Where Does Southwest Airlines Fly?
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Southwest Airlines is a low-cost carrier that offers flights throughout 69 cities in the continental United States. Southwest has more than 3,300 daily departures. Whether traveling is a hobby or a special experience, check-in to Southwest for your next getaway for low fares that won’t hurt your credit card!
Top Airports
Southwest Airlines serves more than 33 states throughout the United States. The airport with the most Southwest traffic is Las Vegas, with 233 daily departures. Chicago Midway has more than 217 daily departures, and Phoenix is third with 183. These airports offer the most nonstop flights.
East Coast
Southwest serves most of the major airports on the East Coast, including Philadelphia International Airport and New York's La Guardia Airport. Service to the Washington, D.C., area is through Baltimore Washington and Dulles airports. Service to New England is through Manchester in New Hampshire. Southwest also services Boston's Logan Airport.
West Coast
In California, Southwest serves the metro areas of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento. In addition to serving San Francisco's main airport, Southwest travels to Oakland and San Jose airports. In Southern California, Southwest services LAX, as well as airports in Orange County, Burbank, San Diego and Ontario. Southwest also flies to Honolulu, Hawaii and Alaska!
Southeastern United States
While Southwest does not service Georgia or South Carolina, it provides flights to many states in the Southeastern United States. Southwest flies to Norfolk Airport in southern Virginia and Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina. Southwest services numerous Florida airports, including Tampa Bay, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, New Orleans, West Palm Beach and Orlando. Just don’t try to get a Southwest flight into Atlanta!
Southwestern United States
Southwest Airlines flies to every state in the Southwest United States and services 10 airports in Texas alone, including Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas. Other Southwestern cities include Albuquerque, Phoenix and Tucson.
West and Midwest United States
Southwest Airlines does not service Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas or Iowa. But it does fly to many airports in the West and Midwest, including Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; and Minneapolis/St. Paul. in Minnesota. Service to Chicago is through the city's Midway Airport (MDW).
International Flights
Although Southwest mostly offers intercontinental flights. it does service some international locations too, especially in Central America and the Caribbean area. Some international destinations include Nassau, Bahamas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; the Grand Cayman Islands; Aruba; Havana, Cuba; San Jose, Costa Rica; Turks and Caicos; Belize; Montego Bay; and several locations in Mexico including Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, and Puerto Vallarta.