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Southwest Airlines is the largest US low-cost airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Southwest Airlines operates both short-haul and long-haul flights and its main base is located in Las Vegas at McCarran International Airport. The airline was founded in 1967 as Air Southwest and it was originally determined to serve only three cities in Texas. Nowadays, Southwest Airlines provides numerous flights to various destinations throughout the United States.

The fleet of the airline consisted of 546 aircraft in 2010. It carried over 100 million passengers in the same year. Southwest Airlines belongs to the world's most profitable airlines and it also gained many awards. The airline runs its own frequent flyer program named Rapid Rewards.


NameSouthwest Airlines
ICAO / IATA CodeSWA
Air ticket price
Payment optionsVISA
Mastercard
American Express
Diners Club, UATP Rapid Rewards Visa Discover Network PayPal
Cabin baggage allowanceSize 10" x 16" x 24", Weight ? kg
Checked baggage allowanceSize length + width + height = 62", Weight 23 kg
Checked-in baggage feesNo
Excess baggage fee$50/bag
On-line check-in possibleYes
Free refreshmentsNo
NotesExcess baggage fee:
3rd - 9th bag: $50/bag
10th bag: $110/bag
Frequent flyer programmeRapid Rewards
Airline fleetBoeing 737-300
Boeing 737-500
Boeing 737-700
Number of flights472
Websitehttp://www.southwest.com/ Open this link to a new window
Contact informationUnited States: (OO1) 1-800-435-9792
More contacts Open this link to a new window
AddressSouthwest Airlines
P.O. Box 36647 - 1CR
Dallas, Texas 75235-1647

Southwest Airlines's base airports

  »  Baltimore - Baltimore Washington International (BWI)
  »  Chicago - Chicago Midway International (MDW)
  »  Denver - Denver International (DEN)
  »  Las Vegas - McCarran International (LAS)
  »  Los Angeles - Los Angeles International (LAX)
  »  Nashville - Nashville International (BNA)
  »  Orlando - Orlando (MCO)
  »  Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX)
  »  San Diego - San Diego International Lindbergh Fld (SAN)
Total 9 hubs

Southwest Airlines's destinations

Other airports

United States of America
  »  Albany: Albany International (ALB)
  »  Albuquerque: Albuquerque (ABQ)
  »  Amarillo: Amarillo International (AMA)
  »  Austin: Austin Bergstrom International (AUS)
  »  Baltimore: Baltimore Washington International (BWI)
  »  Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham International, Alabama (BHM)
  »  Boise: Boise Air Terminal (BOI)
  »  Boston: Boston (BOS)
  »  Buffalo: Buffalo Niagara International (BUF)
  »  Burbank: Burbank Glendale Pasadena (BUR)
  »  Chicago: Chicago Midway International (MDW)
  »  Cleveland: Cleveland Hopkins International (CLE)
  »  Columbus: Port Columbus International (CMH)
  »  Corpus Christi: Corpus Christi International (CRP)
  »  Dallas: Dallas Love Fld (DAL)
  »  Denver: Denver International (DEN)
  »  Detroit: Detroit Metro Wayne (DTW)
  »  El Paso: El Paso International (ELP)
  »  Fort Lauderdale: Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL)
  »  Fort Myers: Southwest Florida Reg - Fort Myers (RSW)
  »  Harlingen: Valley International (HRL)
  »  Houston: William P Hobby (HOU)
  »  Indianapolis: Indianapolis International (IND)
  »  Islip: Long Island Mac Arthur (ISP)
  »  Jackson: Jackson International (JAN)
  »  Jacksonville: Jacksonville International (JAX)
  »  Kansas City: Kansas City International (MCI)
  »  Las Vegas: McCarran International (LAS)
  »  Little Rock: Adams Fld (LIT)
  »  Los Angeles: Los Angeles International (LAX)
  »  Louisville: Louisville International (SDF)
  »  Lubbock: Lubbock International (LBB)
  »  Manchester, New Hampshire: Manchester-Boston Regional (MHT)
  »  Midland: Midland International (MAF)
  »  Milwaukee: General Mitchell International (MKE)
  »  Minneapolis: Minneapolis St Paul International (MSP)
  »  Nashville: Nashville International (BNA)
  »  New Orleans: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY)
  »  New York: La Guardia (LGA)
  »  Norfolk: Norfolk International (ORF)
  »  Oakland: Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK)
  »  Oklahoma City: Will Rogers World (OKC)
  »  Omaha: Eppley Afld (OMA)
  »  Ontario: Ontario International (ONT)
  »  Orlando: Orlando (MCO)
  »  Philadelphia: Philadelphia International (PHL)
  »  Phoenix: Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX)
  »  Pittsburgh (Pennsylva): Pittsburgh International (PIT)
  »  Portland: Portland International (PDX)
  »  Providence: Theodore Francis Green State (PVD)
  »  Raleigh-Durham: Raleigh Durham International (RDU)
  »  Reno: Reno Tahoe International (RNO)
  »  Sacramento: Sacramento International (SMF)
  »  Salt Lake City: Salt Lake City International (SLC)
  »  San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio International (SAT)
  »  San Diego: San Diego International Lindbergh Fld (SAN)
  »  San Francisco: San Francisco International (SFO)
  »  San Jose, California: Norman Y Mineta San Jose International (SJC)
  »  Santa Ana: John Wayne (SNA)
  »  Seattle: Seattle Tacoma International (SEA)
  »  Spokane: Spokane International (GEG)
  »  St. Louis, Missouri: Lambert St Louis International (STL)
  »  Tacoma: Seattle Tacoma International (SEA)
  »  Tampa: Tampa International (TPA)
  »  Tucson: Tucson International (TUS)
  »  Tulsa: Tulsa International (TUL)
  »  Washington: Washington Dulles International (IAD)
  »  West Palm Beach: Palm Beach International (PBI)
  »  Windsor Locks: Bradley International (BDL)
Total 69 destinations

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