Seattle’s route map grows again next summer, and this time the new pins land far from the Pacific Northwest. Alaska Airlines will add Charlotte, Jacksonville, Norfolk and Des Moines to its network, plus a seasonal nonstop to Guadalajara, Mexico.
Four new cities join the network in June
Daily flights to Charlotte and Norfolk start on June 10, 2027, and both routes run year-round from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Jacksonville and Des Moines follow two weeks later, on June 24, also daily and also year-round, which gives the hub four new domestic spokes inside a single month.
Four cities, one month.
I’ve flown enough Seattle connections through Denver and Chicago to feel what a nonstop saves, and weary travelers on the Norfolk run may feel it most. The morning departure leaves Seattle at 7:30 a.m. and lands in Norfolk at 3:58 p.m., while the return leaves at 5:01 p.m. and gets back at 8:11 p.m., early enough for the drive home.
Charlotte gets a similar daylight pattern, shaped for a full day on either end of the route. Flights leave Seattle at 8:30 a.m. and arrive at 4:51 p.m., and the westbound trip leaves Charlotte at 5:54 p.m. and arrives in Seattle at 8:47 p.m. the same evening.
Jacksonville lands at 5:35 p.m. after a 9:00 a.m. Seattle departure, with a 6:38 p.m. return that reaches Seattle at 9:40 p.m. Des Moines follows the same morning pattern, leaving Seattle at 9:00 a.m., landing at 2:42 p.m., and heading back at 3:27 p.m. for a 5:36 p.m. arrival.
Guadalajara brings a seasonal Mexico link
Guadalajara starts earlier than the domestic routes and runs on a tighter clock, with seasonal service from March 18, 2027 through August 9, 2027. The route flies three times a week aboard Boeing 737 aircraft, and it’s the lone international addition in this Seattle round.
The timing runs overnight in one direction, so the Seattle departure leaves at 11:15 p.m. and arrives in Guadalajara at 5:11 a.m. the next day. Northbound flights leave at 12:35 p.m. and reach Seattle at 5:03 p.m.
Red-eye out, daylight home.
Guadalajara is Mexico’s second-largest city, and the airline pitches the route on its food and arts scene and its deep cultural traditions. For Pacific Northwest travelers, the nonstop turns a connection-heavy trip into a single overnight hop south.
What the wider map means for Seattle
With these five routes counted in, Alaska’s Seattle network reaches 119 nonstop destinations, and tickets for all five are already on sale through the airline’s website. Jacksonville and Des Moines start together on June 24, with Seattle departures at 9:00 a.m. for both cities on day one.
One hub, 119 nonstops.
Onboard, the choice runs from Main Cabin through extra-legroom Premium Class to First Class, and guests in every cabin can pre-order fresh meals through the Alaska Airlines app. First Class guests get chef-curated meals included, and drinks across the cabins run from sodas and beer to wine and premium spirits.
We’d book the Guadalajara season early, since three flights a week won’t absorb a whole summer of demand from Seattle. Des Moines also stands out, because it brings Alaska into Iowa and gives Seattle a new Midwest spoke that didn’t exist anywhere in its network before.