Alaska Airlines To Launch 8-Hour 737 MAX 8 Flights From Anchorage To Tokyo

Alaska Airlines is preparing a nonstop link between Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) starting May 13, 2027, with a seasonal schedule expected to run daily through September 7. Aviation analyst Enilria, citing flight schedule data, reports the service would operate once per day using a Boeing 737 MAX 8 and take about eight hours and 15 minutes, pending government approval. The planned flights are AS21 (depart 2:10 p.m., arrive 3:25 p.m. the next day) and AS22 (depart 9:45 p.m., arrive noon in Anchorage). Fares start at $605, and the aircraft would seat 161 passengers across two cabins.