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United Airlines vs Southwest Airlines route maps

United Airlines flies 1,109 nonstop routes and Southwest Airlines flies 1,094 nonstop routes. Both fly 115 routes, such as ALB–DEN, ABQ–DEN, and ATL–DEN. 994 routes only on United Airlines, 979 routes only on Southwest Airlines; both serve 110 airports. Routes checked October 27, 2026.

Routes both fly
115
Only UA
994
Only WN
979
Airports both serve
110
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Routes both fly · 115

Route sources (including Wikipedia fallback): United Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), United Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), United Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026), United Airlines ↗ (checked Oct 27, 2026) and 184 more.

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Only United Airlines · 994

From Chicago ORD · 214

From Denver DEN · 114

From Houston IAH · 180

From Newark EWR · 171

From San Francisco SFO · 105

From Washington IAD · 131

From Los Angeles LAX · 46

From Hagåtña GUM · 15

From Honolulu HNL · 6

From Tokyo NRT · 5

From Cleveland CLE · 2

From Key West EYW · 1

From Hong Kong HKG · 2

From Babelthuap Island ROR · 1

From Vieux Fort UVF · 1

Only Southwest Airlines · 979

From Dallas DAL · 81

From Chicago MDW · 83

From Las Vegas LAS · 76

From Baltimore BWI · 73

From Denver DEN · 6

From Phoenix PHX · 56

From Atlanta ATL · 14

From Austin AUS · 63

From Houston HOU · 61

From Los Angeles LAX · 12

From Nashville BNA · 81

From Oakland OAK · 18

From Orlando MCO · 61

From St. Louis STL · 42

From San Diego SAN · 35

From Tampa TPA · 33

From Kansas City MCI · 29

From Fort Lauderdale FLL · 19

From Sacramento SMF · 18

From Columbus CMH · 11

From Fort Myers RSW · 14

From San Jose SJC · 14

From Indianapolis IND · 10

From Pittsburgh PIT · 9

From New Orleans MSY · 8

From Milwaukee MKE · 6

From San Antonio SAT · 5

From Washington DCA · 4

From Burbank BUR · 7

From Long Beach LGB · 7

From Omaha OMA · 2

From Cancún CUN · 1

From Sarasota/Bradenton SRQ · 4

From Miami MIA · 2

From Buffalo BUF · 2

From Oklahoma City OKC · 1

From San José del Cabo SJD · 1

From Honolulu HNL · 5

From Warwick PVD · 1

From Santa Ana SNA · 1

From Kahului OGG · 2

From West Palm Beach DJT · 1

Airports both serve · 110

Quick answers

Do United Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly the same routes?

Yes, 115 routes: Albany (ALB) to Denver (DEN), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Denver (DEN), Atlanta (ATL) to Denver (DEN), Austin (AUS) to Denver (DEN), Austin (AUS) to Los Angeles (LAX), Austin (AUS) to San Francisco (SFO), Baltimore (BWI) to Denver (DEN), Baltimore (BWI) to San Francisco (SFO), Birmingham (BHM) to Denver (DEN), and Boise (BOI) to Denver (DEN), and 105 more.

Which has more routes, United Airlines or Southwest Airlines?

United Airlines, with 1,109 nonstop routes to 398 airports, against 1,094 routes to 120 airports for Southwest Airlines.

Which airports do both United 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 95 more.

Which routes does only United Airlines fly?

994 routes, including Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) to Chicago (ORD), Abilene (ABI) to Denver (DEN), Abilene (ABI) to Houston (IAH), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Washington (IAD), Albuquerque (ABQ) to Houston (IAH), and Albuquerque (ABQ) to Chicago (ORD), and 988 more.

Which routes does only Southwest Airlines fly?

979 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 Fort Lauderdale (FLL), and 973 more.

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

Los Angeles (LAX) to Lihue (LIH), about 2,612 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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