List of largest airlines in North America

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

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List of largest airlines in North America

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

By available seat miles (ASMs)

List of largest airlines in North America

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Airline</th><th>Country</th><th>2024</th><th>2023</th><th>2022</th><th>2021</th><th>2020</th><th>2019</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>United Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>311</td><td>291</td><td>248</td><td>179</td><td>123</td><td>285</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>American Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>293</td><td>278</td><td>260</td><td>215</td><td>143</td><td>285</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Delta Air Lines</td><td>United States</td><td>288</td><td>272</td><td>233</td><td>194</td><td>134</td><td>275</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Southwest Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>178</td><td>170</td><td>148</td><td>132</td><td>103</td><td>157</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Air Canada</td><td>Canada</td><td>104</td><td>99</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>JetBlue</td><td>United States</td><td>66</td><td>68</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Alaska Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>64</td><td>63</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Spirit Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>53</td><td>56</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Frontier Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>40</td><td>38</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

By passengers carried

List of largest airlines in North America

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.

<table><thead><tr><th>Airlines</th><th>Country</th><th>2025</th><th>2024</th><th>2023</th><th>2022</th><th>2021</th><th>2020</th><th>2019</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>American Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>223,540,000</td><td>226,405,000</td><td>210,692,000</td><td>199,288,000</td><td>165,682,000</td><td>95,324,000</td><td>215,182,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Delta Air Lines</td><td>United States</td><td>TBA</td><td>200,000,000</td><td>190,000,000</td><td>177,000,000</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>204,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>181,053,000</td><td>173,603,000</td><td>164,927,000</td><td>144,300,000</td><td>104,082,000</td><td>57,761,000</td><td>162,443,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Southwest Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>168,334,000</td><td>175,466,000</td><td>171,817,000</td><td>156,982,000</td><td>123,264,000</td><td>67,785,000</td><td>162,681,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>58,627,000</td><td>49,238,000</td><td>44,557,000</td><td>41,468,000</td><td>32,407,000</td><td>17,927,000</td><td>46,733,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Canada</td><td>Canada</td><td>TBA</td><td>47,000,000</td><td>44,790,000</td><td>36,144,000</td><td>13,192,000</td><td>13,760,000</td><td>51,543,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spirit Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>TBA</td><td>44,180,000</td><td>44,105,000</td><td>38,463,000</td><td>30,828,000</td><td>18,746,000</td><td>34,537,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JetBlue Airways</td><td>United States</td><td>39,336,000</td><td>40,498,000</td><td>42,534,000</td><td>39,562,000</td><td>30,094,000</td><td>14,274,000</td><td>42,727,694</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frontier Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>TBA</td><td>33,296,000</td><td>30,218,000</td><td>25,486,000</td><td>20,708,000</td><td>13,065,000</td><td>21,869,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Volaris</td><td>Mexico</td><td>TBA</td><td>29,473,000</td><td>33,497,000</td><td>31,051,000</td><td>24,405,000</td><td>14,100,000</td><td>21,975,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Viva</td><td>Mexico</td><td>TBA</td><td>27,695,000</td><td>24,992,000</td><td>20,698,000</td><td>15,268,000</td><td>8,123,000</td><td>12,019,114</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WestJet</td><td>Canada</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aeroméxico</td><td>Mexico</td><td>TBA</td><td>25,337,000</td><td>24,760,000</td><td>21,724,000</td><td>16,553,000</td><td>9,484,000</td><td>20,689,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Allegiant Air</td><td>United States</td><td>18,518,653</td><td>16,764,283</td><td>17,143,870</td><td>16,630,138</td><td>13,509,544</td><td>8,553,623</td><td>14,823,267</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Interjet</td><td>Mexico</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>n/a</td><td>15,184,720</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hawaiian Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>n/a</td><td>TBA</td><td>10,879,000</td><td>10,015,000</td><td>6,543,000</td><td>3,363,000</td><td>11,751,003</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Flair Airlines</td><td>Canada</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>4,500,000</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sun Country Airlines</td><td>United States</td><td>TBA</td><td>4,483,515</td><td>4,140,663</td><td>3,598,584</td><td>2,733,364</td><td>1,740,000</td><td>3,127,000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

By fleet size

List of largest airlines in North America

This is a list of airlines ranked by fleet size—not including subsidiaries, nor on order/planned aircraft—as of February 18, 2026:

<table><thead><tr><th>Airline</th><th>Fleet size</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>United Airlines</td><td>1,030</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>American Airlines</td><td>993</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Delta Air Lines</td><td>983</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Southwest Airlines</td><td>809</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SkyWest Airlines</td><td>579</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JetBlue Airways</td><td>280</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Airlines</td><td>238</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Republic Airways</td><td>300</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Canada</td><td>208</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Envoy Air</td><td>180</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spirit Airlines</td><td>164</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frontier Airlines</td><td>161</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PSA Airlines</td><td>144</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WestJet</td><td>143</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Endeavor Air</td><td>138</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Volaris</td><td>106</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Allegiant Air</td><td>127</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aeroméxico</td><td>122</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Canada Express</td><td>105</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jazz Aviation</td><td>99</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VivaAerobús</td><td>87</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hawaiian Airlines</td><td>73</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Piedmont Airlines</td><td>69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Porter Airlines</td><td>66</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CommuteAir</td><td>60</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mesa Airlines</td><td>60</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sun Country Airlines</td><td>59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Breeze Airways</td><td>50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>GoJet Airlines</td><td>50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Transat</td><td>44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Canada Rouge</td><td>37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Wisconsin</td><td>35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aeroméxico Connect</td><td>34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canadian North</td><td>32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Avelo Airlines</td><td>21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Flair Airlines</td><td>20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sunwing Airlines</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Arajet</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cubana de Aviación</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

By number of destinations

List of largest airlines in North America

This is a list of airlines ranked by number of destinations, as of February 7, 2026:

<table><thead><tr><th>Airline</th><th>Destinations</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Domestic</td><td>International</td><td>Total</td><td>Ref</td></tr><tr><td>United Airlines</td><td>240</td><td>151</td><td>391</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>American Airlines</td><td>233</td><td>134</td><td>367</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Delta Air Lines</td><td>212</td><td>103</td><td>315</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Canada</td><td>48</td><td>156</td><td>204</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Airlines</td><td>111</td><td>31</td><td>142</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WestJet</td><td>43</td><td>96</td><td>139</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Allegiant Air</td><td>126</td><td>0</td><td>126</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Southwest Airlines</td><td>106</td><td>16</td><td>122</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JetBlue</td><td>67</td><td>47</td><td>114</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aeromexico</td><td>48</td><td>55</td><td>103</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frontier Airlines</td><td>81</td><td>18</td><td>99</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sun Country Airlines</td><td>74</td><td>18</td><td>92</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Breeze Airways</td><td>80</td><td>3</td><td>83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Transat</td><td>10</td><td>64</td><td>74</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spirit Airlines</td><td>43</td><td>27</td><td>70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Volaris</td><td>44</td><td>26</td><td>70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Viva</td><td>44</td><td>19</td><td>63</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Porter Airlines</td><td>24</td><td>22</td><td>46</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Avelo Airlines</td><td>31</td><td>1</td><td>32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Flair Airlines</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canadian North</td><td>28</td><td>0</td><td>28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hawaiian Airlines</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mexicana de Aviación</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air North</td><td>13</td><td>0</td><td>13</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

By frequency

List of largest airlines in North America

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Airline</th><th>Daily departures</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>American Airlines</td><td>5,946</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Delta Air Lines</td><td>4,343</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Airlines</td><td>4,167</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Southwest Airlines</td><td>3,592</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Air Canada</td><td>1,500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alaska Airlines</td><td>1,200</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JetBlue</td><td>925</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WestJet</td><td>777</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aeromexico</td><td>600</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frontier Airlines</td><td>500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spirit Airlines</td><td>400</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Interjet</td><td>270</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Allegiant Air</td><td>242</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hawaiian Airlines</td><td>212</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Volaris</td><td>200</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VivaAerobus</td><td>115</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Breeze Airways</td><td>105</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sun Country Airlines</td><td>47</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>