List of largest airlines in North America explained

These are lists of the largest airlines in North America, ranked by several metrics.

By passengers carried

This is a list of North America's largest passenger airlines in terms of enplaned passengers. Passenger numbers shown are inclusive of regional carriers operating under contract where applicable.

AirlineCountrydata-sort-type="number"2023data-sort-type="number"2022data-sort-type="number"2021data-sort-type="number"2020data-sort-type="number"2019data-sort-type="number"2018data-sort-type="number"2017data-sort-type="number"2016data-sort-type="number"2015data-sort-type="number"2014data-sort-type="number"2013data-sort-type="number"2012class=unsortable
style=text-align:left American AirlinesUnited States210,692,000199,288,000165,682,00095,324,000215,182,000203,745,000199,640,000198,714,575201,249,127197,340,801193,739,825107,806,578[1]
style=text-align:left Delta Air LinesUnited States190,000,000177,000,000TBATBA204,000,000192,465,271186,382,771183,741,787179,382,874171,350,030164,659,644164,571,529[2]
style=text-align:left Southwest AirlinesUnited States171,817,000156,982,000123,264,00067,785,000162,681,000163,605,833157,677,218151,740,357144,574,882135,767,188133,155,030133,978,100[3]
style=text-align:left United AirlinesUnited States164,927,000144,300,000104,082,00057,761,000162,443,000158,330,000148,067,000143,177,000140,369,000138,029,000139,209,000140,441,000[4]
style=text-align:left Air CanadaCanada44,790,00036,144,00013,192,00013,760,00051,543,000 50,904,00048,126,00044,849,00041,126,00038,526,00035,761,00034,900,000[5]
style=text-align:left Alaska AirlinesUnited States44,557,00041,468,00032,407,00017,927,00046,733,00045,802,00044,034,00041,947,00031,883,00029,278,00027,414,00025,896,000[6]
style=text-align:left Spirit AirlinesUnited States44,105,00038,463,00030,828,00018,746,00034,537,00029,312,00024,183,07021,618,03917,921,41914,293,70312,413,81210,422,548[7]
style=text-align:left JetBlue AirwaysUnited States42,534,00039,562,00030,094,00014,274,00042,727,69442,149,98940,038,09038,263,10435,100,98632,078,31630,463,22628,956,213[8]
style=text-align:left VolarisMexico33,497,00031,051,00024,405,00014,100,00021,975,00018,396,00016,427,00015,005,00011,983,0009,809,0008,900,0007,057,700[9]
style=text-align:left Frontier AirlinesUnited States30,218,00025,486,00020,708,00013,065,00021,869,00018,669,00015,970,00014,773,00012,569,00011,328,0009,874,0009,927,000[10]
style=text-align:left WestJetCanadaTBATBATBATBATBA25,491,29024,137,47721,951,46320,281,37619,651,97718,485,14417,423,000[11] [12]
style=text-align:left VivaAerobusMexico24,992,00020,698,00015,268,0008,123,00012,019,11410,014,0628,195,5666,373,6264,760,0004,000,000n/an/a[13]
style=text-align:left AeroméxicoMexico24,760,00021,724,00016,553,0009,484,00020,689,00021,878,00020,666,00019,703,00018,769,00017,190,00015,488,00014,812,000[14]
style=text-align:left Allegiant AirUnited States17,143,87016,630,13813,509,5448,553,62314,823,26713,606,10312,138,14611,003,8649,355,097 8,017,4427,103,3666,591,707[15]
|-| style=text-align:left |Interjet| Mexico| n/a| n/a| n/a| n/a| 15,184,720| 13,880,000| 12,378,000| 11,122,000| 10,483,000| 8,686,000| n/a| n/a|[16] |-| style=text-align:left |Hawaiian Airlines| United States| 10,879,000| 10,015,000| 6,543,000| 3,363,000| 11,751,003| 11,840,178| 11,505,324| 11,050,911| 10,672,667| 10,195,145| 9,935,743| 9,484,204|[17] |-|Flair Airlines|Canada|4,500,000||||||||||||[18]|-| style=text-align:left |Sun Country Airlines| United States| 4,140,663| 3,598,584| 2,733,364| 1,740,000| 3,127,000| 2,089,000| 2,062,000| 1,793,000| 1,851,000| 1,576,000| 1,439,000| 1,228,000|[18] |}
Notes

By fleet size

This is a list of airlines ranked by fleet size, :

Airlinedata-sort-type="number"Fleet size
style=text-align:leftAmerican Airlines952[19]
Delta Air Lines947[20]
style=text-align:leftUnited Airlines924[21]
style=text-align:leftSouthwest Airlines814
style=text-align:leftSkyWest Airlines493[22]
JetBlue286
Republic Airways230
Alaska Airlines221
Spirit Airlines201
style=text-align:leftAir Canada197
Envoy Air147
Endeavor Air137
WestJet133
Frontier Airlines132
Allegiant Air126
PSA Airlines119
Volaris118
Jazz Aviation107
Aeroméxico106
Mesa Airlines106
VivaAerobús79
GoJet Airlines67
CommuteAir64
style=text-align:leftPorter Airlines62
Hawaiian Airlines61
Piedmont Airlines61
Sun Country Airlines43
Aerolitoral40
Air Canada Rouge40
Air Wisconsin40
Air Transat36
style=text-align:leftBreeze Airways35[23]
Sunwing Airlines22
style=text-align:leftSilver Airways15[24]

By number of destinations

This is a list of airlines ranked by number of destinations, :

Airlinedata-sort-type="number"Destinations
style=text-align:leftUnited Airlines431[25]
style=text-align:leftAmerican Airlines352[26]
style=text-align:leftDelta Air Lines290[27]
style=text-align:leftSkyWest Airlines244[28]
style=text-align:leftAir Canada192[29]
style=text-align:leftAllegiant Air128[30]
style=text-align:leftAlaska Airlines119[31]
style=text-align:leftSouthwest Airlines111[32]
style=text-align:leftFrontier Airlines110[33]
style=text-align:leftWestJet105[34]
style=text-align:leftJetBlue104 [35]
style=text-align:leftSpirit Airlines91 [36]
style=text-align:leftAeromexico78 [37]
style=text-align:leftVolaris66[38]
style=text-align:leftAir Transat64[39]
style=text-align:leftSun Country Airlines60[40]
style=text-align:leftVivaAerobús56[41]
style=text-align:leftBreeze Airways35[42]
style=text-align:leftHawaiian Airlines32[43]

By frequency

This is a list of airlines ranked by daily flights (frequency):

Airlinedata-sort-type="number"Daily departures
style=text-align:leftAmerican Airlines5,400
style=text-align:leftUnited Airlines5,000
style=text-align:leftDelta Air Lines4,200
style=text-align:leftSouthwest Airlines4,000
style=text-align:leftAir Canada1,500
style=text-align:leftAlaska Airlines1,200
style=text-align:leftJetBlue925
style=text-align:leftWestJet777[44]
style=text-align:leftAeromexico600
style=text-align:leftSpirit Airlines400
style=text-align:leftFrontier Airlines270
style=text-align:leftInterjet270
style=text-align:leftAllegiant Air242
style=text-align:leftHawaiian Airlines212
style=text-align:leftVolaris200
style=text-align:leftVivaAerobus115
style=text-align:leftBreeze Airways105
style=text-align:leftSun Country Airlines47

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://s202.q4cdn.com/986123435/files/doc_downloads/4Q23-Financials.pdf
  2. Web site: Delta Air Lines, Inc. - Financial Information - Traffic Releases. ir.delta.com. en-CA. 2024-06-11.
  3. Web site: Southwest Airlines Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results . 2024-04-04 . www.southwestairlinesinvestorrelations.com . en.
  4. Web site: United Airlines Announces Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2023 Financial Results . 2024-04-04.
  5. https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ircnw_aircanada/530/Q4_2023_Air_Canada_News_Release.pdf
  6. Web site: Alaska Air Group reports fourth quarter and full year 2023 results . 2024-04-04.
  7. Spirit Airlines Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results . 2024-04-04 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  8. Web site: JetBlue Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Results . 2024-04-04.
  9. Web site: Volaris Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 . 2023-02-21 . Volaris IR . 2023-03-06.
  10. Web site: Frontier Airlines Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results . 2024-04-04.
  11. News: News Releases. News Release Archive. 2018-02-09.
  12. Web site: WestJet Q3 2019 Report.
  13. https://cdn.investorcloud.net/VivaAerobus/InformacionFinanciera/ReportesTrimestrales/2023-4T23-en.pdf
  14. https://aeromexico.com/cms/sites/default/files/2024-01/Diciembre-2023-Est-Op-ENG.pdf
  15. https://ir.allegiantair.com/news/news-details/2024/Allegiant-Reports-December-2023-Traffic/default.aspx
  16. Web site: Investor Relations. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207010147/https://www.interjet.com/investor-relations.aspx?culture=en-us. usurped. February 7, 2018. www.interjet.com. en. 2018-02-09.
  17. Web site: Newsroom . Hawaiian Airlines . Hawaiian Holdings Reports 2023 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results . 2024-04-04 . Hawaiian Airlines Newsroom . en.
  18. Web site: Quarterly Results . 2024-04-04.
  19. Web site: American Airlines fleet details. October 6, 2023.
  20. Web site: Delta Air Lines Fleet details . September 22, 2023 . airfleets.net.
  21. Web site: United Airlines Fleet Details . September 22, 2023 . airfleets.net.
  22. Web site: SkyWest Airlines Facts. SkyWest Airlines . 2023-03-06.
  23. Web site: Breeze Airways Fleet Details and History .
  24. Web site: Silver Airways Fleet Airfleets aviation. 2021-12-21. www.airfleets.net.
  25. Web site: United Airlines Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  26. Web site: American Airlines Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  27. Web site: Delta Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  28. Web site: SkyWest Fact Sheet-SkyWest.com. en.
  29. Web site: Air Canada Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  30. Web site: Allegiant Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  31. Web site: Alaska Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  32. Web site: Southwest Airlines Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  33. Web site: Frontier Airlines Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  34. Web site: WestJet Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  35. Web site: JetBlue Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  36. Web site: Spirit Airlines Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  37. Web site: Aeromexico Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  38. Web site: Volaris Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2022-11-13 . www.flightconnections.com. en.
  39. Web site: Air Transat Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  40. Web site: Sun Country Airlines Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  41. Web site: VivaAerobus Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  42. Web site: Breeze Airways Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  43. Web site: Hawaiian Airlines Route Map and Destinations - FlightConnections.com. 2021-03-09. www.flightconnections.com. en.
  44. Web site: WestJet unveils its Dreamliner 'Spirit of Canada' to the world . WestJet Newsroom.