Alaska Air Cargo

Fresh connections! New freighter service streamlines shipping between California and Alaska

Our first freighter service beyond Seattle in the lower 48 started shipping to Los Angeles (LAX) on April 23, 2024. (Alaska Air Cargo photo)

This month, we began our inaugural freighter service from Anchorage to Los Angeles through Seattle, creating more seamless connections between Southern California and the 20 communities we serve across the state of Alaska.  

The new twice-weekly freighter service is our first beyond Seattle in the lower 48, and it increases our capacity to meet a growing demand for air-freight services in industries up and down the West Coast:  

  • Northbound to Alaska: Over the past year, we’ve been moving more retail goods and perishables from Southern California – and more ecommerce from the Bay Area – to Anchorage and communities across Alaska. The northbound freighters are timed to provide same-day or next-day service to all our stations across the state of Alaska. 
  • Southbound to Los Angeles: We have decades of cold-chain expertise shipping seafood between Alaska and the lower 48, and our new freighter service gives us more options to fly this season’s freshest seafood, including salmon from Bristol Bay, prized geoducks from Ketchikan and pristine halibut from Yakutat to Southern California. 
  • New overnight opportunities between Seattle and SoCal: Our increased capacity provides new connections to carry larger, palletized parts and supplies between the two hubs for aerospace, biotechnology and other industries whose operations depend on time-critical shipments. And we’ve expanded our LAX station hours – now open 24/7 – to expedite drop-offs and pick-ups for overnight shipments, including our next-available-flight GoldStreak Package Express service. 
(Photo by Pavel Manchik / Alaska Air Cargo)

“The freighter gives us the capacity to carry large machinery and other bulky shipments that just weren’t possible in the past. With more expansions coming this year in belly-cargo routes serving LAX and other markets, we are poised to be the largest passenger cargo network on the West Coast.” 

Mike Narowski, Alaska Air Cargo’s regional sales manager for California

Starting later in May, the LAX route will be served by our larger 737-800BCF freighters, which have 10,000 pounds more capacity per aircraft than our existing 737-700’s. 

For the latest updates:Check our freighter schedule 

Learn more:Freighter fleet dimensions and details  

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