Alaska Air Group Inc (NYSE: ALK) is connecting Anchorage to both New York City and San Diego with seasonal nonstop service this summer. 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.
Our 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 history-filled towns. It will be the only nonstop service between New York JFK and Anchorage.
Our Anchorage-New York JFK route — at 3,386 miles — will become the longest flight in our network. We’ll serve the route with our new Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737-8 aircraft. It will have the longest range of any plane in our fleet — allowing us to add new nonstop destinations that we couldn’t before.
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 |
