SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
Southwest Airlines is a low-cost airline in the United States. It is headquartered in the Love Field neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. It is the fourth-largest airline in North America when measured by passengers carried, as of 2024. With its all-Boeing 737 fleet, Southwest serves over 100 destinations in 42 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and ten other countries and territories near the southern United States in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea regions: Aruba, the Bahamas, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- air transport [1]
- Company / filing name
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO [2]
- Headquarters location
- Dallas [1]
- Founded
- 1967; 1967-03-15 [1]
- Legal form
- For-Profit Corporation [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Bob Jordan [1]
- Founders
- Herb Kelleher [1]
- Official website
- https://www.southwest.com/; https://espanol.southwest.com/ [1]
- Employees
- 59,793 · reported year 2019 [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 23,814,000,000 · reported year 2022 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US8447411088 [1]
- CIK
- 92380 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- LUV (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Southwest Airlines is a low-cost airline in the United States. It is headquartered in the Love Field neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. It is the fourth-largest airline in North America when measured by passengers carried, as of 2024. With its all-Boeing 737 fleet, Southwest serves over 100 destinations in 42 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and ten other countries and territories near the southern United States in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea regions: Aruba, the Bahamas, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands. [3]
The airline was established on March 9, 1967, by Herb Kelleher and Rollin King as Air Southwest Co. and adopted its current name, Southwest Airlines Co., in 1971, when it began operating as an intrastate airline wholly within the state of Texas, first flying between Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. It began regional interstate service in 1979, expanding nationwide in the following decades. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Southwest Airlines. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Bob Jordan in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [1]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 59,793 · reported year 2019. [1]
Annual revenue: USD 23,814,000,000 · reported year 2022. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: LUV (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO founded?
Founded: 1967; 1967-03-15. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO?
Headquarters location: Dallas. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO?
Business sectors: air transport. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Southwest Airlines (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.