Alaska Airlines is a major airline in the United States, headquartered in the Seattle metropolitan area, Washington., its combined network offers 1,200 flights to more than 115 destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Belize under the Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air brands.[1] Its primary hubs are Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Portland International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, and Los Angeles International Airport.
The airline was founded in 1932 and, during the period of regulation, connected numerous airstrips in Alaska to major cities, and the state of Alaska to Seattle. In 1969, Alaska only served Seattle in the lower 48, though they did offer connecting service to Texas on Braniff International Airlines.[2] Alaska also flew to Portland starting in 1951, but later discontinued the route.
After deregulation in 1978, Alaska began connecting California cities to Seattle. In 1985, the airline first served a state that didn't border the Pacific Ocean, starting service to Boise, Idaho; Phoenix, Arizona; and Tucson, Arizona.[3]
Alaska expanded to Mexico in 1988 and began adding destinations in the Midwestern and Eastern United States in the early 2000s. Alaska's first transcontinental route was to Washington, D.C. in 2001. Competition between Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines for control of Seattle resulted in a larger expansion in the 2010s. The acquisition of Virgin America by the Alaska Air Group added service to Dallas Love Field when the brands merged in early 2018.
Alaska started service to the state of Hawaii in 2007.[4] After six years of service they flew 11% of all passenger traffic to the state.[5]
In May 2017, Alaska announced that it would begin flying from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, the first airline to announce scheduled flights from this airport.[6]
Alaska was the only airline to fly from the west coast of the United States to Havana, Cuba, with a flight from Los Angeles, which operated from 2017 to 2018. After a seasonal drop in demand, and travel restrictions placed by the Trump administration, the route was discontinued a year after launch.[7]
Beginning in 1991, Alaska Airlines operated weekly service to cities in Eastern Russia from Anchorage, Alaska.[8] [9] The service was canceled in 1998 after the Russian financial crisis.[10]
The following is a list of destinations that are served or have been served by Alaska Airlines. These do not include destinations flown only by Horizon Air. Previous cities flown solely by Horizon Air include: Arcata-Eureka, Astoria, Butte, Flagstaff, Klamath Falls, Lewiston, Mammoth Lakes, North Bend-Coos Bay, Pendleton, Port Angeles, Prescott, Prince George, Salem, and Twin Falls. List of Alaska Airlines all Airports address
Hub[11] | ||
Focus City | ||
Seasonal destination | ||
Future destination | ||
Terminated destinations | ||
Service was discontinued and later restored. Year indicates beginning of initial service.[12] | ||
Service began with an airline that was acquired by Alaska prior to 1969. |
City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Began | Ended | Refs | |
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Acapulco | Mexico (Guerrero) | ACA | MMAA | General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport | ||||
Adak | United States (Alaska) | ADK | PADK | Adak Airport | 2003 | present | [13] | |
Albuquerque | United States (New Mexico) | ABQ | KABQ | Albuquerque International Sunport | 2014 | present | [14] | |
Anchorage | United States (Alaska) | ANC | PANC | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | 1932 | present | ||
Atlanta | United States (Georgia) | ATL | KATL | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | 2009 | present | [15] | |
Austin | United States (Texas) | AUS | KAUS | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | 2009 | present | [16] | |
Baltimore | United States (Maryland) | BWI | KBWI | Baltimore-Washington International Airport | 2014 | present | [17] | |
Belize City | Belize | BZE | MZBZ | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | 2021 | present | [18] | |
Bellingham | United States (Washington) | BLI | KBLI | Bellingham International Airport | 2009 | present | [19] | |
Bethel | United States (Alaska) | BET | PABE | Bethel Airport | 1984 | present | [20] | |
Billings | United States (Montana) | BIL | KBIL | Billings Logan International Airport | 1988 | present | ||
Boise | United States (Idaho) | BOI | KBOI | Boise Airport | 1984 | present | [21] | |
Boston | United States (Massachusetts) | BOS | KBOS | Logan International Airport | 2002 | present | [22] | |
Bozeman | United States (Montana) | BZN | KBZN | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | 1990 | present | ||
Burbank | United States (California) | BUR | KBUR | Hollywood Burbank Airport | 1981 | present | [23] | |
Calgary | Canada (Alberta) | YYC | CYYC | Calgary International Airport | 1992 | present | [24] | |
Cancún | Mexico (Quintana Roo) | CUN | MMUN | Cancún International Airport | 2014 | present | [25] | |
Charleston | United States (South Carolina) | CHS | KCHS | Charleston International Airport | 2015 | present | [26] | |
Chicago | United States (Illinois) | ORD | KORD | O'Hare International Airport | 2000 | present | [27] | |
Cincinnati/Covington | United States (Kentucky) | CVG | align=Center | KCVG | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | 2021 | present | [28] |
Cleveland | United States (Ohio) | CLE | KCLE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | 2022 | present | [29] | |
Cold Bay | United States (Alaska) | CDB | PACD | Cold Bay Airport | 2020 | 2021 | [30] | |
Colorado Springs | United States (Colorado) | COS | align=Center | KCOS | Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | 2015 | 2017 | [31] |
Columbus | United States (Ohio) | CMH | KCMH | John Glenn Columbus International Airport | 2019 | present | [32] | |
Cordova | United States (Alaska) | CDV | PACV | Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport | 1932 | present | ||
Dallas | United States (Texas) | DFW | KDFW | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | 2005 | present | [33] | |
Dallas | United States (Texas) | DAL | KDAL | Dallas Love Field | 2017 | present | [34] | |
Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay | United States (Alaska) | SCC | PASC | Deadhorse Airport | 1981 | present | [35] | |
Denver | United States (Colorado) | DEN | KDEN | Denver International Airport | 2002 | present | [36] | |
Detroit | United States (Michigan) | DTW | KDTW | Detroit Metropolitan Airport | 2014 | present | [37] | |
Dillingham | United States (Alaska) | DLG | PADL | Dillingham Airport | 1992 | present | ||
Dutch Harbor | United States (Alaska) | DUT | PADU | Unalaska Airport | 1993 | 2004 | [38] | |
Edmonton | Canada (Alberta) | YEG | CYEG | Edmonton International Airport | 1995 | present | ||
El Paso | United States (Texas) | ELP | KELP | El Paso International Airport | 2019 | Present | [39] | |
Eugene | United States (Oregon) | EUG | KEUG | Eugene Airport | 1982 | present | ||
Everett | United States (Washington) | PAE | KPAE | Paine Field | 2019 | present | [40] | |
Fairbanks | United States (Alaska) | FAI | PAFA | Fairbanks International Airport | 1932 | present | ||
Fort Lauderdale | United States (Florida) | FLL | KFLL | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | 2012 | present | [41] | |
Fort Myers | United States (Florida) | RSW | KRSW | Southwest Florida International Airport | 2020 | present | [42] | |
Fresno | United States (California) | FAT | KFAT | Fresno Yosemite International Airport | 1999 | present | ||
Great Falls | United States (Montana) | GTF | KGTF | Great Falls International Airport | 1986 | present | ||
Guadalajara | Mexico (Jalisco) | GDL | MMGL | Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport | 2003 | present | [43] | |
Guatemala City | Guatemala | GUA | MGGT | La Aurora International Airport | 2023 | present | [44] | |
Gustavus | United States (Alaska) | GST | PAGS | Gustavus Airport | present | |||
Havana | Cuba | HAV | MUHA | José Martí International Airport | 2017 | 2018 | [45] | |
Helena | United States (Montana) | HLN | KHLN | Helena Regional Airport | 1986 | present | ||
Honolulu | United States (Hawaii) | HNL | PHNL | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | 2007 | present | [46] | |
Houston | United States (Texas) | IAH | KIAH | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | 2009 | present | [47] | |
Idaho Falls | United States (Idaho) | IDA | KIDA | Idaho Falls Regional Airport | 2021 | present | [48] | |
Indianapolis | United States (Indiana) | IND | KIND | Indianapolis International Airport | 2017 | present | [49] | |
Ixtapa | Mexico (Guerrero) | ZIH | MMZH | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport | 1996 | present | [50] | |
Jackson Hole | United States (Wyoming) | JAC | KJAC | Jackson Hole Airport | 2020 | present | [51] | |
Juneau | United States (Alaska) | JNU | PAJN | Juneau International Airport | 1972 | present | ||
Kahului | United States (Hawaii) | OGG | PHOG | Kahului Airport | 2008 | present | [52] | |
Kalispell | United States (Montana) | FCA | KGPI | Glacier Park International Airport | 1986 | present | ||
Kansas City | United States (Missouri) | MCI | KMCI | Kansas City International Airport | 2012 | present | [53] | |
Kelowna | Canada (British Columbia) | YLW | CYLW | Kelowna International Airport | 1998 | present | ||
Ketchikan | United States (Alaska) | KTN | PAKT | Ketchikan International Airport | 1972 | present | [54] | |
Khabarovsk | Russia (Khabarovsk Krai) | KHV | UHHH | Khabarovsk Novy Airport | 1991 | 1998 | [55] [56] | |
King Salmon | United States (Alaska) | AKN | PAKN | King Salmon Airport | 1992 | present | ||
Kodiak | United States (Alaska) | ADQ | PADQ | Kodiak Airport | 1983 | present | [57] | |
Kona | United States (Hawaii) | KOA | PHKO | Kona International Airport | 2008 | present | [58] | |
Kotzebue | United States (Alaska) | OTZ | PAOT | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport | 1980 | present | [59] | |
La Paz | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | LAP | MMLP | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport | 2006 | future | [60] [61] [62] | |
Las Vegas | United States (Nevada) | LAS | KLAS | Harry Reid International Airport | 1985 | present | [63] | |
Liberia | Costa Rica | LIR | MRLB | Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport | 2015 | present | [64] | |
Lihue | United States (Hawaii) | LIH | PHLI | Lihue Airport | 2007 | present | ||
Long Beach | United States (California) | LGB | KLGB | Long Beach Airport | 2002 | 2015 | [65] [66] | |
Loreto | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | LTO | MMLT | Loreto International Airport | 2015 | present | [67] | |
Los Angeles | United States (California) | LAX | KLAX | Los Angeles International Airport | 1985 | present | [68] | |
Magadan | Russia (Magadan Oblast) | GDX | UHMM | Sokol Airport | 1991 | 1998 | ||
Manzanillo | Mexico (Colima) | ZLO | MMZO | Playa de Oro International Airport | 1999 | present | ||
Mazatlán | Mexico (Sinaloa) | MZT | MMMZ | General Rafael Buelna International Airport | 1988 | present | [69] | |
Medford | United States (Oregon) | MFR | KMFR | Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport | 1982 | present | ||
Mexico City | Mexico (Federal District) | MEX | MMMX | Mexico City International Airport | 2005 | 2018 | [70] [71] [72] | |
Miami | United States (Florida) | MIA | KMIA | Miami International Airport | 2002 | present | [73] | |
Milwaukee | United States (Wisconsin) | MKE | KMKE | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | 2015 | present | [74] | |
Minneapolis | United States (Minnesota) | MSP | KMSP | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport | 2008 | present | [75] | |
Missoula | United States (Montana) | MSO | KMSO | Missoula Montana Airport | 1986 | present | ||
Monterey | United States (California) | MRY | KMRY | Monterey Regional Airport | 2021 | present | [76] | |
Monterrey | Mexico (Nuevo León) | MTY | MMMY | Monterrey International Airport | 2024 | future | [77] | |
Nashville | United States (Tennessee) | BNA | KBNA | Nashville International Airport | 2015 | present | ||
Nassau | Bahamas | NAS | MYNN | Lynden Pindling International Airport | 2023 | present | [78] | |
New Orleans | United States (Louisiana) | MSY | KMSY | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | 2014 | present | [79] | |
New York City | United States (New York) | JFK | KJFK | John F. Kennedy International Airport (Terminal 7)[80] | 2007 | present | ||
New York City | United States (New York) | LGA | KLGA | LaGuardia Airport | 2014 | 2018 | [81] | |
Newark | United States (New Jersey) | EWR | KEWR | Newark Liberty International Airport | 2002 | present | [82] | |
Nome | United States (Alaska) | OME | PAOM | Nome Airport | 1980 | present | ||
Oakland | United States (California) | OAK | KOAK | San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport | 1983 | present | [83] | |
Oklahoma City | United States (Oklahoma) | OKC | KOKC | Will Rogers World Airport | 2015 | present | [84] | |
Omaha | United States (Nebraska) | OMA | KOMA | Eppley Airfield | 2013 | present | [85] | |
Ontario | United States (California) | ONT | KONT | Ontario International Airport | 1981 | present | ||
Orange County/Santa Ana | United States (California) | SNA | KSNA | John Wayne Airport | 1987 | present | [86] | |
Orlando | United States (Florida) | MCO | KMCO | Orlando International Airport | 2003 | present | [87] | |
Palm Springs | United States (California) | PSP | KPSP | Palm Springs International Airport | 1980 | present | ||
Pasco | United States (Washington) | PSC | KPSC | Tri-Cities Airport | 1981 | present | [88] | |
Petersburg | United States (Alaska) | PSG | PAPG | Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport | 1976 | present | [89] | |
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | Russia (Kamchatka Oblast) | PKC | UHPP | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport | 1991 | 1998 | [90] | |
Philadelphia | United States (Pennsylvania) | PHL | KPHL | Philadelphia International Airport | 2012 | present | [91] | |
Phoenix | United States (Arizona) | PHX | KPHX | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | 1985 | present | [92] | |
Pittsburgh | United States (Pennsylvania) | PIT | KPIT | Pittsburgh International Airport | 2018 | present | [93] | |
Portland | United States (Oregon) | PDX | KPDX | Portland International Airport | 1951 | present | ||
Puerto Vallarta | Mexico (Jalisco) | PVR | MMPR | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport | 1988 | present | ||
Pullman | United States (Washington) | PUW | KPUW | Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport | 1982 | present | ||
Raleigh | United States (North Carolina) | RDU | KRDU | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | 2015 | present | ||
Redding | United States (California) | RDD | KRDD | Redding Municipal Airport | 2021 | present | [94] | |
Redmond | United States (Oregon) | RDM | align=Center | KRDM | Roberts Field | 1982 | present | [95] |
Reno | United States (Nevada) | RNO | KRNO | Reno–Tahoe International Airport | 1993 | present | [96] | |
Sacramento | United States (California) | SMF | KSMF | Sacramento International Airport | 1993 | present | ||
Salt Lake City | United States (Utah) | SLC | KSLC | Salt Lake City International Airport | 2013 | present | [97] | |
San Antonio | United States (Texas) | SAT | KSAT | San Antonio International Airport | 2012 | present | [98] | |
San Diego | United States (California) | SAN | KSAN | San Diego International Airport | 1986 | present | [99] | |
San Francisco | United States (California) | SFO | KSFO | San Francisco International Airport | 1979 | present | [100] | |
San Jose | United States (California) | SJC | KSJC | San Jose International Airport | 1983 | present | [101] | |
San José | Costa Rica | SJO | MROC | Juan Santamaría International Airport | 2015 | present | ||
San José del Cabo | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | SJD | MMSD | Los Cabos International Airport | 1989 | present | [102] | |
San Luis Obispo | United States (California) | SBP | KSBP | San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport | 2017 | present | [103] | |
Santa Barbara | United States (California) | SBA | KSBA | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport | 2017 | present | [104] | |
Seattle | United States (Washington) | SEA | KSEA | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | 1951 | present | [105] | |
Sitka | United States (Alaska) | SIT | PASI | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport | 1967 | present | [106] | |
Spokane | United States (Washington) | GEG | KGEG | Spokane International Airport | 1983 | present | [107] | |
Sonoma County | United States (California) | STS | KSTS | Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport | 2007 | present | [108] | |
St. Louis | United States (Missouri) | STL | KSTL | St. Louis Lambert International Airport | 2010 | present | [109] | |
Steamboat Springs | United States (Colorado) | HDN | KHDN | Yampa Valley Airport | 2013 | present | [110] | |
Sun Valley | United States (Idaho) | SUN | KSUN | Friedman Memorial Airport | 1982 | present | ||
Tampa | United States (Florida) | TPA | KTPA | Tampa International Airport | 2014 | present | [111] | |
Toronto | Canada (Ontario) | YYZ | CYYZ | Toronto Pearson International Airport | 1991† | present | [112] [113] | |
Tucson | United States (Arizona) | TUS | KTUS | Tucson International Airport | 1985 | present | [114] | |
Utqiaġvik | United States (Alaska) | BRW | PABR | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport | 1992 | present | ||
Vail | United States (Colorado) | EGE | KEGE | Eagle County Regional Airport | 2024 | future | [115] | |
Vancouver | Canada (British Columbia) | YVR | CYVR | Vancouver International Airport | 1989 | present | [116] | |
Vladivostok | Russia (Primorsky Krai) | VVO | UHWW | Vladivostok International Airport | 1993 | 1998 | [117] | |
Victoria | Canada (British Columbia) | YYJ | CYYJ | Victoria International Airport | 1989 | present | ||
Walla Walla | United States (Washington) | ALW | KALW | Walla Walla Regional Airport | 1985 | present | ||
Washington, D.C. | United States (Virginia) | DCA | KDCA | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | 2001 | present | [118] | |
Washington, D.C. | United States (Virginia) | IAD | KIAD | Washington Dulles International Airport | 2001 | present | [119] | |
Wenatchee | United States (Washington) | EAT | KEAT | Pangborn Memorial Airport | 1984 | present | ||
Wichita | United States (Kansas) | ICT | KICT | Wichita Eisenhower National Airport | 2017 | present | [120] | |
Wrangell | United States (Alaska) | WRG | PAWG | Wrangell Airport | 1976 | present | ||
Yakima | United States (Washington) | YKM | KYKM | Yakima Air Terminal | 1981 | present | ||
Yakutat | United States (Alaska) | YAK | PAYA | Yakutat Airport | present | |||
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Russia (Sakhalin Oblast) | UUS | UHSS | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport | 1997 | 1998 |