Future Routes: Los Angeles Area
Featured Image: A United Airlines (Continental Retro Livery) Boeing 737-900 at LAX in 2015
You may have seen my first, second, and third “future routes” posts highlighting the future flights in the Washington DC area, the future flights in the New York City area, and some future routes in the London area. In my fourth one, I am documenting and explaining the future routes of the largest city in California: Los Angeles. I will be highlighting routes to and from:
- – Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- – Ontario International Airport (ONT)
- – John Wayne Airport (Orange County, SNA)
- – Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR)
- – Long Beach Airport (LGB)
Future Intercontinental Routes:
Los Angeles to Buenos Aires on American Airlines
An American Airlines Boeing 757-200
| Airline | American Airlines |
| Route | Los Angeles (LAX) – Buenos Aires Ezeiza |
| Length | Around 6,118 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Boeing 787-9 |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Notes | This is the first time that an airline is connecting Los Angeles and Buenos Aires. |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 3 |
| Start Date | December 19, 2018 |
Los Angeles to Shenyang on China Southern
A China Southern Airbus A330
| Airline | China Southern Airlines |
| Route | Los Angeles (LAX) – Shenyang Taoxian International Airport |
| Length | Around 5,908 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Airbus A330 |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Notes | Not only is this is the first time that an airline is connecting Los Angeles and Shenyang, it is also the first long haul flight out of Shenyang. |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 3 |
| Start Date | December 18, 2018 |
Los Angeles to Helsinki on Finnair
Image Courtesy of Finnair
| Airline | Finnair |
| Route | Los Angeles (LAX) – Helsinki Airport |
| Length | Around 5,595 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Airbus A350-900 |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Notes | First service from LAX to Helsinki since Finnair canceled their own flight years ago. |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 3 |
| Start Date | March 31, 2019 |
Los Angeles to Manchester (UK) on Virgin Atlantic
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9
| Airline | Virgin Atlantic |
| Route | Los Angeles (LAX) – Manchester Airport |
| Length | Around 5,595 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Airbus A330-200 |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Notes | Virgin Atlantic is ending Manchester – San Francisco service on the same day. |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 3 |
| Start Date | May 26, 2018 |
Future Short Haul Routes:
JetBlue out of Long Beach, Burbank, and Ontario:
JetBlue Embraer E190 in JetBlue’s Speial Blueprint livery
| Airline | JetBlue |
| Route | Long Beach – Bozeman, Montana |
| Length | Around 900 Miles |
| Notes | Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | December 13, 2018 |
| Airline | JetBlue |
| Route | Long Beach – Hayden/Steamboat Springs |
| Length | Around 760 Miles |
| Notes | Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | December 15, 2018 |
| Airline | JetBlue |
| Route | Ontario – New York JFK |
| Length | Around 2,500 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | Resumes September 5, 2018 |
| Airline | JetBlue |
| Route | Burbank – Boston-Logan |
| Length | Around 2,600 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | September 5, 2018 |
United Express out of Los Angeles International Airport:
A United Express Embraer E145XR
| Airline | United Express |
| Route | Los Angeles – Prescott, Arizona |
| Length | Around 342 Miles |
| Notes | First Passenger Service to Prescott |
| Airline Type | Full Service/Regional |
| Start Date | August 29, 2018 |
| Airline | United Expres |
| Route | Los Angeles – Mammoth Lakes, California |
| Length | Around 250 Miles |
| Notes | Seasonal, Alaska ending service from Los Angeles to Mammoth Lakes, airport serves Yosemite National Park |
| Airline Type | Full Service/Regional |
| Start Date | December 1, 2018 |
| Airline | United Expres |
| Route | Los Angeles – Sun Valley, Idaho |
| Length | Around 690 Miles |
| Notes | Seasonal, Alaska ending service from Los Angeles to Sun Valley Airport |
| Airline Type | Full Service/Regional |
| Start Date | August 29, 2018 |
Southwest Airlines out of Burbank
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800
| Airline | Southwest Airlines |
| Route | Burbank – Chicago Midway |
| Length | Around 1,750 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | Resumes November 4, 2018 |
| Airline | Southwest Airlines |
| Route | Burbank – Houston Hobby |
| Length | Around 1,400 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | November 4, 2018 |
Delta Airlines out of Orange County
Delta Airlines 767-300
| Airline | JetBlue |
| Route | John Wayne (Orange County) Airport – New York JFK |
| Length | Around 2,500 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Start Date | Resumes October 15, 2018 |
Are you planning to fly on any of the future routes out of the Los Angeles area?
