SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. is a other support activities for air transportation employer in HOUSTON, TX. Federal records show 8 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $14,008 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
7800 AIRPORT BLVD., HOUSTON, TX, 77061
Parent: Southwest Airlines (100 locations)
488190 — Top companies in Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
EIN: 741563240
669 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. is one of 100 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines is a SEC public reporter (LUV), with most recent reported revenue of $28.1B.
Federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Southwest Airlines across all 100 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Southwest Airlines
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES — OAKLAND, CA — 3 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES — LOS ANGELES, CA — 3 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. — SACRAMENTO, CA — 3 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. — SAN JOSE, CA — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO — BURBANK, CA — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY — CHICAGO, IL — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. — SAN DIEGO, CA — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. — PHOENIX, AZ — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES — ATLANTA, GA — 2 federal records
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES — SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 2 federal records
Other employers in Other Support Activities for Air Transportation within TX
- M7 AEROSPACE LLC — SAN ANTONIO — 2 federal records
- LEARJET INC. — DALLAS — 2 federal records
- AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. — SAN ANTONIO — 2 federal records
- TOLSON ENTERPRISES, LLC — ARCOLA — 1 federal record
- BUSINESS JET CENTER — DALLAS — 1 federal record
- JET CENTER OF TYLER — TYLER — 1 federal record
- TSA — HOUSTON — 1 federal record
- VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES INC — DFW AIRPORT — 1 federal record
- BOEING — SAN ANTONIO — 1 federal record
- GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION — DALLAS — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the other support activities for air transportation industry in TX, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. ranks in the 84th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 95 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 94th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 99th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.1 for the other support activities for air transportation sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.7. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.39, which is below the industry average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $14,008 in total penalties.
- How does SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. operates in the other support activities for air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.39 compared to an industry average of 2.7.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. of HOUSTON, TX from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. resolves to the parent rollup Southwest Airlines, which operates 100 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.