Charlotte Douglas International Airport is about to add it’s first new domestic carrier in years.
Alaska Airlines has officially announced plans to start offering daily nonstop service between Charlotte and Seattle on June 10, 2027. The Seattle-based carrier will become CLT’s ninth domestic airline partner.
The new route will operate year-round aboard a Boeing 737.
Flights will leave Seattle at 8:30 a.m. and arrive in Charlotte at 4:51 p.m. The return flight leaves CLT at 5:54 p.m. and lands in Seattle at 8:47 p.m. local time.
For Charlotte travelers, the biggest change is another nonstop option to the Pacific Northwest.
American Airlines already flies nonstop between Charlotte and Seattle. Delta, Southwest and United also sell Charlotte-Seattle itineraries, but those involve connections.
The airline carries more than 44 million passengers annually and serves more than 120 destinations. From Seattle, its network reaches destinations throughout the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Hawaii and beyond.
Charlotte is one of four new U.S. cities Alaska is adding to its Seattle network in 2027. The airline is also launching nonstop service to Norfolk, Jacksonville and Des Moines.
CLT says Alaska is the first new domestic airline to enter the Charlotte market since Sun Country launched Minneapolis service in April 2023. JetBlue also returned to Charlotte earlier this year after a two-year absence.
Tickets for the new Charlotte-Seattle route are already on sale.
The first Alaska Airlines flight from Charlotte is scheduled to depart CLT at 5:54 p.m. on June 10, 2027.
