Contractor profile

Southwest Airlines Co.

FY2021 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-12

No FY2026 activity recorded for this recipient. Showing FY2021, its most recent year with data.

prime recipient of federal awards · UEI TA21AQVF3977 Source
$1.9B
Obligated
FY2021
4
Funding agencies
99%
From the Treasury
10
States
4
Industries

In FY2021, Southwest Airlines Co. received $1.9B in federal awards from 4 agencies, 99% of it from the Department of the Treasury. Across FY2020 to FY2021 its recorded total is $5.2B. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
the Treasury
$1.9B
3 other agencies
$0B
Southwest Airlines Co.
$1.9B
FY2021 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2021 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Texas$5.7M
California$3.2M
North Carolina$1.7M
Virginia$1.6M
Indiana$1.2M
Wisconsin$1M
Louisiana$659.9K
Mississippi$620.4K

State breakdown available for less than 1% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2021 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-12
  • Southwest Airlines Co. received $1.9B in federal obligations in FY2021, down 44% from $3.4B in FY2020.
  • The Department of the Treasury accounted for 98% of it.
  • Its largest recorded assistance program was Coronavirus Relief - Pandemic Relief for Aviation Workers, at $1.9B.

Obligations by year

Computed
$3.4B
FY20
$1.9B
FY21
▼ 44%
since FY20

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2021, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record was active in FY2021.

Largest FY2021 awards

Awards that started in FY2021, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record started in FY2021.

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Coronavirus Relief - Pandemic Relief for Aviation Workers$1.9B
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation$21.7M
Scheduled Freight Air Transportation$4.1M
Flight Training$16.2K

Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

Related

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