You can now catch a flight to Denver after a 10 to 15 minute drive from Manteca.
It was made possible after Allegiant Airlines launched twice weekly passenger service from Stockton Metro Airport to Denver International Airport last week.
The Sunday and Thursday Allegiant flights allow passengers to connect to other flights or use the airport rail line to go directly to downtown Denver.
Allegiant has also expanded the number of flights to Las Vegas and Phoenix from Stockton.
Stockton Metro’s position as the fourth major airport in the Bay Area — and regional growth that is pushing up household incomes — is drawing interest from airlines interested in possibly operating connector passenger service.
Not only is the region consistently among the top four fastest growing areas in the state, but demographics are showing significant jumps in the household income of those moving into the area from west of the Altamont Pass.
Given Manteca’s northern most city limits at Roth Road and Airport Way is within four miles of the Stockton Metro terminal, whatever happens at the county owned airport will have a significant impact on Manteca.
The Bay Area is served by San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland airports that are significantly more congested when it comes not just to passengers accessing them but also with the number of flights.
Stockton has steadily grown its Bay Area profile in the past 20 years.
Initially, it was upwards of a dozen corporate jets being located at Stockton that were owned by big tech companies in the Silicon Valley during a time period when flight times were limited out of San Jose.
Eventually, they were able to shift back to San Jose.
Then in 2016, Amazon started its daily large cargo jet movements to Stockton. In 2020, the online retailer expanded their footprint at Stockton to handle up to eight large cargo jets a day.
Amazon operates fulfilment centers near the airport including three in Tracy, two in Stockton, and one in Manteca on Airport Way. There are also Amazon fulfillment centers in Patterson and Turlock.
Before the pandemic, United operated connector flights from Stockton to Los Angeles.
