Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

August 13, 1999

Published on August 13, 1999




5

0000092380
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
1000


12-MOS
DEC-31-1997
JAN-01-1997
DEC-31-1997
623,343
0
76,530
0
52,376
806,416
4,811,324
1,375,631
4,246,160
868,513
0
0
0
221,207
1,787,811
4,246,160
0
3,816,821
0
3,292,585
0
0
63,454
516,956
199,184
317,772
0
0
0
317,772
0.64
0.62

On May 20, 1999, the Company's Board
of Directors declared a three-for-two stock
split on the Company's Common Stock,
distributed on July 19, 1999. All per share
data in this exhibit have been restated to
give effect to the stock split.