Alaska Airlines is introducing 13 new nonstop routes beginning next spring, including a range of flights from key hubs in San Diego and Portland. The airline has also added two new destinations to its route map, deepened its commitment to Hawai’i with additional flights and strengthened its role in Santa Rosa-Sonoma in the heart of California Wine Country.
The new destinations are Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL) and Arcata-Eureka, California (ACV), located along the famous California Redwood Coast. The airline 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, it will serve more California airports year-round than any other airline.
San Diego
Alaska is San Diego’s leading airline with the most nonstop destinations of any airline from the Southern California airport. It’s also the airline’s fastest-growing hub. It will grow by more than 35 percent in San Diego in spring 2026 compared to spring 2025.
- Alaska will fly five new nonstop routes next spring: Dallas-Fort Worth, Oakland, Raleigh-Durham, Santa Barbara and Tulsa.
- With these additions, Alaska 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 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 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 will serve 62 nonstop destinations from Portland.
- It 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 serves more airports from California to Hawai’i than any other airline.
- It 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.
- It 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, the airline fly daily to all four Hawaiian Islands from San Francisco, like it does from Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego and Seattle.
Santa Rosa-Sonoma
Santa Rosa-Sonoma is the front door to California Wine Country.
- The airline is the airport’s top carrier, offering twice as many destinations from there compared to any other airline.
- Along with the additional flights to Portland and San Diego, it has also added a new intra-California flight between Santa Rosa-Sonoma and Ontario, east of Los Angeles.
- It will now serve six cities in California from Santa Rosa-Sonoma, including a new seasonal service to Palm Springs that launched on Oct. 26.
New Routes Starting Next Spring
| 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 |
Tickets are available for purchase now at alaskaair.com.
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