US Sun Belt Corridor (NYC/Chicago–Florida/Texas)

US Northeast / Midwest (NYC / Chicago) → US Sun Belt (Florida / Texas)

The Sun Belt corridor carries millions of leisure, retiree, and snowbird travelers annually between the cold-weather northeastern and midwestern cities and Florida and Texas destinations. Southwest Airlines built its empire on this market, and the New York–Miami and Chicago–Orlando routes consistently rank among the top-10 busiest US domestic markets.