SUBSIDIARIES OF SOUTHWEST

Published on March 19, 1998


EXHIBIT 22



SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY




Southwest Airlines Co. has five wholly owned subsidiaries:

API Terminal, Inc., TranStar Airlines Corporation, Southwest Jet Fuel
Co., and Southwest ABQ RES Center, Inc., which are incorporated under the laws
of Texas and Triple Crown Insurance Ltd. a Bermuda limited liability company.