List of largest airlines in North America

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.


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Airline Country 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Ref
American Airlines United States TBA 215,182,000 203,745,000 199,640,000 198,714,575 201,249,127 197,340,801 193,739,8251 107,806,578 [1][2]
Delta Air Lines United States 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 [3]
Southwest Airlines United States TBA 162,681,000 163,605,833 157,677,218 151,740,357 144,574,882 135,767,188 133,155,030 133,978,100 [4]
United Airlines United States 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 [5]
Air Canada Canada TBA 51,543,000 50,904,000 48,126,000 44,849,000 41,126,000 38,526,000 35,761,000 34,900,000 [6][7]
Alaska Airlines United States TBA 46,733,000 45,802,000 44,034,000 41,947,0002 31,883,000 29,278,000 27,414,000 25,896,000 [8]
JetBlue Airways United States TBA 42,727,694 42,149,989 40,038,090 38,263,104 35,100,986 32,078,316 30,463,226 28,956,213 [9]
Spirit Airlines United States 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 [10][11]
WestJet Canada TBA 19,588,8113 25,491,290 24,137,477 21,951,463 20,281,376 19,651,977 18,485,144 17,423,000 [12][13]
Volaris Mexico TBA 21,975,000 18,396,000 16,427,000 15,005,000 11,983,000 9,809,000 8,900,000 7,057,700 [14]
Frontier Airlines United States 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 [15][16]
Aeroméxico Mexico TBA 20,689,000 21,878,000 20,666,000 19,703,000 18,769,000 17,190,000 15,488,000 14,812,000 [17]
Interjet Mexico TBA 15,184,720 13,880,000 12,378,000 11,122,000 10,483,000 8,686,000 n/a n/a [18]
Allegiant Air United States 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 [19]
VivaAerobus Mexico TBA 12,019,114 10,014,062 8,195,566 6,373,626 4,760,000 4,000,000 n/a n/a [20]
Hawaiian Airlines United States 4,304,000 11,751,003 11,840,178 11,505,324 11,050,911 10,672,667 10,195,145 9,935,743 9,484,204 [21][22]
Sun Country Airlines United States 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 [23]
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
1 American Airlines 1,569 [24]
2 United Airlines 1,380 [25][26]
3 Delta Air Lines 1,349 [27][28]
4 Southwest Airlines 730 [29][30]
5 Air Canada 403 [31]
6 Alaska Airlines 328 [32]
7 JetBlue 267 [33]
8 WestJet 177 [34][35][36]
9 Aeromexico 131 [37]
10 Spirit Airlines 157 [38][39]
11 Allegiant Air 101 [40]
12 Frontier Airlines 77 [41]
13 Volaris 68 [42]
14 Hawaiian Airlines 55 [43]
15 Air Transat 38 [44]
16 Sun Country Airlines 33 [45]
17 Porter Airlines 29 [46]
18 Interjet 25 [47]
19 VivaAerobus 24 [48]
20 Sunwing Airlines 21 [49]

By route network
Rank Airline Destinations Ref
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 [50]
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 [51]
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
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 [52]
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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