Alaska Airlines will connect Alaska and Japan! I don’t care that this flight is operated by a Boeing 737, this is easily the coolest new route we’ve seen announced by a US carrier since United added flights to Greenland and Mongolia .

Alaska launching Anchorage to Tokyo Narita flights as of May 2027

This is an absurdly cool new route, and a throwback!

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Alaska launching Anchorage to Tokyo Narita flights as of May 2027

Between May 13 and September 7, 2027, Alaska intends to operate daily nonstop flights between Anchorage (ANC) and Tokyo Narita (NRT), with the following schedule:

AS21 Anchorage to Tokyo Narita departing 2:10PM arriving 3:25PM (+1 day)

AS22 Tokyo Narita to Anchorage departing 9:45PM arriving 12:00PM

Alaska Airlines will fly from Anchorage to Tokyo Narita

The 3,434-mile flight is blocked at 8hr15min westbound and 7hr15min eastbound. It’ll be operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8, featuring 161 seats, including 16 first class seats and 145 economy seats.…