Alaska Airlines plans northernmost Boeing Route for Summer

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Alaska Airlines plans northernmost Boeing Route for Summer

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Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 | Official Website

By Sky Industry News

Mar 18, 2025

Alaska Airlines is preparing for the summer season by planning to add the northernmost Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight to its schedule. According to AeroRoutes, the Seattle-based airline will launch a route between Anchorage (ANC) and Utqiaġvik (BRW) in June 2025, using the narrowbody aircraft.

The service between Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and Utqiaġvik Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) will begin on June 12, 2025, and run daily through August 19, 2025. It is noteworthy that the last time the Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated on this route was between July 23 and July 29, 2024. Currently, the route is operated once a day with either Boeing 737-800s or Boeing 737-700s.

No other US carrier competes on the ANC to BRW route with Alaska Airlines, making it the sole player in this market. Alaska Airlines operates an all- Boeing fleet of **238** aircraft, including various models such as **79** Boeing **737-900ERs**, **73** Boeing **737 MAX9s**, **61** Boeing **737-800s**, **14** Boeing **737-700s**, six Boeing **737-900s**, and five Boeing **737 MAX8s**.

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Alaska Airlines began taking deliveries of the 737 MAX8s recently in January has fifteen more on order. The aircraft can accommodate a total of ''159'' passengers in a three-class cabin layout: ''12'' in business class, ''30'' in economy plus, and ''117'' in economy class.

Nat Pieper, senior vice president of fleet finance and alliances at Alaska said:

"the addition of the ''737-8'' and eventually the ''737-10'' to our fleet creates new opportunities for us to fly longer nonstop routes and maximize our revenue potential."

Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse (SCC) is noted as the second northernmost destination for According to AeroRoutes. Alaska Airlines occasionally operates flights between Anchorage (ANC) and Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse (SCC) using The Boeing ''MAX9'', primarily for charter services Scheduled flights on The ''MAX9'' are available for booking on March "19," March "26," And April "21," "25," according To The report .

The airline's ''MAX9'' has more capacity than The ''MAX8''. It can seat up To "178" passengers In A three-class cabin configuration: "16" In business class , "24" In economy plus , And "138" In economy class .

The airline Is currently awaiting delivery Of The "FAA certification" which Has yet To receive certification For commercial service Initially expected In "25," Alaska now anticipates receiving Its first aircraft In "26," Meanwhile ,"25" Is expected To be final year For "-900" Fleet .