Alaska Launched the Longest Nonstop Route on a Boeing 737-8 MAX This Week - The Bulkhead Seat

Alaska Airlines launches flights to its newest international destination

The daily seasonal flight service began Thursday and will run until early September.

Alaska Launched the Longest Nonstop Route on a Boeing 737-8 MAX This Week - The Bulkhead Seat

Back in August 2025, I wrote about Alaska Airlines’ plans to launch service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Keflavík International Airport (KEF) in Iceland. Those flights began on Thursday and have earned the distinction of being the longest routes out of the United States using Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft. Our newest international adventure just took off. Yesterday, we launched new daily seasonal nonstop service between Se…