American Airways is beginning to make winter plans with seven new routes, together with two new locations.
American’s two new locations are Santa Maria Airport (SMX) on California’s Central Coast and Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) in Solar Valley, Idaho. From Solar Valley, the provider will add service to its hubs at Chicago’s O’Hare Worldwide Airport (ORD) and Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport (PHX). Santa Maria will get one nonstop route — a hyperlink to American’s Phoenix hub.
Past these, American is including 4 different new routes that may bolster its service at Southwest Florida Worldwide Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers, Florida; Missoula Montana Airport (MSO); and Santa Fe Regional Airport (SAF) in New Mexico.
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Listed here are the small print of American’s new routes:
- Fort Myers to Phoenix: Each day on a Boeing 737 from Nov. 20 by way of Dec. 3, and from Dec. 18 by way of Jan. 6, 2026.
- Missoula to Chicago: Each day on an Embraer E175 from Dec. 18 (American at present flies from Missoula to Chicago seasonally throughout the summer time).
- Santa Fe to Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX): Each day on a Bombardier CRJ700 from Oct. 6.
- Santa Fe to Chicago: Each day on a CRJ700 from Dec. 18 by way of Jan. 6, 2026.
- Santa Maria to Phoenix: Twice each day on a Bombardier CRJ900 from Oct. 16.
- Solar Valley to Chicago: Each day on a CRJ700 from Dec. 18 by way of April 6, 2026.
- Solar Valley to Phoenix: Each day on a CRJ700 from Dec. 18 by way of April 6, 2026.
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Ticket gross sales for American’s new routes start June 30.
Most of American’s new markets are well-established seaside or mountain locations. Solar Valley, for instance, is thought for its fashionable ski resort and is already served by Alaska Airways, Delta Air Traces and United Airways.
Santa Maria stands out as distinctive. The California metropolis is close to Vandenberg Area Power Base between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. The airport is barely served by Allegiant Air with twice-weekly flights to Las Vegas’ Harry Reid Worldwide Airport (LAS), schedule knowledge from aviation analytics agency Cirium exhibits.
United was the final main airline to serve Santa Maria, with regional flights to San Francisco that resulted in 2016, in response to Cirium.
American has proven a willingness to attempt distinctive smaller home locations in recent times. It added Provo Airport (PVU) in Utah in 2024, and McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD) in Carlsbad, California, north of San Diego, earlier this yr.
The provider was planning to develop scheduled capability by a p.c within the “low single digits” this yr in comparison with 2024. Nevertheless, it suspended its outlook in April following the slowdown in domestic travel.
One factor going for American on its new routes: little competitors. It solely faces United on the Chicago-Missoula and Chicago-Solar Valley routes.
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