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SeaPort Airlines will fly from Felts Field to Olympia starting Jan. 8

The Daily Spokane teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

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If you've ever lost a whole day driving to the Legislature, this one's for you. SeaPort Airlines is launching a seasonal route between Spokane's and Olympia Regional Airport, timed to the legislative session.

SeaPort's Olympia route comes with a $279 fare

$279
for a one-way ticket out of Felts Field
22 years
since Olympia's airport last had regional air service
500
passengers each way, daily, between Spokane and western Washington

Sources: Spokane Journal of Business, The Olympian

The Olympian reports it's the first regional air service at the airport in 22 years. SeaPort founder and CEO Kent Craford said in a statement that getting to Olympia "will no longer require an entire day of travel."

  • Starts: Jan. 8, 2027
  • Days: Fridays and Sundays, in the afternoon
  • Flight time: about an hour
  • Aircraft: nine-passenger Pilatus PC-12s

Olympia's last commercial flights were in 2004

  1. 2004Big Sky Airlines flies the last commercial service at Olympia Regional Airport.
  2. 2016SeaPort's flight services close.
  3. 2025SeaPort relaunches flight services.
  4. MarchSeaPort begins weekday service from to Boeing Field in Seattle.
  5. Jan. 2027SeaPort's Felts Field to Olympia flights will begin.

Sources: Spokane Journal of Business, The Olympian

Sources: Spokane Journal of Business, The Olympian

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