Sun Country Leaving Three Airports

The airline will not return to these cities next summer.

Ryan Ewing
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Key Takeaways:

  • Sun Country released its Summer 2026 schedule, introducing new service to Tulsa, Oklahoma, connecting with Minneapolis-St. Paul and Cancun.
  • The ultra-low-cost carrier will no longer operate flights to three airports: Oakland, California; Louisville, Kentucky; and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • These suspended services were previously seasonal routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul, with Albuquerque having been part of the network since the early 2000s.
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Sun Country will not return to three airports next summer as part of its latest schedule extension.

On Tuesday, the ultra-low-cost carrier announced its Summer 2026 schedule, which included new service to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The airline will connect the city with its Minneapolis-St. Paul hub and Cancun.

Suspended Service

An airline spokesperson also confirmed to AirlineGeeks that Sun Country will suspend all flights at three airports. It will no longer fly to Oakland, California; Louisville, Kentucky; and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

A Sun Country 737 in Los Angeles (Photo: AirlineGeeks | Katie Zera)

Sun Country previously offered seasonal service to these cities from Minneapolis-St. Paul.

The carrier has served Albuquerque since 2024, per Cirium Diio schedule data. Louisville and Oakland joined the carrier’s network in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Flights to these markets are no longer for sale on the carrier’s website.

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. to correct an error regarding Sun Country’s service to Albuquerque.

Ryan Ewing

Ryan founded AirlineGeeks.com in February 2013 and has spent more than a decade covering the airline business. His work has been featured by CNN, WJLA, CNET, and Business Insider. His aviation experience spans airport operations, Part 135 regulatory compliance, and airline crew workforce planning, along with time behind the yoke of a Cessna 172 and interviews with airline executives. Ryan now serves as Group President of Firecrown Media’s Aviation Group. He holds a B.S. in Air Transportation Management and an MBA from Arizona State University and teaches Airline Management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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