Low-cost airlines in North America
We list 11 low-cost airlines based in North America, across 4 countries. The largest published fleet belongs to Southwest Airlines (803 aircraft, as of 30 September 2026). Every figure below is the airline’s latest from a named, dated source.
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- 11airlines
- 4countries
- 45hub airports
Airlines in North America, by fleet size
Showing 11 of 11- IATA WNSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited States · Fleet 803Hubs DEN · LAS · MDW +3 · founded 1971Fleet 803 (803 aircraft · Airline report · as of 30 September 2026)Routes 1,351
- IATA B6JetBlueJetBlueUnited States · Fleet 296Hubs JFK · BOS · FLL +3 · founded 2000Fleet 296 (296 aircraft · Airline report · as of 30 June 2026)Routes 612
- IATA F9Frontier AirlinesFrontier AirlinesUnited States · Fleet 165Hubs DEN · MCO · LAS +3 · founded 1994Fleet 165 (165 aircraft · Airline report · as of 30 June 2026)Routes 496
- IATA Y4VolarisVolarisMexico · Fleet 155 groupHubs GDL · TIJ · MEX +3 · founded 2006Fleet 155 group (155 aircraft (group) · Airline report · as of 30 June 2026)Routes 343
- IATA G4Allegiant AirAllegiant AirUnited States · Fleet 124Hubs LAS · AZA · SFB +3 · founded 1998Fleet 124 (124 aircraft · Airline report · as of 30 June 2026)Routes 842
- IATA VBViva AerobusViva AerobusMexico · Fleet 109Hubs MTY · MEX · CUN +3 · founded 2006Fleet 109 (109 aircraft · Airline report · as of 30 June 2026)Routes 152
- IATA MXBreeze AirwaysBreeze AirwaysUnited States · Fleet 64Hubs CHS · TPA · PVD +3 · founded 2021Fleet 64 (64 aircraft · Press report · as of 31 August 2026)
- IATA SYSun Country AirlinesSun Country AirlinesUnited States · Fleet 47Hub MSP · founded 1983Fleet 47 (47 aircraft · Airline report · as of 30 June 2026)Routes 291
- IATA F8Flair AirlinesFlair AirlinesCanada · Fleet 20Hubs YEG · YYZ · YVR +3 · founded 2005Fleet 20 (20 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of 1 July 2026)Routes 39
- IATA XPAvelo AirlinesAvelo AirlinesUnited States · Fleet 17Hubs USA · HVN · LAL +1 · founded 2021Fleet 17 (17 aircraft · Airline report · as of 15 October 2026)
- IATA DMArajetArajetDominican Republic · Fleet 16Hubs SDQ · PUJ · founded 2022Fleet 16 (16 aircraft · Press report · as of 31 May 2026)
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Fleet: each airline’s latest published figure (“group” covers its group carriers); every profile names the source and the date it describes. Routes: airport pairs AviationStack lists for the airline, as of ; not a timetable.
North America: 11 airlines
Largest published fleet first. Open a profile for the source of each figure.
| Rank# | IATA | Airline | Country | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WN | Southwest AirlinesWN · United States · Hubs DEN · LAS · MDW | United States | 803as of | Active |
| 2 | B6 | JetBlueB6 · United States · Hubs JFK · BOS · FLL | United States | 296as of | Active |
| 3 | F9 | Frontier AirlinesF9 · United States · Hubs DEN · MCO · LAS | United States | 165as of | Active |
| 4 | Y4 | VolarisY4 · Mexico · Hubs GDL · TIJ · MEX | Mexico | 155 groupas of | Active |
| 5 | G4 | Allegiant AirG4 · United States · Hubs LAS · AZA · SFB | United States | 124as of | Active |
| 6 | VB | Viva AerobusVB · Mexico · Hubs MTY · MEX · CUN | Mexico | 109as of | Active |
| 7 | MX | Breeze AirwaysMX · United States · Hubs CHS · TPA · PVD | United States | 64as of | Active |
| 8 | SY | Sun Country AirlinesSY · United States · Hub MSP | United States | 47as of | Active |
| 9 | F8 | Flair AirlinesF8 · Canada · Hubs YEG · YYZ · YVR | Canada | 20as of | Active |
| 10 | XP | Avelo AirlinesXP · United States · Hubs USA · HVN · LAL | United States | 17as of | Active |
| 11 | DM | ArajetDM · Dominican Republic · Hubs SDQ · PUJ | Dominican Republic | 16as of | Active |
Fleet figures are the latest each airline or a named source has published, with the date they describe. “Group” means the figure covers the airline’s group, as the source reports it. Open a profile for the source link.
North America: questions and answers
How many low-cost airlines are in North America?
Our directory lists 11 low-cost airlines based in North America. They are based in 4 countries.
Which low-cost airline in North America has the largest fleet?
Of the airlines we list, Southwest Airlines has the largest published fleet: 803 aircraft, as of 30 September 2026 (source: Airline report).
Which countries in North America have the most low-cost airlines?
United States has 7 airlines in our directory. In full: United States (7), Mexico (2), Canada (1), Dominican Republic (1).
How up to date are these fleet figures?
Each figure carries the date it describes. For North America, the dates run from May 2026 to October 2026. Each airline’s profile links to the source of its figure.
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