List of largest airlines in North America

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

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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.

AirlineCountry202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012Ref
American Airlines United States210,692,000199,288,000165,682,00095,324,000215,182,000203,745,000199,640,000198,714,575201,249,127197,340,801193,739,825 1 107,806,578 [1]
Delta Air Lines United States190,000,000177,000,000TBATBA204,000,000192,465,271186,382,771183,741,787179,382,874171,350,030164,659,644164,571,529 [2]
Southwest Airlines United 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]
United Airlines United 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]
Air Canada Canada44,790,00036,144,00013,192,00013,760,00051,543,00050,904,00048,126,00044,849,00041,126,00038,526,00035,761,00034,900,000 [5]
Alaska Airlines United States44,557,00041,468,00032,407,00017,927,00046,733,00045,802,00044,034,00041,947,000 2 31,883,00029,278,00027,414,00025,896,000 [6]
Spirit Airlines United 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]
JetBlue Airways United 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]
Volaris Mexico33,497,00031,051,00024,405,00014,100,00021,975,00018,396,00016,427,00015,005,00011,983,0009,809,0008,900,0007,057,700 [9]
Frontier Airlines United 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]
WestJet CanadaTBATBATBATBATBA25,491,29024,137,47721,951,46320,281,37619,651,97718,485,14417,423,000 [11] [12]
VivaAerobus Mexico24,992,00020,698,00015,268,0008,123,00012,019,11410,014,0628,195,5666,373,6264,760,0004,000,000n/an/a [13]
Aeroméxico Mexico24,760,00021,724,00016,553,0009,484,00020,689,00021,878,00020,666,00019,703,00018,769,00017,190,00015,488,00014,812,000 [14]
Allegiant Air United States17,143,87016,630,13813,509,5448,553,62314,823,26713,606,10312,138,14611,003,8649,355,0978,017,4427,103,3666,591,707 [15]
Interjet Mexicon/an/an/an/a15,184,72013,880,00012,378,00011,122,00010,483,0008,686,000n/an/a [16]
Hawaiian Airlines United States10,879,00010,015,0006,543,0003,363,00011,751,00311,840,17811,505,32411,050,91110,672,66710,195,1459,935,7439,484,204 [17]
Flair Airlines Canada4,500,000 [18]
Sun Country Airlines United States4,140,6633,598,5842,733,3641,740,0003,127,0002,089,0002,062,0001,793,0001,851,0001,576,0001,439,0001,228,000 [18]
Notes

By fleet size

This is a list of airlines ranked by fleet size, as of May 28,2024:

AirlineFleet sizeRef
American Airlines 952 [19]
Delta Air Lines 947 [20]
United Airlines 924 [21]
Southwest Airlines 814[ citation needed ]
SkyWest Airlines 493 [22]
Alaska Airlines 365 [23]
JetBlue 286[ citation needed ]
Republic Airways 230
Spirit Airlines 201[ citation needed ]
Air Canada 197[ citation needed ]
Envoy Air 147
Endeavor Air 137
WestJet 133[ citation needed ]
Frontier Airlines 132[ citation needed ]
Allegiant Air 126[ citation needed ]
PSA Airlines 119
Volaris 118[ citation needed ]
Jazz Aviation 107
Aeroméxico 106[ citation needed ]
Mesa Airlines 106
VivaAerobús 79[ citation needed ]
GoJet Airlines 67
CommuteAir 64
Porter Airlines 62[ citation needed ]
Hawaiian Airlines 61[ citation needed ]
Piedmont Airlines 61
Sun Country Airlines 43[ citation needed ]
Aerolitoral 40
Air Canada Rouge 40
Air Wisconsin 40
Air Transat 36[ citation needed ]
Breeze Airways 35 [24]
Sunwing Airlines 22[ citation needed ]
Silver Airways 15 [25]

By number of destinations

This is a list of airlines ranked by number of destinations, as of March 9,2021:

AirlineDestinationsRef
United Airlines 431 [26]
American Airlines 352 [27]
Delta Air Lines 290 [28]
SkyWest Airlines 244 [29]
Air Canada 192 [30]
Allegiant Air 128 [31]
Alaska Airlines 119 [32]
Southwest Airlines 111 [33]
Frontier Airlines 110 [34]
WestJet 105 [35]
JetBlue 104 [36]
Spirit Airlines 91 [37]
Aeromexico 78 [38]
Volaris 66 [39]
Air Transat 64 [40]
Sun Country Airlines 60 [41]
VivaAerobús 56 [42]
Breeze Airways 35 [43]
Hawaiian Airlines 32 [44]

By frequency

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

AirlineDaily departuresRef
American Airlines 5,400
United Airlines 5,000
Delta Air Lines 4,200
Southwest Airlines 4,000
Air Canada 1,500
Alaska Airlines 1,200
JetBlue 925
WestJet 777 [45]
Aeromexico 600
Spirit Airlines 400
Frontier Airlines 270
Interjet 270
Allegiant Air 242
Hawaiian Airlines 212
Volaris 200
VivaAerobus 115
Breeze Airways 105
Sun Country Airlines 47

See also

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WestJet Airlines, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, is the second-largest airline in Canada. It began operations in 1996 with 220 employees, three aircraft, and five destinations. It was launched as a low-cost alternative to the country's major airlines. Today, WestJet operates scheduled, charter, and cargo air service, transporting more than 25 million passengers per year. The airline has a significant domestic and international network, which serves over 100 destinations across North America, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Central America. WestJet has an average of 777 flights per day, solidifying its position as the eighth-largest airline in North America by frequency.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oakland International Airport</span> Airport serving the San Francisco-Oakland Metropolitan Area, California, United States

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Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U., branded as Air Europa, is the third-largest Spanish airline after Iberia and Vueling. The airline is headquartered in Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain; it has its main hub at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport with focus city operations at Palma de Mallorca Airport and Tenerife North Airport. Air Europa flies to over 44 destinations in Spain, the rest of Europe, South America, North America, the Caribbean, Morocco and Tunisia. Since September 2007, Air Europa has been member of the SkyTeam alliance.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wizz Air</span> Low-cost airline of Hungary

Wizz Air, stylized as W!ZZ, is a Hungarian ultra low-cost carrier group headquartered in Budapest. The company includes the subsidiaries Wizz Air Hungary, Wizz Air Malta, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Wizz Air UK. The airlines serve numerous cities across Europe, as well as some destinations in North Africa, the Middle East, South, and Central Asia. As of 2023, the airline group has its largest bases at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport and London Luton Airport and flies to 194 airports. Its parent company, Wizz Air Holdings plc, is registered in Jersey and is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cancún International Airport</span> International airport in Quintana Roo, Mexico

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juan Santamaría International Airport</span> Costa Rican airport serving San José located in Alajuela

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Volaris is a Mexican low-cost airline based in Santa Fe, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City with its operating bases in Cancún, Culiacán, Guadalajara, León/Del Bajío, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, and Tijuana. It is Mexico's largest airline by transported passengers and serves domestic and international destinations within the Americas. It is the leading airline in the Mexican domestic airline market with a market share of 42%.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viva (airline)</span> Low-cost airline of Mexico

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">AJet</span> Low-cost airline of Turkey

AJet, formerly branded as AnadoluJet until 31 March 2024, is a Turkish low-cost airline operating domestic flights as well as international flights to Northern Cyprus, Western Europe and Western Asia from its base at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. It is a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines which previously operated it as a trademark before becoming an independent airline.

NordStar, officially JSC NordStar Airlines is a Russian airline based in Norilsk. Its main base is Alykel Airport.

Trans Executive Airlines of Hawaii is an American airline headquartered at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, operating cargo flights under the name Transair and passenger air charter and tour flights under the name Transair Global. The airline was started in 1982 by Teimour Riahi. As of 2019, the airline operated a fleet of six Boeing 737-200 and four Short 360 aircraft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arajet</span> Flag carrier of the Dominican Republic

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JetSMART Airlines SpA, stylized as JetSMART, is a Chilean South American ultra low-cost carrier created by US investment fund Indigo Partners, which also controls low-cost carriers like US airline Frontier Airlines, Mexico's Volaris and Hungary's Wizz Air. JetSmart's primary base of operations is Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, servicing Santiago, Chile. It also owns and manages JetSmart Argentina, an Argentine subsidiary with a base at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires. The airline commenced scheduled operations on 25 July 2017 with a service from Santiago to Calama. Its CEO and founder is Estuardo Ortiz Porras.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wizz Air Abu Dhabi</span> Low-cost airline of the United Arab Emirates

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