Alaska Airlines Adds Five Nonstop Routes From Seattle for 2027, Including Des Moines and Norfolk
Charlotte and Norfolk start 10 June, Jacksonville and Des Moines 24 June and seasonal Guadalajara 18 March, with Seattle's Alaska network reaching 119 nonstop destinations.
Friday, November 13, 2026/2 min read
Alaska Airlines is adding five nonstop routes from Seattle for 2027, three of them to cities that have never had a direct Seattle flight and one to a state the airline has never served. The routes, announced on Thursday and on sale at AlaskaAir.com, bring its Seattle nonstop network to 119 destinations, according to the airline's release on PR Newswire.
The Seattle Times, in a story carried by The Spokesman-Review, notes the airline also has long-haul routes coming from Seattle, including the Osaka and Tahiti flights we covered when it announced them last month.
Which new Alaska Airlines routes from Seattle are coming in 2027?
Charlotte and Norfolk both start on 10 June 2027 and fly daily all year. Jacksonville and Des Moines follow on 24 June, also daily all year. Norfolk, Jacksonville and Des Moines would each be a first nonstop connection with Seattle, and Des Moines is Alaska's first service to Iowa, the release says.
The fifth route is seasonal. Seattle to Guadalajara, Mexico, begins on 18 March 2027 and runs three times a week through 9 August. The release names Boeing 737 aircraft for that route only and does not state the aircraft for the four domestic services.
What are the flight times?
The published schedules show departures from Seattle at 8:30 a.m. for Charlotte, arriving 4:51 p.m., and 7:30 a.m. for Norfolk, arriving 3:58 p.m. Jacksonville leaves at 9 a.m. and lands at 5:35 p.m., and Des Moines leaves at 9 a.m. and lands at 2:42 p.m. Guadalajara is an overnight departure at 11:15 p.m., arriving 5:11 a.m. the next day.
Return flights leave Charlotte at 5:54 p.m., Norfolk at 5:01 p.m., Jacksonville at 6:38 p.m. and Des Moines at 3:27 p.m., with Guadalajara returning at 12:35 p.m. on its seasonal days. Schedules in a first announcement can be adjusted, so check the airline before booking.
Why does this matter for travellers?
For passengers in the Southeast and Midwest, the practical gain is a direct flight to Seattle in place of a connection, and for Seattle travellers a nonstop to places that previously needed one. The Seattle Times story also points to Alaska's planned long-haul routes to Paris, Athens, Osaka and Papeete, and to its goal of 15 intercontinental routes from Seattle by 2030.
The launches are staggered: Guadalajara comes first in March, the Charlotte and Norfolk flights follow in June, and Jacksonville and Des Moines two weeks later, so the new cities arrive in three steps rather than at once. The release calls it Alaska's biggest summer launch yet in Seattle.
Neither source gives fares. The test of the new map will come when the summer 2027 schedule opens and first fares settle, with Guadalajara first up in March.
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