Southwest Airlines Flights To St. Thomas USVI Start In 2026
930,000 flights landed in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2024, making it one of the most popular tropical vacation destinations in the world, prompting Southwest Airlines to announce a new nonstop service to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands as of early 2026. St. Thomas will be Southwest’s ninth Caribbean island destination overall, joining Aruba, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
More Flight Options To The USVI From Mainland USA Cities
The new Southwest flight service join other airlines that currently offer service to St. Thomas USVI, such as those in the table below:
2025 Flights to STT from U.S. Cities
| City | Airline | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (MIA) | American Airlines | St. Thomas (STT) |
| Charlotte (CLT) | American Airlines | St. Thomas (STT) |
| Atlanta (ATL) | Delta Air Lines | St. Thomas (STT) |
| New York (JFK) | Delta Air Lines | St. Thomas (STT) |
| Boston (BOS) | Delta Air Lines | St. Thomas (STT) |
| Miami (MIA) | United Airlines | St. Thomas (STT) |
| New York (JFK) | United Airlines | St. Thomas (STT) |
| San Juan (SJU) | Cape Air | St. Thomas (STT) |
Another Flight Option To Virgin Islands Is Good Timing
St. Thomas has logged record numbers of visitors in recent years, which makes it perfect timing for U.S. mainland tourists to have another travel option into St. Thomas (STT), the main gateway into the Virgin Islands. St. Thomas is considered the easiest Virgin Island to fly into, and is often a waypoint to smaller islands like St. John.
Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas is the largest airport in the Virgin Islands, whereas the smaller Islands are less developed with no airports, like St. John, or have a smaller airport with far fewer flights coming in, like St. Croix’s STX.
A Big Welcome
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism welcomes Southwest’s new plans as a boon to improved air connectivity.
"We are excited at the announcement of new airlift into St. Thomas with Southwest Airlines," said Commissioner Joseph Boschulte of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism in this press release.
Possible Southwest Departure Cities To STT, USVI
A list of departure cities has yet to be finalized, but it is likely that major Southwest hubs like Baltimore (BWI) and several Florida airports will be among the first to offer flights to St. Thomas. Dallas Love Field (DAL) and Atlanta (ATL) are also other airports to keep an eye on.