Alaska Airlines Company Facts:
Cities Served and Market Share
Information as of November 2009


Flight schedule

Route map

Cities Served

Alaska Airlines serves 60 destinations with about 450 daily departures in the United States, Mexico and Canada. During recent years, the airline has added new destinations to expand its network from its main hub in Seattle, as well as from its hubs in Anchorage, Alaska; Los Angeles; and Portland, Ore.

  Major regions Average daily departures*
  Lower 48 States 305
  Alaska 98
  Canada 5
  Mexico 13

  Major Markets Average daily departures
  Seattle 128
  Los Angeles Area** 52
  San Francisco Bay Area*** 27
  Anchorage, Alaska 41
  Portland, Ore. 27

 

* Figures represent August 2008 - July 2009 daily averages.
** Los Angeles Area includes Los Angeles, Burbank, Ontario, Orange County and Long Beach.
*** San Francisco Bay Area includes San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland.

 

  United States Served since
  Adak, Alaska 2003
  Anchorage, Alaska 1932
  Atlanta, Georgia 2009
  Austin, Texas 2009
  Bellingham, Wash. 2009
  Barrow, Alaska 1992
  Bethel, Alaska 1984
  Boston 2002
  Burbank, Calif. 1981 H
  Chicago 2000
  Cordova, Alaska 1932**
  Dallas/Fort Worth 2005
  Denver 2002
  Dillingham, Alaska 1992*
  Fairbanks, Alaska **
  Glacier Bay / Gustavus, Alaska **
  Honolulu 2007
  Houston, Texas 2009
  Juneau, Alaska **
  Kahului, Hawaii 2008
  Ketchikan, Alaska 1973
  King Salmon, Alaska 1992*
  Kodiak, Alaska 1983*
  Kona, Hawaii 2008
  Kotzebue, Alaska 1980
  Las Vegas 1985* H
  Lihu'e, Hawaii 2007
  Long Beach, Calif. 2002
  Los Angeles 1985 H
  Miami 2002
  Minneapolis/St. Paul 2008
  Newark, New Jersey 2002
  Nome, Alaska 1980
  Oakland, Calif. 1983 H
  Ontario, Calif. 1981 H
  Orange County, Calif. 1987
  Orlando, Fla. 2003
  Palm Springs, Calif. 1980 H
  Petersburg, Alaska 1976
  Phoenix 1985
  Portland, Ore. 1979 H
  Prudhoe Bay, Alaska 1981
  Sacramento, Calif. 1993 H
  San Diego 1986
  San Francisco 1979 H
  San Jose, Calif. 1983 H
  Seattle ** H
  Sitka, Alaska **
  Spokane, Wash. 1983* H
  Tucson, Ariz. 1985*
  Washington, D.C. / National 2001
  Wrangell, Alaska 1976
  Yakutat, Alaska **

  Canada Served since
  Vancouver, British Columbia 1996 H

  Mexico Served since
  Cancun 2001
  Guadalajara 2003
  Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo 1996
  Los Cabos 1989
  Manzanillo / Costa Alegre 1999
  Mazatlan 1988
  Mexico City 2005
  Puerto Vallarta 1988

 

* Year of initial service. Service has been discontinued and then restored.

** Served since the founding of Alaska Airlines in 1932, or by other airlines that merged with Alaska prior to 1969.

H - Destination is shared with sister carrier, Horizon Air


Alaska Airlines Capacity By Region
Second Quarter 2009

The information below indicates the percentage of Alaska Airlines' available seat miles (ASMs) used in the airline's primary markets. The information below does not include ASMs for charter flights.

  Market % of total ASMs
  Alaska long haul 18.1%
  Alaska regional 6.4%
  Arizona/Nevada 8.7%
  Bay Area 7.0%
  Canada 2.0%

Hawaii 6.6%
  Mexico 8.5%
  Mid-Continental 8.9%
  Pacific Northwest 0.4%
  Southern California 20.7%
  Transcontinental 12.6%
 
Source: Company data

 

Alaska Air Group Passenger Share
Second Quarter 2009*

The information below indicates the share of the market's passengers Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air collectively transport on dominant routes leaving or arriving in one of Alaska Airlines' hubs of Seattle; Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; and Anchorage, Alaska.

  Market Passenger share**  
  Seattle to:  

Las Vegas 56.3%
  Los Angeles 48.8%
  Spokane, Wash. 71.6%
  Orange County, Calif. 83.4%
  San Diego 64.9%
  Phoenix 39.8%
  San Jose, Calif. 63.9%
  Oakland, Calif. 48.3%
  Burbank, Calif. 78.7%
  San Francisco 39.7%

  Market Passenger share**  
  Portland, Ore., to:  

San Jose, Calif. 49.2%
  Las Vegas 46.2%
  Orange County, Calif. 80.2%
  San Diego 58.6%
  Seattle 93.4%

  Market Passenger share**
  Los Angeles to:  

Seattle 48.6%
  Vancouver, British Columbia 60.4%
  Portland, Ore. 51.8%
  Los Cabos, Mexico 30.4%
  Puerto Vallarta 42.9%

  Market Passenger share**
  Anchorage, Alaska, to:  

Fairbanks, Alaska 75.9%
  Seattle 78.7%
  Juneau, Alaska 99.7%
  Bethel, Alaska 74.6%
  Portland, Ore. 94.7%
 

 

*Source: APGDat U.S. DOT O&D report (information lags by two quarters)
** Alaska Air Group totals include passengers carried on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air only.