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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-755379
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161101
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161101

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000092380
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
		IRS NUMBER:				741563240
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-203761
		FILM NUMBER:		161965045

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2702 LOVE FIELD DR
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 36611
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75235
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2147924000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 36611
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75235-1611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AIR SOUTHWEST CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19760108

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000092380
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
		IRS NUMBER:				741563240
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2702 LOVE FIELD DR
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 36611
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75235
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2147924000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 36611
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75235-1611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AIR SOUTHWEST CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19760108
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-203761 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Dated November&nbsp;1, 2016 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PRICING TERM SHEET </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Southwest Airlines Co. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$300,000,000 3.000% Notes due 2026 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Issuer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Southwest Airlines Co.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Principal Amount:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$300,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Maturity:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">November 15, 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Coupon:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.000%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Price to Public:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">99.228%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Yield to Maturity:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.090%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">+127 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">1.500% UST due August 15, 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Benchmark&nbsp;Treasury&nbsp;Price&nbsp;and&nbsp;Yield:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">97-04+ / 1.820%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 2017</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Redemption Provisions:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Make-Whole Call:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">At any time prior to August 15, 2026 at a discount rate of Treasury plus 20 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Par Call:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Par call at any time on or after August 15, 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Change of Control Offer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">If a change of control triggering event occurs with respect to the Notes, the issuer will be required, subject to certain conditions, to offer to repurchase the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Settlement:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">November 4, 2016 (T+3)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">844741 BC1 / US844741BC18</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Ratings (Moody&#146;s/S&amp;P/Fitch):*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Baa1/BBB/BBB+</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Joint Book-Running Managers:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas
Securities Corp.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Co-Managers:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Academy Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Comerica Securities,
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or
withdrawal at any time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a preliminary prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering to
which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement included in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer
and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you
request it by calling Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC at 1-866-718-1649; BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at 1-800-854-5674; or Barclays Capital Inc. at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-888-603-5847.</FONT></FONT>
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