Forget hub connections. In January 2027, Allegiant Air's longest Boeing 737 MAX 8 flights stretch more than 1,500 miles across the US, tying small northern cities directly to Florida's beaches with a single nonstop hop. A schedule snapshot from Cirium shows five routes of 1,415 miles or more, all point-to-point and none passing through a traditional hub.
The longest is Fort Lauderdale to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at 1,525 miles each way. It runs twice weekly in each direction (Monday and Friday), with 190 seats per departure on the airline's standard all-economy MAX 8 configuration. Just seven miles shorter is Fargo, North Dakota to St. Pete–Clearwater at 1,518 miles, also twice weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays.
Third comes Colorado Springs to St. Pete–Clearwater at 1,473 miles, running once weekly each way on Mondays. Fourth is a New England-Florida pairing: Bangor, Maine to Punta Gorda at 1,433 miles, one departure each way on Thursdays. Rounding out the top five, Sioux Falls appears again, this time flying 1,415 miles to Punta Gorda on Mondays and Fridays.
The pattern is pure Allegiant: leisure-driven, low-frequency service linking cold-weather cities with Florida sun. Sioux Falls is the standout, getting two separate Florida gateways — Fort Lauderdale for the south-east coast, Punta Gorda for the Gulf. Frequencies are deliberately sparse, from one to two departures per direction each week, so the routes only work if you can plan around fixed travel days. The upside is avoiding a connection in Atlanta, Chicago or Minneapolis entirely.
The 737 MAX 8 makes this possible. A single-aisle jet comfortably covering 1,500-plus-mile sectors lets Allegiant serve markets too small to justify widebodies or daily service, while flying just two or three days a week and still filling a 190-seat plane. The trade-off is flexibility: book late and you may find the Monday flight sold out with nothing until Friday.
For travellers, the takeaway is simple. If you live in or around Fargo, Sioux Falls, Bangor or Colorado Springs, these routes offer rare nonstop access to Florida's Gulf and Atlantic coasts at Allegiant's usual budget prices. But treat the schedule as fixed: the Cirium data is a snapshot of planned January 2027 operations, so dates, frequencies and aircraft assignments could shift. Check Allegiant's site before locking in plans, and remember that missing the one weekly departure means a connection after all. Source: Simple Flying.
