LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Southwest Airlines is adding waves of new flights to Las Vegas beginning this spring and continuing through spring 2027, according to a company announcement.
By spring 2027, Southwest plans to initiate new service between Las Vegas and 10 airports, bringing a record-high daily departure count in the carrier’s 45th year serving Las Vegas. Overall, Southwest plans to introduce or increase service on 26 of 81 routes served to and from Las Vegas.
These new nonstop service routes from Las Vegas include:
- Boise, Idaho
- Burbank, California
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
- San Jose, California
In addition to new routes, Southwest also plans additional flights bringing more time-of-day options on 15 existing nonstop routes.
Southwest will also begins its largest-ever Orlando schedule later this year, adding additional flights for 23 of 68 routes serviced to and from Central Florida. In 2027, Southwest says it intends to offer travelers well beyond 200 departures a day through Orlando International Airport.
“Las Vegas and Orlando are foundational communities in our network, and places where Southwest long has offered the most service, seats and nonstop travel options,” said Andrew Watterson, Southwest Airlines chief operating officer. “We’re bringing more to our relationship in both places and adding to the hundreds of flights a day we already offer in both communities.”
Las Vegas is among the top 10 daily operations at Southwest, bases of operation that support flight crews and other work groups such as maintenance, training, technology and facilities. In Las Vegas, Southwest employs 5,306 people.
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