CWS Travel Customer-first wheels-up search desk
Customer-first wheels-up search desk

Compare U.S. fares the way an operations desk would.

CWS Travel is an independent fare research desk based in Des Moines, Iowa. We surface published prices, on-time ranks and bag rules for the nine largest U.S. carriers — then route you to the airline or trusted booking partner. We never charge a markup.

Live route tickerSample fares · Economy
DSM → ORD
06:25 · United
Nonstop
$78
JFK → LAX
08:10 · Delta
Nonstop
$197
BOS → MIA
07:40 · JetBlue
Nonstop
$118
DEN → SEA
09:15 · Alaska
Nonstop
$132
ATL → MSP
11:50 · Delta
Nonstop
$148
PHX → SAN
14:25 · American
Nonstop
$74

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9 U.S. carriers · 30-min refresh
Round trip
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Why use CWS

Built like a small airline operations desk, not a banner farm

Travel-meta sites stack ads on every fare. We surface ranked, transparent fares and tell you who actually operates the flight. Then we step aside.

One published price

We never add a markup. The fare you see is the airline's published number plus government taxes — nothing else.

On-time first, not just cheapest

Every fare line shows the carrier's 90-day on-time record on the route, so you can trade $20 for the difference between 71% and 88%.

Bag rules in plain English

Carry-on, checked, change, cancel — all nine major U.S. carriers in a single readable matrix. No PDF spelunking.

Watch a route, not your inbox

Set a fare threshold and we'll keep an eye on it. We email only when the published fare crosses the line you picked.

Hot routes this week

Sample fares from popular U.S. corridors

These are the fares we saw most often on each route in the last refresh cycle. Click any tile to open the search prefilled.

NonstopChicago skyline
Chicago, IL
DSM · ORD · United
from$78 Nov-Dec
NonstopMiami coastline
Miami, FL
BOS · MIA · JetBlue
from$118 Jan-Feb
NonstopLos Angeles palms
Los Angeles, CA
JFK · LAX · Delta
from$197 Year-round
NonstopPacific Northwest
Seattle, WA
DEN · SEA · Alaska
from$132 Mar-Apr
NonstopBoston Back Bay
Boston, MA
ATL · BOS · Delta
from$108 Year-round
NonstopRocky Mountains
Denver, CO
ORD · DEN · United
from$96 Spring
NonstopPacific coast
San Diego, CA
PHX · SAN · American
from$74 All seasons
1 stopNew York skyline
Honolulu, HI
JFK · HNL · Hawaiian
from$486 Sep-Oct
Carriers we monitor

Nine U.S. carriers, full schedule grid, no booking commission

We list every published fare from the carrier directly, plus connections through partner schedules. We do not buy seats and we do not resell — we route you to the airline or to a trusted booking partner.

DL Delta Air Lines AA American Airlines UA United Airlines WN Southwest Airlines AS Alaska Airlines B6 JetBlue Airways F9 Frontier Airlines NK Spirit Airlines HA Hawaiian Airlines