Horizon Air Set to Inaugurate New Nonstop Service from Portland to Santa Rosa

Horizon Air will inaugurate new nonstop service from Portland to Santa Rosa, Calif., with one daily flight each way, starting Sunday, Oct. 28. "Horizon’s new nonstop service will make it easier to conduct business between the greater Portland/Vancouver area and Sonoma County while expanding tourism between these two popular vacation regions,” said Dan Russo, Horizon’s director of marketing and communications. The flights will be operated with Horizon’s fuel-efficient, 74/76-seat Q400 turboprop aircraft. With its near jet-like speed, the Q400 will take one hour and 50 minutes to travel between Portland and Santa Rosa. "Horizon's new nonstop service to Santa Rosa is a natural link between two well-established wine regions," said David Zielke, the Port of Portland's general manager of air service development. "Both vintners and wine aficionados will appreciate the convenience of this service. Horizon's continued commitment to the Portland market is the reason they consistently rank No. 1 at PDX." Within a few miles of the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport – named after the creator of the Peanuts comic strip, a long-time resident of the area – are golf courses, spas, redwood forests, biking trails, the Russian River resort area, ocean attractions, and the world-renowned wine-growing regions of Sonoma County and the Napa Valley. Mendocino County is to the north of Sonoma County and Marin County to the south. The flight schedule is as follows: Depart Portland(PDX)   Arrive Santa Rosa(STS)   Frequency   Flight Time 2:20 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Daily 1 hr 50 min     Depart Santa Rosa(STS) Arrive Portland(PDX) Frequency Flight Time 4:40 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Daily 1 hr 50 min Horizon began flights from Santa Rosa in March with nonstop service to Los Angeles (two flights) and Seattle (one flight). A third daily flight from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles was added Oct. 28. Named 2007 Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World magazine, Horizon serves 48 cities throughout California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and British Columbia and Alberta. Together, Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines serve 92 cities and are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK).