Southwest Airlines summer 2027 schedule adds these Florida flights

Southwest Airlines published its Summer 2027 schedule on Oct. 2, and some Florida cities get some love.

Most new and returning flights expand the carrier’s summer presence in Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, San Diego, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada, while Orlando trips will increase to 173, 17 more than last year, the carrier said in a release. One new route will connect Orlando to Des Moines International Airport in Iowa.

Southwest will also bring back seasonal Saturday service between Austin and Sarasota, the release said. The summer schedule runs from June 3 through Aug. 2, 2027.

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That’s in addition to six new Florida routes added this year and increased service to 17 more, announced after Florida airline Spirit abruptly closed up shop in May. Southwest is also bringing back 28 seasonal Florida routes this winter, and more new and returning routes coming in spring 2027.

“The airline’s scheduled 4,498 trips on peak days during Summer 2027 are the most Southwest has ever offered in its summer schedule,” the Dallas, Texas-based carrier said in the release.

Southwest beefing up Orlando presence

Southwest has big plans for Orlando. “The carrier is continuing to buttress its Florida fortress – Orlando International Airport – with up to 203 departures on high-demand Saturdays through the first two months of 2027,” Southwest said in a June 5 release.

In May, Southwest announced it was adding six new routes for Orlando and a new Miami-Las Vegas route, and beefing up Orlando service to 17 cities:

June 2026 Orlando and Austin, TexasOrlando and Kansas City, MissouriOrlando and Las Vegas, NevadaOrlando and Louisville, KentuckyOrlando and Milwaukee, WisconsinOrlando and Nashville, TennesseeOrlando and Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaOrlando and San Juan, Puerto RicoAugust 2026 Orlando and Baltimore, MarylandOrlando and New Orleans, LouisianaOrlando and Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaOrlando and Rochester, New York, August 2026October 2026 Orlando and Albuquerque, New MexicoOrlando and Buffalo, New YorkOrlando and Memphis, TennesseeNovember 2026 Orlando and Oklahoma City, OklahomaOrlando and San Antonio, Texas

Returning Southwest winter seasonal routes

Starting in January 2027, Southwest will bring back these seasonal routes:

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut (BDL)Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska (OMA)Long Island MacArthur Airport, New York (ISP)Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS)Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, New York (ROC)Miami International Airport (MIA) and Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana (IND)Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Wisconsin (MKE)Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Boston Logan International Airport, Massachusetts (BOS)Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota (MSP)Portland International Jetport, Maine (PWM)Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) and Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York (BUF)Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania (PIT)St. Louis Lambert International Airport, Missouri (STL)Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, Providence (PVD)Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) and Albany International Airport, New York (ALB)Kansas City International Airport, Missouri (MCI)Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Wisconsin (MKE)Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, Providence (PVD)Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers (RSW) and Albany International Airport, New York (ALB)Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, Michigan (GRR)Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Connecticut (BDL)Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Kentucky (SDF)Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, Providence (PVD)Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, New York (ROC)

More airlines expanding Florida presence

Other airlines increasing their presence in the Sunshine State include:

Allegiant Air is adding nine new nonstop routes starting next February.American Airlines has resumed Miami-Caracas flights after two disastrous earthquakes damaged the airport there.Breeze Airways is launching six new flights out of Florida this week and nextDelta Air Lines recently added a new nonstop flight between Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) near Fort Myers and Raleigh-Durham, North CarolinaFrontier Airlines is adding new routes connecting Fort Lauderdale to Denver and Orlando and Kansas City, Missouri, starting in November. Other new routes will run between Detroit and Los Angeles; Houston, Texas, and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Orlando and Bogotá, Cartagena;, and Medellín in Colombia.JetBlue Airways is drastically increasing its service at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, dropping service and airports elsewhere to do so.

C. A. Bridges is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida’s service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.

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This story was originally published October 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM.