Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER
IATA ICAO Call sign
AS ASA ALASKA
FoundedApril 14, 1932 (1932-04-14) (as McGee Airways)
Commenced operationsJune 6, 1944 (1944-06-06)
AOC #ASAA802A
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programAtmos Rewards
AllianceOneworld
Fleet size342
Destinations128
Parent companyAlaska Air Group
HeadquartersSeaTac, Washington, United States
Key people
FounderLinious "Mac" McGee
Revenue US$9.1 billion (2025)
Net income US$526 million (2025)
Total assets US$25 billion (2025)
Employees 22,377 (2025)
Websitealaskaair.com

Alaska Airlines is a major airline in the United States headquartered in SeaTac, Washington, within the Seattle metropolitan area. It is the fifth-largest airline in North America when measured by scheduled passengers carried, as of 2024. Alaska, together with its regional partners Horizon Air and SkyWest Airlines, operates a route network primarily focused on connecting cities along the West Coast of the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) to over 100 destinations in the contiguous United States, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico.

The airline operates out of seven hubs with its primary hub at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Alaska Airlines is a member of Oneworld, the third-largest airline alliance in the world. As of 2020, the airline employs over 16,000 people and has been ranked by J. D. Power as having the highest customer satisfaction of the traditional airlines for twelve consecutive years. In 2024, the airline's parent Alaska Air Group completed an acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines.