Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8
WNNarrow-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Nov 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 67.3M
- 2nd-largest Southwest Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 300
- Airports served
- 113
- Countries
- 9
- Departures a day
- 1,426
- Average age
- 4.0 yr
How Southwest Airlines flies its 737 MAX 8
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the 737 MAX 8 airframes Southwest Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 113 airports across 9 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
520,444
July 2026
Seats flown
91,077,700
Passengers
67.3M
Load factor
77.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
1,228,055
Southwest Airlines's busiest 737 MAX 8 routes
Its busiest 737 MAX 8 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
Honolulu, Oahu – Kahului (HNL–OGG)
5,641 departures · 523,416 passengers · 101 mi
53.0%
Load
Honolulu, Oahu – Hilo (HNL–ITO)
3,593 departures · 402,129 passengers · 216 mi
63.9%
Load
Honolulu, Oahu – Lihue, Kauai (HNL–LIH)
3,484 departures · 344,204 passengers · 102 mi
56.5%
Load
Honolulu, Oahu – Kailua-Kona (HNL–KOA)
3,450 departures · 320,643 passengers · 163 mi
53.1%
Load
3,262 departures · 431,873 passengers · 602 mi
75.6%
Load
3,057 departures · 420,760 passengers · 1,067 mi
78.6%
Load
2,767 departures · 358,320 passengers · 787 mi
74.0%
Load
2,758 departures · 411,612 passengers · 1,444 mi
85.3%
Load
2,745 departures · 382,855 passengers · 407 mi
79.7%
Load
Las Vegas – San Jose (LAS–SJC)
2,722 departures · 335,117 passengers · 386 mi
70.3%
Load
2,669 departures · 297,667 passengers · 255 mi
63.7%
Load
2,664 departures · 352,588 passengers · 628 mi
75.6%
Load
Las Vegas – Sacramento (LAS–SMF)
2,660 departures · 353,780 passengers · 397 mi
76.0%
Load
2,521 departures · 319,006 passengers · 651 mi
72.3%
Load
Las Vegas – San Diego (LAS–SAN)
2,508 departures · 304,380 passengers · 258 mi
69.3%
Load
The longest and shortest Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8 flights
The two ends of the type's working envelope, from the routes it actually flew — not what the airframe is certified to do.
Longest route flown
2,917 mi
Honolulu, Oahu – Phoenix (HNL–PHX)
6h 11m block · 724 departures · 93% load
Flown by Southwest Airlines. A long leg for a narrow-body twin — far enough from a diversion airport that the type carries an ETOPS rating.
Shortest route flown
73 mi
Colorado Springs – Denver (COS–DEN)
45m block · 565 departures · 70% load
Flown by Southwest Airlines. About 45m of block time, most of it connecting traffic feeding the hub.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through July 2026.
Where Southwest Airlines flies the 737 MAX 8 from
Southwest Airlines flies its 737 MAX 8 from 113 US airports in 9 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- DEN
36,405 departures · 83 routes
7.1%
Share
- LAS
33,902 departures · 69 routes
6.6%
Share
- MDW
27,124 departures · 72 routes
5.3%
Share
- PHX
26,589 departures · 52 routes
5.2%
Share
- BWI
25,866 departures · 62 routes
5.1%
Share
- DAL
23,984 departures · 60 routes
4.7%
Share
- BNA
22,663 departures · 68 routes
4.4%
Share
- MCO
20,674 departures · 52 routes
4.1%
Share
- HOU
18,707 departures · 52 routes
3.7%
Share
- AUS
14,628 departures · 46 routes
2.9%
Share
Where the 737 MAX 8 sits in Southwest Airlines's fleet
The 737 MAX 8 is 35.0% of Southwest Airlines's 858 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of Southwest Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice
Other Southwest Airlines types
How old is the Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8 fleet?
Age is measured from each airframe's delivery date — the FAA airworthiness date where available, otherwise the manufacturer's. Bars share a fixed scale across every fleet page, so two carriers can be compared directly.
See all 300 737 MAX 8 tail numbers in Southwest Airlines's fleet →
Monthly Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8 capacity
Frequently asked
How many 737 MAX 8 does Southwest Airlines have?
Southwest Airlines operates about 300 737 MAX 8 aircraft — 300 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does Southwest Airlines fly the 737 MAX 8?
Southwest Airlines flies its 737 MAX 8 to about 113 US airports across 9 countries, its busiest route being HNL–OGG.
How old are Southwest Airlines's 737 MAX 8?
Southwest Airlines's 737 MAX 8 fleet averages about 4.0 yr, ranging from 0.9 yr to 9.2 yr.
What is the longest 737 MAX 8 route Southwest Airlines flies?
The longest 737 MAX 8 route Southwest Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is HNL–PHX, about 2,917 miles.