Alaska Airlines Slashes 7 Nonstop Routes From San Francisco: See Which Flights Now

Published Oct 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT Journalist – Aaron is an aviation and travel journalist with 14 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry. His background spans airport operations, aviation infrastructure, and travel consulting, having worked with global organizations across New Zealand, Europe, and North America. Combining industry expertise with firsthand travel experience across more than 52 countries and five continents, Aaron covers airlines, airports, aviation policy, and the wider travel sector. He is based in Canterbury, New Zealand. His work has been published in Simple Flying and featured by MSN, SAM CHUI Aviation & Travel, EIN News, Pakistan Defence, and Climate Depot. This year, Alaska Airlines has slashed more than seven nonstop routes from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), off the back of five last year. The airline withdrew services to select airports in Texas, Arizona, Utah, New Jersey, and Mexico, as it consolidated operations across its West Coast hubs. This equated to a total of 405 weekly departures, a 13% decrease from the 465 departures in the same period in 2025, according to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company. Alaska Airlines is one of the largest airlines on the US West Coast, and maintains bases at major cities including Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Despite this, San Francisco saw a dramatic drop in the total number of nonstop routes offered by the oneworld carrier. Seven Routes Cut In San Francisco By Alaska Airlines Credit: Markus Mainka | Shutterstock In January this year, Alaska Airlines withdrew from operating nonstop domestic flights from San Francisco to Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), due to aircraft availability and competition. As noted by the San Francisco Chronicle, this saw the airline undertake a strategic reallocation of aircraft onto more profitable routes. Delta Air Lines, Southwest, and United Airlines already operate nonstop flights to Austin from San Francisco, while Delta, JetBlue, and United operate to Boston. In March, the airline also shelved its nonstop flights from the Bay Area to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) Loading map… Drag to explore Southwest and United already operate on the Burbank route. Meanwhile, American, Frontier, Southwest, and United provide nonstop services to Phoenix, and Delta, Frontier, and United fly to Salt Lake City. Destination Domestic / International End Month Competition Austin (AUS) Domestic January 2026 Delta, Southwest and United Boston (BOS) Domestic January 2026 Delta, JetBlue and United Burbank (BUR) Domestic March 2026 Southwest and United Phoenix (PHX) Domestic March 2026 American, Frontier, Southwest and United Salt Lake City (SLC) Domestic March 2026 Delta, Frontier and United Loreto (LTO) International April 2026 Left unserved Newark (EWR) Domestic June 2026 United Loreto & Newark Were Cut Mid-Year Credit: EQRoy | Shutterstock The sole international route to be cut from San Francisco by Alaska Airlines this year was its nonstop service to Loreto (LTO) in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The airline operated this route uncontested and has left it to be served nonstop from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) year-round, complemented by a seasonal service beginning from San Diego (SAN) this December 19. Alaska Airlines cut its seasonal service to Loreto as part of a reallocation of its aircraft onto higher-demand, more profitable routes, which enabled the airline to boost its holiday routes to and from Hawaii. The only other US airline operating to Loreto is American Airlines seasonal services from Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). Newark (EWR) was the seventh route to be cancelled by Alaska Airlines in 2026, with the airline now only serving the Big Apple through its service to New York (JFK). This leaves United as the only airline operating to Newark from San Francisco. Competition on flights to New York JFK is provided by American, Delta, and JetBlue. Alaska Airlines Also Canceled Five SFO Routes In 2025 Credit: Michelangelo DeSantis | Shutterstock In the last two years, Alaska Airlines has ultimately removed 12 nonstop routes from its San Francisco network. In 2025, the airline cut four domestic routes to Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Tampa (TPA), Washington (IAD), and Chicago (ORD), while permanently axing its international route to Mazatlán (MZT). Destination Domestic / International End Month Competition Fort Lauderdale (FLL) Domestic January 2025 JetBlue and United Tampa (TPA) Domestic January 2025 United Mazatlán (MZT) International April 2025 Left unserved Washington (IAD) Domestic August 2025 United Chicago (ORD) Domestic August 2025 American and United While Alaska has not added any new routes from San Francisco in 2026, it has boosted frequencies on daily nonstop services to Kona (KOA) and Lihue (LIH). These will provide more capacity to the popular Hawaiian islands.