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New nonstop routes beginning next spring

Alaska Airlines is introducing 13 new nonstop routes beginning next spring, including a range of flights from the key hubs in San Diego and Portland. Alaska Airlines has added two new destinations to the route map, deepened the commitment to Hawai‘i with additional flights and solidified the role as Santa Rosa-Sonoma’s #1 carrier in the heart of California Wine Country.
The airline is always looking to spread its wings and is eager to celebrate a pair of new destinations: Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL) and Arcata-Eureka, California (ACV), located along the famous California Redwood Coast. Alaska Airlines will fly daily between San Diego and Tulsa, and from Seattle to both Tulsa and Arcata-Eureka. With these new locations, Alaska Air Group will serve 142 destinations in 2026 – its most ever. And with the addition of Arcata-Eureka, Alaska Airlines will serve more California airports year-round than any other airline.

Where Alaska Airlines is adding new flights and more frequencies
San Diego
Alaska Airlines is San Diego’s leading carrier with the most nonstop destinations of any airline from the Southern California airport. It’s also the fastest-growing hub. The airline will grow by more than 35% in San Diego in spring 2026 compared to spring 2025.
- Alaska Airlines will fly five new nonstop routes next spring: Dallas-Fort Worth, Oakland, Raleigh-Durham, Santa Barbara, and Tulsa.
- With these additions, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will serve the top 15 most popular markets nonstop from San Diego and fly to 49 nonstop destinations.
- Travelers in Santa Barbara can take advantage of a one-stop connection in San Diego before continuing to other cities, such as Boston and Honolulu.
- The airline’s route between San Diego and Santa Rosa-Sonoma will now be served three times daily, offering more time-of-day options than other airlines.
Portland
Alaska Airlines has added more flights to major cities from the Rose City, building off a successful summer of growth at PDX.
- The airline will begin service from Portland to four new destinations in May: Baltimore, Idaho Falls, Philadelphia, and St. Louis.
- With those newly added routes, Alaska Airlines will serve 62 nonstop destinations from Portland.
- The airline has also added a second flight to Newark, increased its Portland–Līhu‘e (Kaua‘i) service to year-round, and upped its daily flights to Santa Rosa-Sonoma to three.
Hawai‘i
Alaska Airlines’ commitment to Hawai‘i remains strong. The airline serves more airports from California to Hawai‘i than any other carrier.
- Alaska Airlines has added a new summer seasonal flight between Honolulu and Hollywood Burbank Airport – the first time the two airports will be connected in more than 20 years.
- The airline has increased the number of flights from a pair of its West Coast gateways starting in the spring: Los Angeles–Kahului (Maui) goes to two daily nonstops with an additional seasonal flight, and San Francisco–Kona (Hawai‘i Island) and San Francisco–Līhu‘e (Kaua‘i) will increase in June to daily nonstops, joining flights that already operate several times a week.
- By early summer, Alaska Airlines will fly daily to all four Hawaiian Islands from San Francisco, as it already does from Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, and Seattle.
Santa Rosa-Sonoma
If you know wine, you know Santa Rosa-Sonoma is the front door to California Wine Country.
- Alaska Airlines is the airport’s #1 carrier, offering twice as many destinations from there compared to any other airline.
- Along with the additional flights to Portland and San Diego, the airline has also added a new intra-California flight between Santa Rosa-Sonoma and Ontario, east of Los Angeles.
- Alaska Airlines will now serve six cities in California from Santa Rosa-Sonoma, including its new seasonal service to Palm Springs that launches on Oct. 26.
| City pair | Start date | Season | Frequency | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego – Dallas-Fort Worth | April 22 | Year-round | 2x Daily | 737 |
| San Diego – Oakland | April 22 | Year-round | 4x Daily | E175 |
| San Diego – Raleigh-Durham | April 22 | Year-round | Daily | 737 |
| San Diego – Santa Barbara | April 22 | Year-round | 2x Daily | E175 |
| San Diego – Tulsa | March 18 | Year-round | Daily | E175 |
| Portland – Baltimore | May 13 | Summer | Daily | 737 |
| Portland – Idaho Falls, ID | May 13 | Year-round | Daily | E175 |
| Portland – Philadelphia | May 13 | Summer | Daily | 737 |
| Portland – St. Louis | May 13 | Summer | Daily | 737 |
| Seattle – Arcata-Eureka, CA | April 8 | Year-round | Daily | E175 |
| Seattle – Tulsa | March 18 | Year-round | Daily | E175 |
Honolulu – Burbank | May 13 | Summer | Daily | 737 |
| Ontario, CA – Santa Rosa-Sonoma, CA | March 18 | Year-round | Daily | E175 |
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