Southwest Airlines co-founder and long-time leader of the company has died at the age of 87. Join Southwest Virtual as we honor the industry pioneer on a one hour flight from Dallas Love Field (SWA’s headquarters), in a flightplan shaped like a heart.
Server: Expert Server
Region: North America
Start Info: 01.05.2019 @ 00:00Z
End Info: 01.05.2019 @ 01:00Z
Flight Time: 1 Hour and 0 Minutes
Air Frame: Any Southwest Aircraft
Distance: 344 Nautical Miles
Block Fuel: 10,000 Pounds
Departure Runway: Runway 31L/13R
Arrival Runway: Runway 31L/13R
Cruise Altitude: FL370
Cruise Speed: M.78
Descent from 370: M.75 @ -2,200 Feet per Minute
Descent from 280: 260 @ -1,800 Feet per Minute
Route: KDAL 3254N/9638W 3260N/9626W 3305N/9618W 3312N/9609W 3319N/9601W CEKIR ARMYY 3346N/9547W 3355N/9546W 3402N/9547W 3406N/9548W 3411N/9552W 3417N/9558W 3422N/9607W 3425N/9613W 3426N/9619W 3426N/9624W 3424N/9629W 3422N/9634W 3418N/9640W 3412N/9647W 3403N/9651W 3412N/9657W 3416N/9701W 3421N/9706W 3422N/9712W 3424N/9718W 3425N/9723W 3425N/9729W 3424N/9734W 3422N/9739W 3417N/9743W 3413N/9747W 3412N/9747W 3406N/9752W 3401N/9754W 3352N/9756W 3343N/9755W 3333N/9752W 3325N/9747W 3318N/9741W 3312N/9735W 3307N/9728W 3302N/9721W 3257N/9715W 3254N/9707W KDAL
In honor of Herb and Southwest Airlines, the flightplan is in the shape of a heart.
| Name | Gate | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|
| @CaptJackson | Gate 1 | B738 - Heart |
| @Dart | Gate 2 | - |
| @Tommy | Gate 3 | - |
| @Juanca | Gate 4 | - |
| @baseball_inferno | Gate 5 | B737 - Desert Gold |
| @Aviator_Airbus | Gate 6 | B737 - Desert Gold |
| @Tristan_Stanford | Gate 7 | - |
| @rileymoyer | Gate 8 | B738 - Heart |
| @joslleymiguel_holand | Gate 9 | - |
| @Beljany | Gate 10 | B737 - Heart |
| @Devon_Mo_piedmont114 | Gate 12 | B737 - IL1 |
| @GlobalFlyer1 | Gate 14 | B738 - Heart |
| @Bacsek_Balint | Gate 15 | B737 - CB |
Gate Assignments will be added as they are requested.
Herb Kelleher, along with Rollin King founded Southwest Airlines in 1967. They began operations in 1971 as a small intra-state airline that were not under government regulations of airfares. The company quickly grew, fueled by their low fares and friendly faces. Herb served as the CEO and Chairman of the board for nearly 30 years. Under his direction, the company saw tremendous success and had a wonderful atmosphere as a result of their focus on people. Southwest Airlines has consistently ranked among America’s most admired companies and best places to work and have received several awards for the customer service and rapid rewards programs and is the largest domestic airline in the United States. It’s all thanks to Herb Kelleher and a dream that started on a cocktail napkin.
