Southwest


Essential Performance Statistics

Discover how Southwest performed in 2024 with key metrics such as capacity, frequency, ASKs, busiest routes and average airfares.

southwest-stats

Main Hub: Dallas Love Field (DAL)
Country / Territory: United States of America
Alliance: N/a

Southwest: 2024 IN STATS


 

CAPACITY

231,418,133
0.7% YoY

FREQUENCY

1,452,219

1.2% YoY

ASKS

286,663,356,537

⬆ 3.9% YoY

ROUTES

2,030

⬆ 5.2% YoY

Key Takeaways


 

  • Under some pressure from shareholders, Southwest is adjusting both its network and product offering, in a bid to improve revenues and business performance.
  • With 97% of its capacity in the US domestic market, representing a nearly 10% capacity growth compared to pre-Covid 2019 levels, Southwest remains the third largest airline in the world despite not seeing any growth in 2024.
  • The airline has differing shares of market capacity across its five largest bases, ranging from near total domination at Dallas Love Field (97%) through to Denver where the airline has 32% of the airport’s capacity and competes head-to-head with United Airlines.

Southwest: Capacity by Type


 

Southwest-Capacity-Split

Southwest: Capacity by Region


 

Southwest: Top 5 Country Markets


 

Southwest: Top 5 Airports


 

Top 5 International Routes

  • SJU-MCO
  • CUN-HOU
  • BWI-SJU
  • BWI-MBJ
  • CUN-BWI

Top 5 Domestic Routes

  • BWI-MCO
  • PHX-DEN
  • OGG-HNL
  • DAL-HOU
  • LAS-DEN

Southwest: Aircraft Fleet Composition


 

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