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American Airlines will help baseball fans get to Arizona and Phoenix this spring with a schedule that is packed with more than 900 peak-day departures. Both its Miami International Airport (MIA) and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) hubs will welcome passengers from around the country looking to see the Cubs, Rangers, and other teams practice.
Florida
This spring, American Airlines will offer more than 660 peak-day departures to the Sunshine State. These include:
- Miami International Airport (MIA) (up to 402 peak-day flights)
- Orlando International Airport (MCO) (up to 57 peak-day flights)
- Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) (up to 23 peak-day flights)
- Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) (up to 12 peak-day flights)
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) (up to 23 peak-day flights)
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) (up to 48 peak-day flights)
Arizona
Rangers and Cubs fans will have more than 300 peak-day departures to get them to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) for the Spring Training. These include:
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) (up to 5x daily)
- Appleton International Airport (ATW) (1x weekly on Saturdays)
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) (up to 4x daily)
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) (up to 8x daily)
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) (up to 13x daily)
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) (up to 5x daily)
- Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) (1x daily)
- Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) (up to 3x daily)
- Indianapolis International Airport (IND) (up to 2x daily)
- Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) (1x daily)
- Madison’s Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) (up to 2x daily)
- Midland International Air and Space Port (MAF) (1x daily)
- Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) (up to 2x daily)
- Will Rogers International Airport (OKC) (up to 3x daily)
- San Antonio International Airport (SAT) (up to 4x daily)
- Tulsa International Airport (TUL) (up to 2x daily)
American is the official airline of the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers. It’s currently offering AAdvantage® members the chance to win access to events, prizes, and more through its AAdvantage Perks™ program. The AAdvantage Perks™ program lets members enter daily for chances to win prizes, including:
- A trip to Arizona for Cubs Spring Training
- A trip to New York for a Rangers away game
- Tickets to Cubs or Rangers home opener games
Anthony’s Take: I knew American offered lots of domestic flights to these hubs, but these peak-day numbers surprised me. If you’re a baseball fan looking to head to Spring Training, finding flights should be fairly simple.
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