Code Share With Southwest?

[ELP_WN_Psgr]

IIRC from the 1st quarter reports, WN's average stage length was just over 600 miles while US' was just over 900 miles.

However, since you asked in the context of passenger numbers (and those are enplaned passengers, not individual passengers) maybe you're more interested in the average passenger journey length - that I'd have to dig out (assuming both airlines publish it).

Jim

You have a good memory (re: avg stage length). Don't go to any trouble ferreting out the info, I have done it for you (assuming this picture works)

 

[BoeingBoy]

And for US (1st quarter):

Average stage length = 937 miles
Average passenger journey = 1517 miles

Jim

 

[SolidCactus]

Are WN a/c equipped for overwater operation? Just curious.

nope... answer here...

http://www.blogsouthwest.com/blog/why-no-southwest-to-hawaii

 

[BoeingBoy]

nope... answer here...

Well, there's overwater, there's Overwater, and there's "how long can you tread water" .....

Going to HI means ETOPS, which carries the most equipment/certification requirements - that's the one discussed in the blog. Then there's non-oceanic flight - someone correct me as necessary but IIRC that's no further than 150 or 160 miles from shore (less off the northeast coast) - which requires less in the way of equipment/certification. Finally there's flight within 50 miles of land which requires no special equipment/certification IIRC.

Jim

 

[insp89]

Thanks to Boeingboy & ELP WN Psgr.
Average passenger journey for US Airways, 1,517 miles
Southwest, 818 miles