Alaska Airlines said Tuesday that it will fly nonstop between Austin and Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturdays from June 12 to Aug. 7, 2027. Booking for the route opened the same day. It will be the first nonstop route between Austin and Alaska.
The flight from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is scheduled to leave at 5:40 p.m. and reach Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport around 10 p.m. The return flight leaves Anchorage at 8 p.m. and arrives in Austin at 6 a.m. the next day. The airline will use Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, which seat 161 passengers.
Austin airport CEO Ghizlane Badawi said the route is a meaningful milestone for the airport and the region. The airline also announced a daily Anchorage-Tokyo route from May through September, and seasonal Saturday flights from Anchorage to Dallas Fort Worth and Nashville.
According to the latest available data, Alaska holds about a 3% market share in Austin. The airline, the airport's fifth-most-popular carrier, served about 20% fewer passengers in August 2026 than in August 2025.