Sun Country Airlines
SY · SCXSun Country Airlines carries about 4.8M passengers a year on 70 aircraft, the 12th-largest US airline by passengers flown. Its busiest airport is Minneapolis.
Passengers flown a year
4.8M
#12 US airline by passengers
70
aircraft
308
nonstop destinations
19
countries served
8.3 yr
average fleet age
77.6%
load factor
Market position
Sun Country Airlines flew 0.5% of all US passengers over the past year — the 12th-largest share of any carrier.
Share of all US passengers flown · each carrier a slice of the market · Sun Country Airlines is the ringed slice at 0.5%
- AA
224.8M224,822,725 passengers
23.2%
Share
- DL
201.3M201,255,067 passengers
20.8%
Share
- UA
183.9M183,899,129 passengers
19.0%
Share
- WN
169.9M169,938,469 passengers
17.5%
Share
- AS
51.7M51,733,482 passengers
5.3%
Share
- B6
39.8M39,830,425 passengers
4.1%
Share
- +5 more carriers
- SY
Sun Country#12 · this airline
4.8M4,803,641 passengers
0.5%
Share
Where Sun Country Airlines flies
What Sun Country Airlines actually flew — departures, seats, and passengers filed with the US DOT, the live complement to the fleet it owns.
Departures
36,146
12 months to May 2026
Seats flown
6,695,331
Passengers
4.8M
Load factor
77.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Busiest Sun Country Airlines routes
5 flights a day · 303,010 passengers
88.0%
full
5 flights a day · 268,637 passengers
87.2%
full
4 flights a day · 252,572 passengers
87.4%
full
4 flights a day · 241,852 passengers
88.1%
full
4 flights a day · 211,099 passengers
88.2%
full
2 flights a day · 143,619 passengers
86.6%
full
2 flights a day · 130,255 passengers
86.4%
full
2 flights a day · 124,026 passengers
84.8%
full
Bars are seats added or cut; the figure is the percentage. Comparing June 2025–May 2026 against June 2024–May 2025. Routes the airline started or dropped mid-year are left out — a percentage between a partial year and a full one measures whether the route existed, not how its capacity changed.
Sun Country Airlines hubs & focus cities
Sun Country Airlines spreads its flying across 4 bases rather than funnelling it through one fortress. Share is of every carrier's passengers at that airport, including its regional feeders.
The fleet
Sun Country Airlines reports 70 airframes across 2 types, averaging 8.3 yr. Click through for every tail number, its delivery date and age.
- In the filing
- 7067 in service · 3 stored
- Average age
- 8.3 yrAcross 70 dated airframes
- Types operated
- 2Largest: Boeing 737-800
100% narrowbody · by aircraft
| Type | Count | Avg age |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 65 | 8.6 yr |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 5 | 5.3 yr |
Frequently asked
How big is Sun Country Airlines's fleet?
Sun Country Airlines reports a fleet of about 70 aircraft across 2 types, with an average age of 8.3 yr.
How many passengers does Sun Country Airlines carry a year?
Sun Country Airlines carries about 4.8M passengers a year, the 12th-largest US airline by passengers flown.
What is Sun Country Airlines's biggest hub?
Sun Country Airlines's busiest airport is Minneapolis, where it flies about 11% of all passengers.
How many destinations does Sun Country Airlines fly to?
Sun Country Airlines serves about 308 nonstop destinations in 19 countries.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from Sun Country Airlines flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
The Trip Reporter
TRIP REPORT | Sun Country Boeing 737-800 Best Seat | Minneapolis to Los Angeles
15:44 · Jan 2025
QFS Aviation
TRIP REPORT | Sun Country Airlines - 737 800 - Minneapolis (MSP) to Newark (EWR) | Economy
16:36 · Aug 2019
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