach, S.C, beginning May 23; Fares as low As $69 One-Way, and golf bags fly free!*". Southwest Airlines Newsroom. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Southwest Airlines comes to Chicago O'Hare, Houston Intercontinental, won't abandon Midway, Hobby". Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Southwest ends flights from Fort Lauderdale to Cuba's Varadero and Santa Clara". miamiherald.
- ^ "Southwest Airlines Reports Fourth Quarter And Annual Profit; 46th Consecutive Year Of Profitability - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Openings/Closings - By Category - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Southwest Airlines To Cease Operations In Three Cities - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com.
- ^ "Southwest Airlines pulls plug on flights from Flint". Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ "Southwest Reports Record Second Quarter Revenues And Earnings Per Share". Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Southwest Airlines to leave Akron-Canton; plans new flights to Atlanta, St. Louis from Cleveland Hopkins (Cleveland.com)
- ^ Robert Mueller Municipal Airport
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