Southwest Airlines destinations

As of April 2016, Southwest Airlines has scheduled flights to 97 destinations in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the newest being Liberia, CR on November 1, 2015. The airline has 15 focus cities and operates over 3,800 flights each day.[1]

Destinations

Southwest Airlines destination map

Southwest does not use the "hub and spoke" system of other major airlines, preferring the "point-to-point" system. 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.[2] Recent numbers indicate that the number of connecting passengers is steadily rising.[3]

As part of its effort to control costs, Southwest sometimes uses secondary airports in cities with high costs. Secondary airports have lower costs and may be more convenient to travelers than major airports. Some examples include:

AirTran cities acquired by Southwest

Through Southwest's acquisition of AirTran Airways, Southwest opened a focus city in Atlanta and acquired additional slots at Washington-Reagan and New York-LaGuardia. In addition, Southwest added service to the following destinations.[4]

International service

Southwest began planning international service when it acquired AirTran, 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.[5]

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 is also in the process of building a 5 gate international terminal in Fort Lauderdale scheduled for completion in 2017.[6]

Chart

As of April 2016, this is a list of destinations that Southwest Airlines serves.[7]

Focus city
Future destination
Terminated destination
Country (State/Province) City Airport Begin End Refs
Aruba Oranjestad Queen Beatrix International Airport 2014 Present
Bahamas Nassau Lynden Pindling International Airport 2014 Present
Belize Belize City Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport 2015 Present
Costa Rica Liberia Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport 2015 Present
Costa Rica San José Juan Santamaría International Airport 2015 Present
Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport 2014 Present
Jamaica Montego Bay Sangster International Airport 2014 Present
Mexico (Baja California Sur) San José del Cabo Los Cabos International Airport 2014 Present
Mexico (Federal District) Mexico City Mexico City International Airport 2014 Present
Mexico (Jalisco) Puerto Vallarta Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport 2015 Present
Mexico (Quintana Roo) Cancún Cancún International Airport 2014 Present
United States (Alabama) Birmingham Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport 1987 Present
United States (Arizona) Phoenix Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport 1982 Present
United States (Arizona) Tucson Tucson International Airport 1994 Present
United States (Arkansas) Little Rock Little Rock National Airport 1984 Present
United States (California) Burbank Bob Hope Airport 1990 Present
United States (California) Long Beach Long Beach Airport June 5, 2016 Present
United States (California) Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport 1982 Present
United States (California) Oakland Oakland International Airport 1989 Present
United States (California) Ontario Ontario International Airport 1985 Present
United States (California) Orange County John Wayne Airport 1994 Present
United States (California) Sacramento Sacramento International Airport 1991 Present
United States (California) San Diego San Diego International Airport 1982 Present
United States (California) San Francisco San Francisco International Airport 1982, 2007 2001, Present
United States (California) San Jose San Jose International Airport 1993 Present
United States (Colorado) Denver Denver International Airport 2006 Present
United States (Colorado) Denver Stapleton International Airport 1983 1986 [8]
United States (Connecticut) Hartford/Springfield Bradley International Airport 1999 Present
United States (Florida) Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport 1996 Present
United States (Florida) Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport 2005 Present
United States (Florida) Jacksonville Jacksonville International Airport 1997 Present
United States (Florida) Key West Key West International Airport 2012 2014 [9]
United States (Florida) Orlando Orlando International Airport 1996 Present
United States (Florida) Palm Beach Palm Beach International Airport 2001 Present
United States (Florida) Panama City Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport 2010 Present
United States (Florida) Pensacola Pensacola International Airport 2013 Present
United States (Florida) Tampa Tampa International Airport 1996 Present
United States (Georgia) Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 2012 Present
United States (Idaho) Boise Boise Airport 1994 Present
United States (Illinois) Chicago Chicago Midway International Airport 1985 Present
United States (Indiana) Indianapolis Indianapolis International Airport 1989 Present
United States (Iowa) Des Moines Des Moines International Airport 2012 Present
United States (Kansas) Wichita Wichita Eisenhower National Airport 2013 Present
United States (Kentucky) Louisville Louisville International Airport 1993 Present
United States (Louisiana) New Orleans Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 1979 Present
United States (Maine) Portland Portland International Jetport 2013 Present
United States (Maryland) Baltimore Baltimore-Washington International Airport 1993 Present
United States (Massachusetts) Boston Logan International Airport 2009 Present
United States (Michigan) Detroit Coleman A. Young International Airport 1988 1993 [8]
United States (Michigan) Detroit Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 1987 Present
United States (Michigan) Flint Bishop International Airport 2013 Present
United States (Michigan) Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport 2013 Present
United States (Minnesota) Minneapolis/St. Paul Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport 2009 Present
United States (Mississippi) Jackson Jackson International Airport 1997 2014 [9]
United States (Missouri) Branson Branson Airport 2013 2014 [9]
United States (Missouri) Kansas City Kansas City International Airport 1982 Present
United States (Missouri) St. Louis Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport 1985 Present
United States (Nebraska) Omaha Eppley Airfield 1995 Present
United States (Nevada) Las Vegas McCarran International Airport 1982 Present
United States (Nevada) Reno/Tahoe Reno-Tahoe International Airport 1990 Present
United States (New Hampshire) Manchester Manchester-Boston Regional Airport 1998 Present
United States (New Jersey) Newark Newark Liberty International Airport 2011 Present
United States (New Mexico) Albuquerque Albuquerque International Sunport 1980 Present
United States (New York) Albany Albany International Airport 2000 Present
United States (New York) Buffalo Buffalo Niagara International Airport 2000 Present
United States (New York) Long Island/Islip Long Island MacArthur Airport 1999 Present
United States (New York) New York City LaGuardia Airport 2009 Present
United States (New York) Rochester Greater Rochester International Airport 2013 Present
United States (North Carolina) Charlotte Charlotte/Douglas International Airport 2013 Present
United States (North Carolina) Raleigh-Durham Raleigh-Durham International Airport 1999 Present
United States (Ohio) Akron/Canton Akron-Canton Regional Airport 2012 Present
United States (Ohio) Cleveland Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 1992 Present
United States (Ohio) Columbus Port Columbus International Airport 1992 Present
United States (Ohio) Dayton Dayton International Airport 2012 Present
United States (Oklahoma) Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport 1980 Present
United States (Oklahoma) Tulsa Tulsa International Airport 1980 Present
United States (Oregon) Portland Portland International Airport 1994 Present
United States (Pennsylvania) Philadelphia Philadelphia International Airport 2004 Present
United States (Pennsylvania) Pittsburgh Pittsburgh International Airport 2005 Present
United States (Puerto Rico) San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport 2013 Present
United States (Rhode Island) Providence T. F. Green Airport 1996 Present
United States (South Carolina) Charleston Charleston International Airport 2011 Present
United States (South Carolina) Greenville/Spartanburg Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport 2011 Present
United States (Tennessee) Memphis Memphis International Airport 2013 Present
United States (Tennessee) Nashville Nashville International Airport 1986 Present
United States (Texas) Amarillo Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport 1978 Present
United States (Texas) Austin Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 1977 Present
United States (Texas) Beaumont/Port Arthur Jack Brooks Regional Airport 1979 1980 [8]
United States (Texas) Corpus Christi Corpus Christi International Airport 1977 Present
United States (Texas) Dallas Dallas Love Field 1971 Present
United States (Texas) El Paso El Paso International Airport 1977 Present
United States (Texas) Harlingen/South Padre Island Valley International Airport 1975 Present
United States (Texas) Houston William P. Hobby Airport 1971 Present
United States (Texas) Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport 1971, 1980 1972, 2005 [8]
United States (Texas) Lubbock Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport 1977 Present
United States (Texas) Midland/Odessa Midland International Airport 1977 Present
United States (Texas) San Antonio San Antonio International Airport 1971 Present
United States (Utah) Salt Lake City Salt Lake City International Airport 1994 Present
United States (Virginia) Norfolk Norfolk International Airport 2001 Present
United States (Virginia) Richmond Richmond International Airport 2013 Present
United States (Virginia) Arlington County Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 2012 Present
United States (Virginia) Dulles Washington Dulles International Airport 2006 Present
United States (Washington) Seattle/Tacoma Seattle–Tacoma International Airport 1994 Present
United States (Washington) Spokane Spokane International Airport 1994 Present
United States (Wisconsin) Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport 2009 Present

References

  1. ↑ "Southwest Corporate Fact Sheet - Corporate Fact Sheet - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com.
  2. ↑ Jeremy Sickler. "Chapter 7: Flight Arrival Flow: Southwest vs. Legacy Carriers". Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
  3. ↑ Maxon, Terry. "Factoids from Southwest Airlines’ annual report". Dallas News. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Confirm Plans to Maintain AirTran Airways Operations at 22 Domestic and International Airports - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com.
  5. ↑ "Southwest Airlines Newsroom: Releases". Swamedia.com. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport overhauls terminal to add international travel". Sun Sentinel.
  7. ↑ http://swamedia.com/channels/city-start-up-dates/pages/when-did-we-arrive
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Openings/Closings - By Category - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com.
  9. 1 2 3 "Southwest Airlines To Cease Operations In Three Cities - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com.

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