HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Soon, you can make it there... nonstop.
Delta Airlines is accepting bookings for a new flight connecting Huntsville to New York City.
The once-daily flights appear on the airline's booking site, starting April 15. A departure from Huntsville International Airport at 7 a.m. arrives at LaGuardia Airport at 10:20 a.m.
Accounting for the change in time zones, the flight is expected to take 2 hours and 20 minutes.
The daily return from LaGuardia leaves at 7:59 p.m. and arrives in Huntsville at 9:29 p.m. local time.
The flight is operated as a "Delta Connection" by a regional affiliate of the main airline. Passengers will travel on a CRJ-900 jet with 12 available first class seats.
Main cabin seating will include two seats on each side of the aisle.
In total, 76 seats are available.
Over the summer, the board of directors at the Port of Huntsville applied for a $1 million grant to be used to support nonstop air service connecting the two cities.
No official announcement has been made on the service or how that funding might have been used. Online bookings can be made through late October.
HSV is on pace for a record year in passenger volume. It's current route map illustrates a void in the northeastern United States, with no nonstop service to cities north of Washington D.C.
Last week, the airport announced plans for new retail and dining options.