Southwest Resuming Nonstops to Popular Florida Destination

Southwest Airlines is bringing back nonstop flights to one of Florida’s largest cities for Pittsburghers to visit this winter.

In its latest schedule extension issued last week, Southwest announced it will resume nonstop service between Pittsburgh International Airport and Miami International Airport (MIA) beginning Jan. 12. Southwest will operate the PIT-MIA route seasonally on select peak travel days with 175-seat Boeing 737 aircraft; flights are now for sale through the end of Southwest’s booking window until March 3.

This winter will be the first time in two years since Southwest last served the Pittsburgh-Miami market nonstop. The carrier last operated the route from November 2021 to January 2022 and March 2022 to April 2022.

Southwest joins American Airlines’ twice daily service on the Pittsburgh-Miami route. It is also Southwest’s second nonstop flight between Pittsburgh and South Florida; it operates daily service to Fort Lauderdale alongside Spirit Airlines.

The Pittsburgh-Miami addition is among a select group of routes added by Southwest for travelers seeking sunnier locales during the winter. Other routes added by the airline in its schedule extension include Columbus to Miami, Chicago Midway to Palm Springs and Providence to West Palm Beach.