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City |
Code |
Inaugurated |
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1 |
Dallas (Love Field) |
DAL |
6/18/1971 |
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2 |
San Antonio |
SAT |
6/18/1971 |
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3 |
Houston (Hobby) |
HOU |
11/14/71* |
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4 |
Harlingen/South Padre Island |
HRL |
2/11/1975 |
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5 |
Corpus Christi |
CRP |
3/1/1977 |
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6 |
Lubbock |
LBB |
5/20/1977 |
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7 |
Midland/Odessa |
MAF |
5/20/1977 |
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8 |
El Paso |
ELP |
6/30/1977 |
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9 |
Austin |
AUS |
9/15/1977 |
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10 |
Amarillo |
AMA |
12/12/1978 |
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11 |
New Orleans |
MSY |
1/25/1979 |
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12 |
Oklahoma City |
OKC |
4/1/1980 |
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13 |
Tulsa |
TUL |
4/2/1980 |
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14 |
Albuquerque |
ABQ |
4/3/1980 |
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15 |
Las Vegas |
LAS |
1/31/1982 |
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16 |
Phoenix |
PHX |
1/31/1982 |
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17 |
San Diego |
SAN |
1/31/1982 |
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18 |
Kansas City |
MCI |
2/18/1982 |
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19 |
Los Angeles |
LAX |
9/18/1982 |
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20 |
Little Rock |
LIT |
2/27/1984 |
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21 |
Chicago (Midway) |
MDW |
3/17/1985 |
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22 |
St. Louis |
STL |
3/17/1985 |
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23 |
Ontario |
ONT |
5/15/1985 |
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24 |
Nashville |
BNA |
3/18/1986 |
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25 |
Birmingham |
BHM |
3/10/1987 |
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26 |
Detroit |
DTW |
6/4/1987 |
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27 |
Indianapolis |
IND |
4/3/1989 |
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28 |
Oakland |
OAK |
5/15/1989 |
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29 |
Burbank |
BUR |
4/16/1990 |
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30 |
Reno |
RNO |
11/15/1990 |
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31 |
Sacramento |
SMF |
6/17/1991 |
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32 |
Cleveland |
CLE |
2/13/1992 |
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33 |
Columbus |
CMH |
6/4/1992 |
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34 |
Louisville |
SDF |
5/24/1993 |
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35 |
San Jose, California |
SJC |
6/1/1993 |
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36 |
Baltimore/Washington (BWI) |
BWI |
9/15/1993 |
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37 |
Orange County |
SNA |
5/26/1994 |
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38 |
Portland, OR |
PDX |
6/6/1994 |
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39 |
Seattle/Tacoma |
SEA |
6/6/1994 |
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40 |
Spokane |
GEG |
6/6/1994 |
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41 |
Boise |
BOI |
10/4/1994 |
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42 |
Salt Lake City |
SLC |
10/4/1994 |
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43 |
Tucson |
TUS |
10/4/1994 |
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44 |
Omaha |
OMA |
3/4/1995 |
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45 |
Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood |
FLL |
1/22/1996 |
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46 |
Tampa Bay |
TPA |
1/22/1996 |
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47 |
Orlando |
MCO |
4/7/1996 |
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48 |
Providence |
PVD |
10/27/1996 |
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49 |
Jacksonville |
JAX |
1/15/1997 |
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50 |
Manchester |
MHT |
6/7/1998 |
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51 |
Long Island/Islip MacArthur |
ISP |
3/14/1999 |
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52 |
Raleigh/Durham |
RDU |
6/6/1999 |
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53 |
Hartford/Springfield |
BDL |
10/31/1999 |
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54 |
Albany |
ALB |
5/7/2000 |
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55 |
Buffalo/Niagara Falls |
BUF |
10/8/2000 |
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56 |
West Palm Beach |
PBI |
1/21/2001 |
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57 |
Norfolk / Virginia Beach |
ORF |
10/7/2001 |
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58 |
Philadelphia |
PHL |
5/9/2004 |
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59 |
Pittsburgh |
PIT |
5/4/2005 |
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60 |
Ft. Myers/Naples |
RSW |
10/2/2005 |
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61 |
Denver |
DEN |
01/03/06** |
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62 |
Washington D.C. (Dulles) |
IAD |
10/5/2006 |
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63 |
San Francisco (SFO) |
SFO |
08/26/07*** |
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64 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul |
MSP |
3/8/2009 |
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65 |
New York (LaGuardia) |
LGA |
6/28/2009 |
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66 |
Boston Logan |
BOS |
8/16/2009 |
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67 |
Milwaukee |
MKE |
11/1/2009 |
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68 |
Panama City Beach, FL |
ECP |
5/23/2010 |
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69 |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
GSP |
3/13/2011 |
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70 |
Charleston |
CHS |
3/13/2011 |
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71 |
Atlanta |
ATL |
2/12/2012 |
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72 |
Washington D.C. (Reagan National) |
DCA |
7/8/2012 |
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73 |
Des Moines |
DSM |
9/30/2012 |
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74 |
Charlotte |
CLT |
4/14/2013 |
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75 |
San Juan |
SJU |
4/14/2013 |
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76 |
Rochester |
ROC |
4/14/2013 |
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77 |
Portland, ME |
PWM |
4/14/2013 |
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78 |
Wichita |
ICT |
6/2/2013 |
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79 |
Grand Rapids |
GRR |
8/11/2013 |
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80 |
Memphis |
MEM |
11/3/2013 |
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81 |
Pensacola |
PNS |
11/3/2013 |
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82 |
Richmond |
RIC |
11/3/2013 |
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83 |
Montego Bay |
MBJ |
7/1/2014 |
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84 |
Aruba |
AUA |
7/1/2014 |
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85 |
Nassau |
NAS |
7/1/2014 |
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86 |
Cancún |
CUN |
8/10/2014 |
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87 |
San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos |
SJD |
8/10/2014 |
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88 |
Punta Cana |
PUJ |
11/2/2014 |
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89 |
San Jose, Costa Rica |
SJO |
3/7/2015 |
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90 |
Puerto Vallarta |
PVR |
6/7/2015 |
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91 |
Belize |
BZE |
10/15/2015 |
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92 |
Liberia/Guanacaste, Costa Rica |
LIR |
11/1/2015 |
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93 |
Long Beach |
LGB |
6/5/2016 |
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94 |
Havana |
HAV |
12/12/2016 |
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95 |
Grand Cayman |
GCM |
6/4/2017 |
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96 |
Cincinnati |
CVG |
6/4/2017 |
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97 |
Turks & Caicos |
PLS |
11/5/2017 |
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98 |
Honolulu (Oahu) |
HNL |
3/17/2019 |
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99 |
Kahului (Maui) |
OGG |
4/7/2019 |
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100 |
Kona (Island of Hawaii) |
KOA |
5/12/2019 |
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101 |
Lihue (Kauai) |
LIH |
11/10/2019 |
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102 |
Hilo (Island of Hawaii) |
ITO |
1/19/2020 |
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103 |
Cozumel |
CZM |
3/7/2020 |
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104 |
Miami |
MIA |
11/15/2020 |
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105 |
Palm Springs, Calif. |
PSP |
11/15/2020 |
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106 |
Steamboat Springs, Colo. |
HDN |
12/19/2020 |
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107 |
Montrose (Telluride), Colo. |
MTJ |
12/19/2020 |
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108 |
Chicago (O’Hare) |
ORD |
2/14/2021 |
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109 |
Sarasota/Bradenton |
SRQ |
2/14/2021 |
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110 |
Colorado Springs |
COS |
3/11/2021 |
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111 |
Savannah/Hilton Head |
SAV |
3/11/2021 |
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112 |
Santa Barbara, Calif |
SBA |
4/12/2021 |
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113 |
Houston (Bush) |
IAH |
4/12/2021* |
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114 |
Fresno, Calif. |
FAT |
4/25/2021 |
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115 |
Destin/Ft. Walton Beach |
VPS |
5/6/2021 |
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116 |
Myrtle Beach S.C. |
MYR |
5/23/2021 |
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117 |
Bozeman |
BZN |
5/27/2021 |
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118 |
Jackson, Miss. |
JAN |
6/6/2021**** |
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119 |
Eugene, Ore. |
EUG |
8/29/2021 |
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120 |
Bellingham, Wash. |
BLI |
11/7/21 |
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121 |
Syracuse |
SYR |
11/14/21 |
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Previous Destinations
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX (BPT) - 3/5/79 to 9/5/80
Detroit City Airport, MI (DET) - 7/6/88 to 9/14/93
Key West, FL (EYW) – 11/4/12 to 6/7/14
Branson, MO (BKG) – 3/9/13 to 6/7/14
Akron/Canton, OH (CAK) – 8/12/2012 to 6/3/17
Dayton, OH (DAY) – 8/12/12 to 6/3/17
Varadero, Cuba (VRA) - 11/13/16 to 9/4/17
Santa Clara, Cuba (SNU) - 12/15/16 to 9/4/17
Flint, MI (FNT) – 4/13/03 to 6/6/18
Mexico City, MX (MEX) – 11/2/14 to 3/30/19
Newark, NJ (EWR) – 3/27/11 to 11/2/19
* Houston Intercontinental was Southwest's original and only Houston airport with service from 6/18/71 until 11/14/71, when service began from Houston Hobby. Service at Intercontinental ceased 5/14/72. Southwest restarted service from Intercontinental Airport on 9/8/80 and ceased operations 4/2/05. Southwest announced on 10/12/2020 that service to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport would resume in the first half of 2021.
** Southwest served Denver Stapleton (DEN) from 5/26/83 to 9/30/86
*** Southwest served San Francisco Int'l Airport (SFO) from 10/31/82 to 3/4/01
**** Jackson, MS was previously served by Southwest from 8/9/97 to 6/7/14. Southwest announced on 10/22/2020 that service to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport would resume in the first half of 2021.
Revised 2/8/2022
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