Alaska Airlines will launch daily, year-round service between Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Seattle beginning June 10, 2027. The route is part of a broader expansion that also adds Seattle service to Jacksonville, Norfolk, and Des Moines.
Tickets are already on sale. The Seattle hub gives Charlotte passengers connections to the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii.
The addition makes Alaska the ninth domestic carrier at CLT. The last new entrant was Sun Country, which began twice-weekly Minneapolis-St. Paul service. JetBlue also returned to Charlotte in May 2026 following Spirit Airlines’ shutdown.
Alaska serves more than 120 destinations across five countries and carries over 44 million passengers annually, ranking it fifth among U.S. carriers.
For crew, the new route represents a base-relevant expansion at one of the busiest airports in the Southeast. CLT is a major American hub, and Alaska’s entry adds another carrier competing for connecting traffic through the Pacific gateway.
Update (November 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM ET)
- Alaska Airlines will begin Jacksonville–Seattle service on June 24, 2027.
- The Seattle departure is scheduled for 9 a.m. with a 5:35 p.m. arrival in Jacksonville.
- The return flight departs Jacksonville at 6:38 p.m. and arrives in Seattle at 9:40 p.m.
- The flight will operate with a Boeing 737 aircraft.
- The Seattle-to-Jacksonville flight takes 5 hours and 35 minutes.
- Jacksonville now has service from every major U.S. airline following this announcement.
