Horizon Air
Horizon Air is a
regional airline subsidiary of the
Alaska Air Group, parent to both
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Horizon has major
hubs in
Seattle and
Portland. Horizon Air also has an extensive
contract flying arrangement with
Frontier Airlines, serving smaller markets from Frontier's Denver hub under the name
Frontier JetExpress.
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Horizon Air Dash 8 Q400 in the airline's 25th Anniversary livery. |
Horizon Air was formed in May 1981 and started operations on
1 September 1981. Its first route was from
Seattle, Washington to
Yakima, Washington. In
1982,
Air Oregon was acquired and in
1983 Transwestern Airlines was acquired, making Horizon one of the largest regional airlines in the
USA. It went public in
1984 to raise money for expansion. In 1984 Horizon carried well over half a million passengers. It acquired its first jet, a
Fokker F28, in
1985 and began operating feeder flights on behalf of both
Northwest Airlines and
Alaska Airlines.
Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines, bought Horizon in
1986 and continued to operate it as an independent carrier. The airline has since completely replaced the Fokker F28 with the
Bombardier CRJ 700. The airline shares its activities, bookings, and connection services with
Alaska Airlines,
Northwest Airlines,
Continental Airlines, and
KLM and also operates express jet services for
Frontier Airlines. The airline operates from its main hub in Seattle and has secondary hubs in Denver, Boise, Portland, and Spokane.
Alaska and Horizon inflight magazines are available
here.
Horizon Air has been featured in several films, including the
1983 motion picture
WarGames.
Canada
Alberta
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Calgary (
Calgary International Airport)
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Edmonton (
Edmonton International Airport)
British Columbia
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Kamloops/Sun Peaks (
Kamloops Airport)
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Kelowna (
Kelowna International Airport)
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Vancouver (
Vancouver International Airport)
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Victoria (
Victoria International Airport)
United States
California
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Burbank (
Bob Hope Airport)
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Eureka/Arcata (
Arcata/Eureka Airport)
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Fresno (
Fresno Yosemite International Airport)
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Los Angeles (
Los Angeles International Airport)
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Ontario (
Ontario International Airport)
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Palm Springs (
Palm Springs International Airport)
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Redding/Red Bluff (
Redding Municipal Airport)
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Sacramento (
Sacramento International Airport)
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San Francisco (
San Francisco International Airport)
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San Jose (
San Jose International Airport)
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Santa Barbara (
Santa Barbara Airport)
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Santa Rosa (
Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport) (Starts March 20, 2007)
Colorado
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Denver (
Denver International Airport)
Idaho
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Boise (
Boise Airport)
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Idaho Falls (
Idaho Falls Regional Airport)
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Lewiston (
Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport)
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Sun Valley (
Friedman Memorial Airport)
Montana
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Billings (
Billings Logan International Airport)
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Bozeman (
Gallatin Field Airport)
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Butte, Montana (
Bert Mooney Airport)
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Great Falls (
Great Falls International Airport)
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Helena (
Helena Regional Airport)
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Kalispell (
Glacier Park International Airport)
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Missoula (
Missoula International Airport)
Nevada
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Reno (
Reno-Tahoe International Airport)
Oregon
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Eugene (
Mahlon Sweet Airport)
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Klamath Falls (
Klamath Falls Airport)
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Medford (
Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport)
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North Bend/Coos Bay (
Southwest Oregon Regional Airport)
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Pendleton (
Eastern Oregon Regional Airport)
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Portland (
Portland International Airport)
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Redmond/Bend (
Roberts Field Redmond Municipal Airport)
Washington
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Bellingham (
Bellingham International Airport)
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Pasco (
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Pullman (
Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport)
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Seattle (
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)
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Spokane (
Spokane International Airport)
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Walla Walla (
Walla Walla Regional Airport)
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Wenatchee (
Pangborn Memorial Airport)
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Yakima (
Yakima Air Terminal)
(Source: Alaska Group Almanac, November 2004)Canada
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Calgary (
Calgary International Airport)
United States
Arizona
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Tucson (
Tucson International Airport)
Arkansas
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Little Rock (
Little Rock National Airport)
California
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Fresno (
Fresno Yosemite International Airport)
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San Jose (
San Jose International Airport)
Colorado
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Denver (
Denver International Airport)
Idaho
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Boise (
Boise Airport)
Montana
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Billings (
Billings Logan International Airport)
Nebraska
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Omaha (
Eppley Airfield)
New Mexico
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Albuquerque (
Albuquerque International Sunport)
Ohio
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Dayton (
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport)
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City (
Will Rogers World Airport)
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Tulsa (
Tulsa International Airport)
Texas
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El Paso (
El Paso International Airport)
Washington
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Spokane (
Spokane International Airport)
Horizon Air's fleet consists of the following aircraft as of
May 2005:
*28
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q200 *18
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q400 *19
Bombardier CRJ 700The average Horizon Air fleet age is 5.6 years old in March 2006.
The CRJ-700 is a 70-seat, low-wing jet, while the Dash-8 is a 37(Q200) or 74(Q400) seat, high-wing
turboprop. Horizon Air recently converted its outstanding CRJ-700 orders into Q400 orders.
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Horizon Air*
Horizon Air Fleet Age*
Horizon Air Bombardier Fleet Detail*
Horizon Air Passenger Opinions*
Horizon Air International*Flight International, 5-11 April 2005
