Paine Field
Alaska Spreads Its Wings at Everetts Paine Field by Adding Palm Springs Service
Airline has served 160,000 passengers out of the airport since launching flight service in March
Alaska Airlines will begin daily nonstop service from Paine Field in Everett to Palm Springs, California beginning Nov. 5, adding a ninth destination to the airlines service roster at the Snohomish County airport. Paine Field earlier this year unveiled a new passenger terminal as a prelude to launching commercial flight services by Alaska and United…
Alaska Airlines to Begin Paine Field Service Next Year
Destinations not announced, but carrier plans nine daily flights.
Alaska Airlines says it will begin service from Paine Field in Everett in the fall of 2018. In a news release, Alaska CEO Brad Tilden says, “As our region continues to grow at a record pace and Sea-Tac Airport nears capacity, the time is right to bring air service to our valued guests living in…
Editors Note: The Case for Paine Field
Its time for the airport in Snohomish County to take some of the pressure off Sea-Tac.
Mukilteo is a divided community when it comes to Paine Field, the airport next door. Aviation enthusiasts who love to see the vintage aircraft buzzing about have bumper stickers that read I airplane noise. Anti-airport activists, by contrast, apparently play a parlor game called Stop That Project! in which guests are asked to come up…
Paine Field Ready for Takeoff
Opposition continues, but Paine Field inches closer to commercial operations.
When Paine Field was built in 1936, nearly a decade before Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was completed, the 604-acre, fog-free unpopulated site 23 miles north of Seattle was envisioned as being one of 10 commercial super airports around the country. Originally called Snohomish County Airport its name was changed to Paine Field in 1941 the airport…