Frontier Airlines pulls out of Paine Field after just 7 months

Dec 19, 2025, 7:04 AM

A Frontier Airlines plane takes off on April 15, 2025. (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)

BY MYNORTHWEST STAFF

Frontier Airlines is leaving Paine Field next month.

The airline confirmed Thursday that its last flights from Paine Field will be on January 5, 2026.

Dating back to 2021, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier at Paine
Field. Then, last June, Frontier Airlines debuted its service at Paine
Field with much fanfare. The airline had routes to Denver, Phoenix, and
Las Vegas. Frontier Airlines flew to these destinations three times a
week.

Frontier Airlines also had nonstop service between Luis Muñoz Marín
International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU), and Gregorio
Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (POP).
The airline already flies out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
(SEA).

But, just seven months later, Frontier Airlines is exiting Paine Field. According to The Everett Herald, Frontier says it might return someday.

“We greatly value our partnership with Paine Field and, as with any
market departure, we will continue to evaluate a potential return at
some point in the future,” the airline wrote in an email, according to The Everett Herald.

Frontier Airlines is a budget airline, providing tickets at
lower-than-average rates stripped of amenities. The airline charges
additional fees for things like advance seat selection, storing luggage
overhead, and food, including basic snacks.