Alaska Adds Nonstops from Anchorage to NYC and San Diego
Alaska Airlines announced today seasonal nonstop service for summer connecting Anchorage to both New York City and San Diego. Daily flights to New York JFK begin June 13, 2024, and weekly flights to San Diego start May 18, 2024. Flights are available for purchase now at alaskaair.com.
The new nonstop between the Big Apple and the Last Frontier offers New Yorkers an easier option to get away and enjoy the wilds of Alaska with its countless outdoor adventures, rich Alaska Native culture, wild Alaska seafood, jaw-dropping scenery and more. It will be the only nonstop service between New York JFK and Anchorage.
The Anchorage-New York JFK route will become the longest flight in the carrier’s network, clocking in at 3,386 miles. Alaska will serve the route with new 737-8 aircraft, which has the longest range of any plane in its fleet.
With these new routes, Alaska will fly to 14 nonstop destinations to and from Anchorage in the summer to the Lower 48 and Hawaii. It will serve all of these cities by mid-June from Anchorage: Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New York JFK, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Seattle/Everett (Paine Field).
New Anchorage routes for Summer 2024
Route | Start Date | End Date | Departs | Arrives | Frequency | Aircraft |
Anchorage – San Diego | May 18 | Aug. 17 | 2:50 p.m. | 9:10 p.m. | Saturday | 737 |
San Diego – Anchorage | May 18 | Aug. 17 | 9:00 a.m. | 1:45 p.m. | Saturday | 737 |
Anchorage – New York JFK | June 13 | Aug. 19 | 8:00 p.m. | 7:05 a.m. | Daily | 737-8 |
New York JFK – Anchorage | June 13 | Aug. 19 | 9:45 a.m. | 1:30 p.m. | Daily | 737-8 |
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