It was fun while it lasted. File photo: Avelo


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Welp, the rumors are true. Avelo Air confirmed this morning that the carrier will be canceling its direct route between the Humboldt County Airport and Las Vegas’ Harry Reid Airport, effective Jan. 8, 2024.

“We have made the difficult decision to cancel the ACV-Las Vegas route,” Avelo Air spokesperson Courtney Goff wrote in an email to the Outpost. “Customers can still book for Christmas and New Year’s. All customers have been contacted and have been given their options for refunds, rescheduling to before the end date and more.”

The Outpost contacted Cody Roggatz, Humboldt County’s director of aviation, on Tuesday afternoon after we received a few messages about the rumored cancellation from our readers, but he said he had not been informed of the route’s closure.

Avelo canceled direct air service between Humboldt and Sin City in April 2022, just six months after the route was opened. The airline reinstated service five months ago but the route was “not utilized enough,” Goff said, and “future bookings were low.”

What does this mean for the route to Burbank, you ask? Avelo says the direct route is “still going strong,” noting that flights are available for booking through April 2024. 

“We are looking at new opportunities and cities to potentially add to ACV in the future,” Goff added. “We are still working closely with our area partners and will continue to be involved in the community to strengthen awareness for future growth opportunities.”

One door closes, another opens, right? Maybe we’ll finally get that direct route to Portland or Seattle that we were teased with last year. One can dream!

[Note: This post has been updated to correct the effective date.]