Southwest Airlines will begin overnight flights to Love Field later this year.
Starting Oct. 1, the Dallas-based carrier will operate one red-eye flight each day from Los Angeles International Airport and Las Vegas’s Harry Reid International Airport into Love Field, according to Chris Perry, a company spokesperson.
Southwest is the primary carrier at Love Field, where it operates 18 of the airport’s 20 gates.
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The Las Vegas flight will depart at 1:25 a.m. and the Los Angeles flight will depart at 1 a.m., with both scheduled to arrive at 6 a.m., Perry said. The additions could be beneficial to connecting passengers, he added.
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“Those arrivals will connect nicely into our early departure banks for customers going elsewhere in the network, but also provide a great option for local customers who want to stay a little longer where they are without adding an additional night of hotel,” Perry said in a statement.
Southwest began flying red-eyes during Valentine’s Day weekend last year, after first announcing the move in 2024. In October, Southwest will have 53 daily redeye flights, including the carrier’s first international red-eye, which will operate from Las Vegas to Costa Rica, according to Perry.
Late-night flying is difficult at Love Field, given that it has a voluntary noise curfew, with airlines being asked not to fly between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. the next morning.
Love Field is surrounded by residential areas and residents have complained about noise levels in the past.
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