List of Virgin America destinations

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This is a list of destinations operated to by Virgin America, a former American airline that was headquartered in Burlingame, California. On April 4, 2016, the airline announced it had agreed to be acquired by Alaska Air Group, with the transaction closing by December 14, 2016. [1] [2] Virgin America's air operator's certificate was later merged with the certificate of Alaska Airlines on January 11, 2018, with both airlines merging into the same passenger service system on April 25, 2018. [3]

The list includes destinations that Virgin America was serving or had formerly served by April 24, 2018, prior to the airline's merger with Alaska Airlines. At the time, Virgin America was serving 31 destinations, consisting of 28 domestic destinations and three destinations in Mexico. [4]

Destinations

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Country (Subdivision)CityAirportNotesRefs
Canada (Ontario) Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminated [5]
Mexico (Baja California Sur) San José del Cabo Los Cabos International Airport
Mexico (Jalisco) Puerto Vallarta Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
Mexico (Quintana Roo) Cancún Cancún International Airport
United States (Alaska) Anchorage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Terminated [6]
United States (California) Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport Hub
Palm Springs Palm Springs International Airport
San Diego San Diego International Airport
San Francisco San Francisco International Airport Hub
San Jose San Jose International Airport Terminated [7]
Santa Ana John Wayne Airport Terminated [8]
United States (Colorado) Denver Denver International Airport
United States (District of Columbia) Washington, D.C. Dulles International Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
United States (Florida) Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
Orlando Orlando International Airport
United States (Hawaii) Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport [9]
Kahului Kahului Airport [9]
Kailua-Kona Kona International Airport [10]
United States (Illinois) Chicago O'Hare International Airport
United States (Indiana) Indianapolis Indianapolis International Airport [10]
United States (Louisiana) New Orleans Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport [10]
United States (Maryland) Baltimore Baltimore/Washington International Airport [10]
United States (Massachusetts) Boston Logan International Airport
United States (Nevada) Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport
United States (New Jersey) Newark Newark Liberty International Airport
United States (New York) New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport
LaGuardia Airport [11]
United States (North Carolina) Raleigh Raleigh–Durham International Airport [10]
United States (Oregon) Portland Portland International Airport
United States (Pennsylvania) Philadelphia Philadelphia International Airport [12] [10]
United States (Tennessee) Nashville Nashville International Airport [10]
United States (Texas) Austin Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
Dallas Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Terminated
Dallas Love Field Focus city [13]
United States (Washington) Seattle Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

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