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American Airlines vs Southwest Airlines route maps

American Airlines flies 1,283 nonstop routes and Southwest Airlines flies 1,094 nonstop routes. Both fly 130 routes, such as ABQ–LAX, ABQ–PHX, and ATL–PHX. 1,153 routes only on American Airlines, 964 routes only on Southwest Airlines; both serve 114 airports. Routes checked October 27, 2026.

Routes both fly
130
Only AA
1,153
Only WN
964
Airports both serve
114
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Routes both fly · 130

Route sources (including Wikipedia fallback): American Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), American Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), American Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), American Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026) and 159 more.

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Only American Airlines · 1153

From Dallas DFW · 250

From Charlotte CLT · 181

From Chicago ORD · 181

From Los Angeles LAX · 33

From Miami MIA · 147

From New York JFK · 46

From New York LGA · 50

From Philadelphia PHL · 114

From Phoenix PHX · 54

From Washington DCA · 66

From Boston BOS · 22

From Raleigh RDU · 5

From Cancún CUN · 2

From Indianapolis IND · 1

From Aspen ASE · 1

Only Southwest Airlines · 964

From Dallas DAL · 81

From Chicago MDW · 83

From Las Vegas LAS · 75

From Baltimore BWI · 74

From Denver DEN · 86

From Phoenix PHX · 7

From Atlanta ATL · 13

From Austin AUS · 61

From Houston HOU · 61

From Los Angeles LAX · 7

From Nashville BNA · 73

From Oakland OAK · 18

From Orlando MCO · 57

From San Diego SAN · 37

From St. Louis STL · 35

From Tampa TPA · 32

From Kansas City MCI · 27

From Fort Lauderdale FLL · 18

From Sacramento SMF · 18

From Fort Myers RSW · 16

From San Jose SJC · 14

From Columbus CMH · 7

From Indianapolis IND · 7

From New Orleans MSY · 6

From Pittsburgh PIT · 6

From San Antonio SAT · 5

From Burbank BUR · 8

From Milwaukee MKE · 4

From Long Beach LGB · 7

From Sarasota/Bradenton SRQ · 4

From Omaha OMA · 2

From Buffalo BUF · 2

From San José del Cabo SJD · 1

From Honolulu HNL · 5

From Oklahoma City OKC · 1

From Cancún CUN · 1

From Warwick PVD · 1

From Santa Ana SNA · 1

From West Palm Beach DJT · 1

From Kahului OGG · 2

Airports both serve · 114

Quick answers

Do American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly the same routes?

Yes, 130 routes: Albuquerque (ABQ) to Los Angeles (LAX), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Phoenix (PHX), Atlanta (ATL) to Phoenix (PHX), Austin (AUS) to Cancún (CUN), Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX), Austin (AUS) to Miami (MIA), Austin (AUS) to Phoenix (PHX), Austin (AUS) to San José del Cabo (SJD), Baltimore (BWI) to Charlotte (CLT), and Baltimore (BWI) to Miami (MIA), and 120 more.

Which has more routes, American Airlines or Southwest Airlines?

American Airlines, with 1,283 nonstop routes to 372 airports, against 1,094 routes to 120 airports for Southwest Airlines.

Which airports do both American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly to?

Albany (ALB), Albuquerque (ABQ), Amarillo (AMA), Anchorage (ANC), Atlanta (ATL), Austin (AUS), Baltimore (BWI), Belize City (BZE), Birmingham (BHM), Boise (BOI), Boston (BOS), Bozeman (BZN), Buffalo (BUF), Burbank (BUR), and Cancún (CUN), and 99 more.

Which routes does only American Airlines fly?

1,153 routes, including Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) to Charlotte (CLT), Abilene (ABI) to Dallas (DFW), Abilene (ABI) to Phoenix (PHX), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Dallas (DFW), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Chicago (ORD), and Nantucket (ACK) to Boston (BOS), and 1147 more.

Which routes does only Southwest Airlines fly?

964 routes, including Austin (AUS) to Albuquerque (ABQ), Austin (AUS) to Amarillo (AMA), Austin (AUS) to Atlanta (ATL), Windsor Locks (BDL) to Baltimore (BWI), Windsor Locks (BDL) to Dallas (DAL), and Windsor Locks (BDL) to Denver (DEN), and 958 more.

What is the longest route both American Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly?

Phoenix (PHX) to Honolulu (HNL), about 2,914 miles great-circle.

Where do these route maps come from?

Each airline's own route map, timetable and newsroom pages, with Wikipedia used only where an airline publishes none. Every source is linked under the map; the newest was checked October 27, 2026.

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