Horizon Air, a regional airline based in SeaTac, Washington, serves 47 different destinations in the western United States, Canada and Mexico. Horizon Air's inaugural destinations in 1981 were Pasco, Seattle, and Yakima, Washington which were served with two wet leased Fairchild F-27 turboprop aircraft. In 1982, Horizon Air expanded into Oregon with a purchase of Air Oregon, and added service to seven new destinations.[1] One year later, Horizon acquired Transwestern Airlines of Utah and then expanded into the intermountain West region of the United States.[2] Five of the seven routes introduced with the acquisition of Air Oregon are still served by Horizon, with the exceptions of North Bend/Coos Bay, Oregon and by December 2008, Pendleton, Oregon.[3][4] In 2008, Horizon restructured existing routes in order to transition to an all Bombardier Q400 fleet, removing the smaller Q200 turboprops as well as the CRJ-700 regional jets from the fleet.[5]
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One destination, Pendleton, Oregon, was subsidized through the Essential Air Service program,[6] but on December 1, 2008, Horizon Air no longer served Pendleton. This change was brought mainly in part by the fleet transition plan, as Pendleton was served by the smaller Q200 plane, which was phased out of service.[4] Horizon Air launched its first Mexican route, flying a CRJ-700 between Loreto, Mexico and Los Angeles, California in January 2008.[7] Horizon has been flying to Canada since at least 1993, when service was added from Bellingham and Seattle to Calgary, Alberta.[8]
On May 14, 2011, several routes that were formerly served by Horizon Air were transferred to SkyWest Airlines, operating under the name Alaska SkyWest. SkyWest is operating five CRJ-700s purchased from Horizon Air under a capacity purchase agreement. This means that SkyWest owns and operates the aircraft, while Alaska Airlines is responsible for marketing and selling tickets for the flights. The CRJ-700s are operating on routes that would not be feasible to operate with neither Bombardier Q400s nor Boeing 737s.[9]
On March 3, 2014, Horizon Air began daily flights from Anchorage to Fairbanks and Kodiak. The single daily flight to Kodiak is a seasonal service operated throughout the winter, while the Fairbanks flights replaced previous Alaska Airlines 737 service.[10]
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Country | State/ Province | City | Airport | Began[11] | Ended | Ref |
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Canada | Alberta | Calgary | Calgary International Airport | 1992[n 1] | Present | [8] |
Canada | Alberta | Edmonton | Edmonton International Airport | 1995 | Present | [12] |
Canada | British Columbia | Kelowna | Kelowna International Airport | 1998 | Present | [13] |
Canada | British Columbia | Prince George | Prince George Airport | 2008 | 2008 | [14] |
Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver | Vancouver International Airport | 1989[n 1] | Present | [15] |
Canada | British Columbia | Victoria | Victoria International Airport | 1989 | Present | [15] |
Mexico | Baja California Sur | La Paz | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport | 2008 | April 2013 | |
Mexico | Baja California Sur | Loreto | Loreto International Airport | 2008 | October 31, 2015 | [7] |
United States | Alaska | Deadhorse | Deadhorse Airport | 2014 | March 2018 | [16][17] |
United States | Alaska | King Salmon | King Salmon Airport | 2020 | Present | [18] |
United States | Alaska | Anchorage | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | 2014[n 1] | Present | [10][16][18] |
United States | Alaska | Fairbanks | Fairbanks International Airport | 2014[n 1] | Present | [10][16][18] |
United States | Alaska | Dillingham | Dillingham Airport | 2020 | Present | [18] |
United States | Alaska | Kodiak | Kodiak Airport | 2014 | March 2018 | [10][16] |
United States | Arizona | Flagstaff | Pulliam Airport | 2008 | 2011 | [19] |
United States | Arizona | Prescott | Ernest A. Love Field | 2008 | 2011 | [20] |
United States | Arizona | Tucson | Tucson International Airport | 2017 | Present | |
United States | Arizona | Phoenix | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | 2017 | Present | |
United States | Arkansas | Little Rock | Little Rock National Airport | 2004 | 2007 | [21] |
United States | California | McKinleyville | Arcata-Eureka Airport | 1994 | 2011 | [22] |
United States | California | Burbank | Hollywood Burbank Airport | 2017 | Present | [23] |
United States | California | Fresno | Fresno Yosemite International Airport | 1999 | Present | [24] |
United States | California | Long Beach | Long Beach Airport | December 14, 2003 | January 5, 2015 | |
United States | California | Los Angeles | Los Angeles International Airport | 1999 | Present | [7] |
United States | California | Mammoth Lakes | Mammoth-Yosemite Airport | 2008 | 2018 | [25] |
United States | California | Monterey | Monterey Regional Airport | 2012 | Present | |
United States | California | Oakland | Oakland International Airport | [when?] | Present | [26] |
United States | California | Ontario | Ontario International Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
United States | California | Orange County | John Wayne International Airport | 2016 | Present | |
United States | California | Palm Springs | Palm Springs International Airport | 2002[n 1] | Present | [28] |
United States | California | Redding | Redding Municipal Airport | 1992 | 2011 | [29] |
United States | California | Sacramento | Sacramento International Airport | 1993 | Present | [30] |
United States | California | San Diego | San Diego International Airport | 2012 | Present | |
United States | California | San Francisco | San Francisco International Airport | 2017 | Present | |
United States | California | San Jose | San Jose International Airport | [when?] | Present | [24] |
United States | California | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
United States | California | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
United States | California | Santa Rosa | Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport | 2007 | Present | [31] |
United States | Colorado | Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs Airport | June 15, 2017 | November 4, 2017 | [27] |
United States | Colorado | Hayden/ Steamboat Springs | Yampa Valley Airport | 2017 | Present | |
United States | Colorado | Denver | Denver International Airport | [when?] | 2007 | |
United States | Colorado | Gunnison | Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport | 2015 | 2017 | |
United States | Idaho | Boise | Boise Airport | 1983 | Present | [32] |
United States | Idaho | Lewiston | Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport | 1983 | August 25, 2018 | [33][34] |
United States | Idaho | Sun Valley | Friedman Memorial Airport | 1983[n 1] | Present | [35] |
United States | Idaho | Twin Falls | Magic Valley Regional Airport | 1983 | 1997 | |
United States | Kansas | Wichita | Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
United States | Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
United States | Montana | Butte | Bert Mooney Airport | 1988 | August 24, 2008 | |
United States | Montana | Billings | Billings Logan International Airport | 1988 | Present | [36] |
United States | Montana | Bozeman | Gallatin Field Airport | 1990 | Present | [37] |
United States | Montana | Great Falls | Great Falls International Airport | 1986 | Present | [38] |
United States | Montana | Helena | Helena Regional Airport | 1986 | Present | [38] |
United States | Montana | Kalispell | Glacier Park International Airport | 1986 | Present | [39] |
United States | Montana | Missoula | Missoula International Airport | 1986 | Present | [39] |
United States | Missouri | Kansas City | Kansas City International Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
United States | Missouri | St. Louis | St. Louis International Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
United States | Nevada | Las Vegas | McCarran International Airport | 2007 | Present | [40] |
United States | Nevada | Reno/Lake Tahoe | Reno-Tahoe International Airport | 2005 | Present | [41] |
United States | New Mexico | Albuquerque | Albuquerque International Sunport | August 18, 2017 | Seasonal | |
United States | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Will Rogers World Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
United States | Oregon | Astoria | Astoria Regional Airport | 1995 | 1995 | [42] |
United States | Oregon | Eugene | Mahlon Sweet Airport | 1982 | Present | [43] |
United States | Oregon | Klamath Falls | Crater Lake Klamath Regional Airport | 1982 | 2008 | [44] |
United States | Oregon | Medford | Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport | 1982 | Present | [45] |
United States | Oregon | North Bend / Coos Bay | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport | 1982 | 2008 | [44] |
United States | Oregon | Pendleton | Eastern Oregon Regional Airport | 1982 | 2008 | [46] |
United States | Oregon | Portland, OR | Portland International Airport | 1981 | Present | [47] |
United States | Oregon | Redmond/Bend | Roberts Field Redmond Municipal Airport | 1982 | Present | [48] |
United States | Oregon | Salem | McNary Field | 1982 | 1993 | |
United States | Texas | Dallas | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | 2017 | Seasonal | [27] |
United States | Texas | Dallas | Dallas Love Field Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
United States | Texas | El Paso | El Paso International Airport | 2019 | Present | |
United States | Utah | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City International Airport | 2014 | Present | |
United States | Washington | Bellingham | Bellingham International Airport | 1987 | Present | [28] |
United States | Washington | Everett | Paine Field | 2019 | Present | [49] |
United States | Washington | Pasco | Tri-Cities Airport | 1981[n 2] | Present | [50] |
United States | Washington | Port Angeles | William R. Fairchild International Airport | 1987 | January 6, 2004 | |
United States | Washington | Pullman | Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport | 1982[n 1] | Present | [51] |
United States | Washington | Seattle | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | 1981[n 2] | Present | [41] |
United States | Washington | Spokane | Spokane International Airport | 1983 | Present | [52] |
United States | Washington | Walla Walla | Walla Walla Regional Airport | 1985 | Present | [53] |
United States | Washington | Wenatchee | Pangborn Memorial Airport | 1984 | Present | [54] |
United States | Washington | Yakima | Yakima Air Terminal | 1981[n 2] | Present | [55] |
United States | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | 2017 | Present | [27] |
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