List of largest airlines in North America
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This is a list of the largest airlines in North America.
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. Template:Rank
Airline | Country | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | Ref |
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American Airlines | United States | 215,182,000 | 203,745,000 | 199,640,000 | 198,714,575 | 201,249,127 | 197,340,801 | 193,739,8251 | 107,806,578 | 106,013,737 | [1][2] |
Delta Air Lines | United States | 204,000,000 | 192,465,271 | 186,382,771 | 183,741,787 | 179,382,874 | 171,350,030 | 164,659,644 | 164,571,529 | 163,838,348 | [3] |
Southwest Airlines | United States | 162,681,000 | 163,605,833 | 157,677,218 | 151,740,357 | 144,574,882 | 135,767,188 | 133,155,030 | 133,978,100 | 135,274,464 | [4] |
United Airlines | United States | 162,443,000 | 158,330,000 | 148,067,000 | 143,177,000 | 140,369,000 | 138,029,000 | 139,209,000 | 140,441,000 | 141,799,000 | [5] |
Air Canada | Canada | 51,543,000 | 50,904,000 | 48,126,000 | 44,849,000 | 41,126,000 | 38,526,000 | 35,761,000 | 34,900,000 | 33,900,000 | [6][7] |
Alaska Airlines | United States | 46,733,000 | 45,802,000 | 44,034,000 | 41,947,0002 | 31,883,000 | 29,278,000 | 27,414,000 | 25,896,000 | 24,790,000 | [8] |
JetBlue Airways | United States | 42,727,694 | 42,149,989 | 40,038,090 | 38,263,104 | 35,100,986 | 32,078,316 | 30,463,226 | 28,956,213 | 26,370,318 | [9] |
Spirit Airlines | United States | 34,537,000 | 29,312,000 | 24,183,070 | 21,618,039 | 17,921,419 | 14,293,703 | 12,413,812 | 10,422,548 | 8,517,586 | [10] |
WestJet | Canada | 19,588,8113 | 25,491,290 | 24,137,477 | 21,951,463 | 20,281,376 | 19,651,977 | 18,485,144 | 17,423,000 | 16,041,000 | [11][12] |
Volaris | Mexico | 21,975,000 | 18,396,000 | 16,427,000 | 15,005,000 | 11,983,000 | 9,809,000 | 8,900,000 | 7,057,700 | n/a | [13] |
Frontier Airlines | United States | 21,869,000 | 18,669,000 | 15,970,000 | 14,773,000 | 12,569,000 | 11,328,000 | 9,874,000 | 9,927,000 | 10,206,000 | [14][15] |
Aeroméxico | Mexico | 20,689,000 | 21,878,000 | 20,666,000 | 19,703,000 | 18,769,000 | 17,190,000 | 15,488,000 | 14,812,000 | 14,334,000 | [16] |
Interjet | Mexico | 15,184,720 | 13,880,000 | 12,378,000 | 11,122,000 | 10,483,000 | 8,686,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | [17] |
Allegiant Air | United States | 14,823,267 | 13,606,103 | 12,138,146 | 11,003,864 | 9,355,097 | 8,017,442 | 7,103,366 | 6,591,707 | 6,175,808 | [18] |
VivaAerobus | Mexico | 12,019,114 | 10,014,062 | 8,195,566 | 6,373,626 | 4,760,000 | 4,000,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | [19] |
Hawaiian Airlines | United States | 11,751,003 | 11,840,178 | 11,505,324 | 11,050,911 | 10,672,667 | 10,195,145 | 9,935,743 | 9,484,204 | 8,666,319 | [20] |
Sun Country Airlines | United States | 3,127,000 | 2,089,000 | 2,062,000 | 1,793,000 | 1,851,000 | 1,576,000 | 1,439,000 | 1,228,000 | 1,106,000 | [21] |
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- Notes
- ^1 Numbers on and after 2013 are for the merged American/US Airways
- ^2 Numbers on and after 2016 are for the merged Alaska/Virgin America
- ^3 For nine months ending September 2019
By fleet size
Airlines ranked by fleet size (including regional partners).
Rank | Airline | Fleet size | Reference |
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1 | American Airlines | 1,569 | [22] |
2 | United Airlines | 1,380 | [23][24] |
3 | Delta Air Lines | 1,349 | [25][26] |
4 | Southwest Airlines | 754 | [27][28] |
5 | Air Canada | 403 | [29] |
6 | Alaska Airlines | 329 | [30] |
7 | JetBlue | 253 | [31] |
8 | WestJet | 177 | [32][33][34] |
9 | Aeromexico | 131 | [35] |
10 | Spirit Airlines | 119 | [36][37] |
11 | Allegiant Air | 101 | [38] |
12 | Interjet | 82 | [39] |
13 | Frontier Airlines | 77 | [40] |
14 | Volaris | 68 | [41] |
15 | Hawaiian Airlines | 55 | [42] |
16 | Air Transat | 38 | [43] |
17 | Sun Country Airlines | 33 | [44] |
18 | Porter Airlines | 29 | [45] |
19 | VivaAerobus | 24 | [46] |
20 | Sunwing Airlines | 21 | [47] |
By route network
Rank | Airline | Destinations | Ref |
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1 | American Airlines | 350 | |
2 | United Airlines | 342 | |
3 | Delta Air Lines | 322 | |
4 | Air Canada | 182 | |
5 | Allegiant Air | 177 | |
6 | Alaska Airlines | 115 | |
7 | Frontier Airlines | 111 | [48] |
8 | WestJet | 108 | |
9 | JetBlue | 102 | |
10 | Southwest Airlines | 100 | |
11 | Aeromexico | 90 | |
12 | Volaris | 65 | |
13 | Spirit Airlines | 71 | |
14 | Interjet | 55 | |
15 | Sun Country Airlines | 52 | |
16 | Hawaiian Airlines | 28 | |
17 | VivaAerobus | 24 |
By frequency
Rank | Airline | Daily departures | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1 | American Airlines | 6,700 | |
2 | Delta Air Lines | 5,400 | |
3 | United Airlines | 5,000 | |
4 | Southwest Airlines | 4,000 | |
5 | Air Canada | 1,500 | |
6 | Alaska Airlines | 1,200 | |
7 | JetBlue | 925 | |
8 | WestJet | 777 | [49] |
9 | Aeromexico | 600 | |
10 | Spirit Airlines | 400 | |
11 | Frontier Airlines | 270 | |
12 | Interjet | 270 | |
13 | Allegiant Air | 242 | |
14 | Hawaiian Airlines | 212 | |
15 | Volaris | 200 | |
16 | VivaAerobus | 115 | |
17 | Sun Country Airlines | 47 |
Defunct airlines
Airlines that have ceased to exist since 2008, either as a result of mergers or bankruptcy, are listed below.
Airline | Country | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | Source |
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AirTran Airways | United States | n/a | 24,721,226 | 23,997,810 | 24,574,000 | |||||
Continental Airlines | United States | n/a | 62,809,384 | 66,692,408 | [50] | |||||
Mexicana de Aviación | Mexico | n/a | 6,861,000 | 7,873,000 | ||||||
Midwest Airlines | United States | n/a | 3,006,000 | |||||||
Northwest Airlines | United States | n/a | 48,772,000 | |||||||
US Airways | United States | n/a | 82,546,120 | 60,854,368 | 59,809,367 | 51,016,000 | 54,820,000 | |||
Virgin America | United States | 7,036,000 | 6,508,000 | 6,329,000 | 6,219,000 | n/a |
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