Southwest Airlines Sale: See BWI Airport's Cheapest Tickets

BALTIMORE, MD — Southwest Airlines has launched a 72-hour sale, and tickets out of Baltimore-Washington International Airport and nationwide can be had for as low as $49. The fall fare sale, which posted around 6 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, includes short and long routes; in general, the shorter the trip, the cheaper the fare.

Popular tourist destinations tend to cost a bit more. So from BWI to Tampa, it would be $109, and to Phoenix, it would be $149.

From Baltimore, score those one-way $49 tickets from BWI to destinations like Boston, Detroit, Long Island, New York, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island.

Exotic locales are also in the sale. You can jet to Belize for $168, Cancun for $179, or Havana, Cuba, for $170.

One-way tickets out of many airports could be had for as little as $49 or $79, while many round-trip tickets could be had for $98.

Here are the deals out of BWI Airport, one-way:

• Amarillo, TX, $173
• Atlanta, GA, $89
• Austin, TX, $129
• Belize City, Belize, $168
• Birmingham, AL, $99
• Boston Logan, MA, $49
• Buffalo/Niagara, NY, $49
• Cancun, Mexico, $179
• Charleston, SC, $89
• Charlotte, NC, $49
• Chicago (Midway), IL, $89
• Cincinnati, OH, $49
• Cleveland, OH, $49
• Columbus, OH, $59
• Corpus Christi, TX, $155
• Dallas (Love Field), TX, $119
• Denver, CO, $139
• Des Moines, IA, $152
• Detroit, MI, $49
• Ft. Lauderdale, FL, $79
• Ft. Myers, FL, $119
• Greenville/Spartanburg, SC, $111
• Havana, Cuba, $170
• Houston (Hobby), TX, $119
• Indianapolis, IN, $79
• Jacksonville, FL, $99
• Kansas City, MO, $109
• Long Island/Islip, NY, $49
• Los Angeles, CA, $149
• Louisville, KY, $69
• Lubbock, TX, $173
• Manchester, NH, $49
• Memphis, TN, $99
• Midland/Odessa, TX, $176
• Milwaukee, WI, $99
• Montego Bay, Jamaica, $211
• Nashville, TN, $99
• Nassau, Bahamas, $137
• Oklahoma City, OK, $114
• Phoenix, AZ, $149
• Pittsburgh, PA, $49
• Providence, RI, $49
• Punta Cana, DO, $224
• Raleigh/Durham, NC, $49
• Salt Lake City, UT, $149
• San Antonio, TX, $139
• San Diego, CA, $149
• San Jose, Costa Rica, $202
• St. Louis, MO, $99
• Tampa, FL, $109
• Tulsa, OK, $182
• West Palm Beach, FL, $99
• Wichita, KS, $152

As with all Southwest Airlines three-day sales, make sure you read the fine-print. First and foremost, you have to book your flight by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday. The tickets are not refundable, so be sure they’re what you want. Certain seats and dates will not be available, including Labor Day weekend and the Thanksgiving holiday.

And you should probably prepare to fly during the week — Fridays and Sundays are mostly unavailable.

Moreover, travel within the continental U.S. is valid only from Aug. 20 through Dec. 5, 2019, and international travel is valid Aug. 20 through Dec. 11. Separate dates apply for flights to places like Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

The sale is meant to fill empty seats during slower travel periods, according to USA Today. The airline has a second large sale in early October.

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.