These are lists of the largest airlines in North America, ranked by several metrics.
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.
Airline | Country | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | Ref |
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American Airlines | United States | 210,692,000 | 199,288,000 | 165,682,000 | 95,324,000 | 215,182,000 | 203,745,000 | 199,640,000 | 198,714,575 | 201,249,127 | 197,340,801 | 193,739,825 1 | 107,806,578 | [1] |
Delta Air Lines | United States | 190,000,000 | 177,000,000 | TBA | TBA | 204,000,000 | 192,465,271 | 186,382,771 | 183,741,787 | 179,382,874 | 171,350,030 | 164,659,644 | 164,571,529 | [2] |
Southwest Airlines | United States | 171,817,000 | 156,982,000 | 123,264,000 | 67,785,000 | 162,681,000 | 163,605,833 | 157,677,218 | 151,740,357 | 144,574,882 | 135,767,188 | 133,155,030 | 133,978,100 | [3] |
United Airlines | United States | 164,927,000 | 144,300,000 | 104,082,000 | 57,761,000 | 162,443,000 | 158,330,000 | 148,067,000 | 143,177,000 | 140,369,000 | 138,029,000 | 139,209,000 | 140,441,000 | [4] |
Air Canada | Canada | 44,790,000 | 36,144,000 | 13,192,000 | 13,760,000 | 51,543,000 | 50,904,000 | 48,126,000 | 44,849,000 | 41,126,000 | 38,526,000 | 35,761,000 | 34,900,000 | [5] |
Alaska Airlines | United States | 44,557,000 | 41,468,000 | 32,407,000 | 17,927,000 | 46,733,000 | 45,802,000 | 44,034,000 | 41,947,000 2 | 31,883,000 | 29,278,000 | 27,414,000 | 25,896,000 | [6] |
Spirit Airlines | United States | 44,105,000 | 38,463,000 | 30,828,000 | 18,746,000 | 34,537,000 | 29,312,000 | 24,183,070 | 21,618,039 | 17,921,419 | 14,293,703 | 12,413,812 | 10,422,548 | [7] |
JetBlue Airways | United States | 42,534,000 | 39,562,000 | 30,094,000 | 14,274,000 | 42,727,694 | 42,149,989 | 40,038,090 | 38,263,104 | 35,100,986 | 32,078,316 | 30,463,226 | 28,956,213 | [8] |
Volaris | Mexico | 33,497,000 | 31,051,000 | 24,405,000 | 14,100,000 | 21,975,000 | 18,396,000 | 16,427,000 | 15,005,000 | 11,983,000 | 9,809,000 | 8,900,000 | 7,057,700 | [9] |
Frontier Airlines | United States | 30,218,000 | 25,486,000 | 20,708,000 | 13,065,000 | 21,869,000 | 18,669,000 | 15,970,000 | 14,773,000 | 12,569,000 | 11,328,000 | 9,874,000 | 9,927,000 | [10] |
WestJet | Canada | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 25,491,290 | 24,137,477 | 21,951,463 | 20,281,376 | 19,651,977 | 18,485,144 | 17,423,000 | [11] [12] |
Viva | Mexico | 24,992,000 | 20,698,000 | 15,268,000 | 8,123,000 | 12,019,114 | 10,014,062 | 8,195,566 | 6,373,626 | 4,760,000 | 4,000,000 | n/a | n/a | [13] |
Aeroméxico | Mexico | 24,760,000 | 21,724,000 | 16,553,000 | 9,484,000 | 20,689,000 | 21,878,000 | 20,666,000 | 19,703,000 | 18,769,000 | 17,190,000 | 15,488,000 | 14,812,000 | [14] |
Allegiant Air | United States | 17,143,870 | 16,630,138 | 13,509,544 | 8,553,623 | 14,823,267 | 13,606,103 | 12,138,146 | 11,003,864 | 9,355,097 | 8,017,442 | 7,103,366 | 6,591,707 | [15] |
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] |
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] | |||||||||||
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] |
This is a list of airlines ranked by fleet size, as of January 30,2025 [update] :
Airline | Fleet size | Ref |
---|---|---|
United Airlines | 998 | [19] |
American Airlines | 977 | [20] |
Delta Air Lines | 973 | [21] |
Southwest Airlines | 812 | [22] |
SkyWest Airlines | 486 | [23] |
JetBlue Airways | 283 | [24] |
Alaska Airlines | 239 | [25] |
Republic Airways | 207 | [26] |
Air Canada | 199 | [27] |
Spirit Airlines | 190 | [28] |
Envoy Air | 169 | [29] |
Frontier Airlines | 157 | [30] |
PSA Airlines | 143 | [31] |
WestJet | 135 | |
Endeavor Air | 132 | |
Allegiant Air | 126 | |
Aeroméxico | 115 | |
Volaris | 108 | |
Jazz Aviation | 98 | |
VivaAerobús | 88 | |
Porter Airlines | 71 | |
Hawaiian Airlines | 70 | |
Mesa Airlines | 66 | |
Piedmont Airlines | 62 | |
CommuteAir | 58 | |
Sun Country Airlines | 57 | |
Breeze Airways | 48 | |
GoJet Airlines | 45 | |
Air Transat | 39 | |
Air Wisconsin | 39 | |
Aeroméxico Connect | 37 | |
Air Canada Rouge | 37 | |
Sunwing Airlines | 31 | |
Avelo Airlines | 20 |
This section needs to be updated.(May 2024) |
This is a list of airlines ranked by number of destinations, as of March 9,2021 [update] :
Airline | Destinations | Ref |
---|---|---|
United Airlines | 431 | [32] |
American Airlines | 352 | [33] |
Delta Air Lines | 290 | [34] |
SkyWest Airlines | 244 | [35] |
Air Canada | 192 | [36] |
Allegiant Air | 128 | [37] |
Alaska Airlines | 119 | [38] |
Southwest Airlines | 111 | [39] |
Frontier Airlines | 110 | [40] |
WestJet | 105 | [41] |
JetBlue | 104 | [42] |
Spirit Airlines | 91 | [43] |
Aeromexico | 78 | [44] |
Volaris | 66 | [45] |
Air Transat | 64 | [46] |
Sun Country Airlines | 60 | [47] |
Viva | 56 | [48] |
Breeze Airways | 35 | [49] |
Hawaiian Airlines | 32 | [50] |
This is a list of airlines ranked by daily flights (frequency):
Airline | Daily departures | Ref |
---|---|---|
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 | [51] |
Aeromexico | 600 | |
Frontier Airlines | 500 | |
Spirit Airlines | 400 | |
Interjet | 270 | |
Allegiant Air | 242 | |
Hawaiian Airlines | 212 | |
Volaris | 200 | |
Viva | 115 | |
Breeze Airways | 105 | |
Sun Country Airlines | 47 |
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.
Frontier Airlines is a major American ultra low-cost airline headquartered in Denver, Colorado. It operates flights to over 120 destinations in the United States, Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, and employs more than 5,000 staff. The carrier is a publicly traded company and maintains bases at Denver International Airport, Orlando International Airport and eleven other cities across the Mainland United States and Puerto Rico.
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.
Wizz Air Holdings Plc., stylized as W!ZZ, is a Hungarian ultra low-cost carrier group headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey. The company includes 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, and 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 listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Vueling S.A. is a Spanish low-cost airline based at Viladecans in Greater Barcelona with hubs at Barcelona–El Prat Airport (main); Paris-Orly Airport in Paris, France; Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy (secondary). It is the largest airline in Spain, measured by fleet size and number of destinations. As of 2021, Vueling serves 122 destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and carried more than 34 million passengers in 2019. Since 2013, it has been an operating company of International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus.
Cancún International Airport serves as the primary gateway for the Cancún Metropolitan Area in Quintana Roo, the Mexican Caribbean, Riviera Maya, and Yucatán Peninsula. Operating as a hub for Viva Aerobus and a focus city for Volaris and Magnicharters, it facilitates flights to over 100 cities across 30 countries in the Americas and Europe. The airport is managed by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) and is the easternmost airport in Mexico.
Juan Santamaría International Airport is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in Alajuela Province, 20 kilometres northwest of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan Santamaría, a drummer boy who died in 1856 defending his country against forces led by William Walker, an American filibuster. It is the biggest and busiest airport in Costa Rica and second in Central America with more than 5 million passengers per year before COVID.
Austrian Airlines AG, often shortened to Austrian or AUA, is the flag carrier of Austria and a subsidiary of Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany. The airline is headquartered on the grounds of Vienna International Airport in Schwechat where it also maintains its hub. As of July 2016, the airline flew to six domestic and more than 120 international year-round and seasonal destinations in 55 countries and is a member of the Star Alliance.
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%.
Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V., trading as Viva, is a major Mexican low-cost airline headquartered at Monterrey International Airport, in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Measured by passenger numbers, it is Mexico´s third-largest airline and eleventh-largest airline in North America, offering more than 160 routes in more than 50 destinations serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America.
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.
Arajet S.A. is an ultra low-cost airline that is also the flag carrier of the Dominican Republic. Operations began on 15 September 2022 with a flight to Barranquilla, Colombia.
Philippine Airlines is composed of wide-body and narrow-body aircraft from five families : Airbus A320ceo family, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 777.
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.
FlyArystan is a low-cost airline headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is the country's first low-cost carrier. The company slogan is Say YES! to Travel.
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi is an Emirati low-cost airline based at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.
Super Air Jet is an Indonesian ultra low-cost airline based in Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. The airline was founded in March 2021 and commenced operations on 6 August 2021.
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