We haven’t even made it to Summer 2024 (though in Texas it has felt like summer for weeks) and already airlines have college football on their minds. Delta is gearing up for gameday and announced 56 nonstop flights that will operate between August 30th and December 1st to connect football fans across the country.
Delta has added 5,600 seats between these college football destinations to get fans where they need to go before and after the big games.
New Roundtrip Options
The Atlanta based carrier has a wide variety of routes to connect fans including those of my alma mater, the LSU Tigers. The Tigers kick off and end Delta’s expanded service starting with their matchup against USC in Las Vegas on September 1st and ending with the Oklahoma Sooners traveling to Baton Rouge on November 30th.
Timing and aircraft type for these routes can be found on Delta.com. The full list of round trip routes and dates are below:
| Date | Game | Route(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1st | LSU vs. USC in Las Vegas | Baton Rouge (BTR) and New Orleans (MSY) to Las Vegas (LAS) |
| Sept. 14th | Alabama at Wisconsin | Birmingham (BHM) and Huntsville (HSV) to Madison (MSN) |
| Sept. 21st | Tennessee at Oklahoma | Knoxville (TYS) to Oklahoma City (OKC) |
| Oct. 5th | Tennessee at Arkansas | Knoxville (TYS) to Northwest Arkansas (XNA) |
| Oct. 12th | Ohio State at Oregon | Columbus (CMH) to Portland (PDX) and Minneapolis (MSP) to Eugene (EUG) |
| Oct. 19th | South Carolina at Oklahoma | Columbia (CAE) to Oklahoma City (OKC) |
| Oct. 26th | Missouri at Alabama | Kansas City (MCI) to Birmingham (BHM) |
| Nov. 2nd | UNC at FSU | Raleigh-Durham (RDU) to Tallahassee (TLH) |
| Nov. 9th | Florida at Texas | Gainesville (GNV) to Austin (AUS), Tampa (TPA) to AUS and Orlando (MCO) to AUS |
| Nov. 9th | Washington at Penn State | Seattle (SEA) to Pittsburgh (PIT) |
| Nov. 9th | Iowa at UCLA | Des Moines (DSM) to Los Angeles (LAX) |
| Nov. 9th | FSU at Notre Dame | Tallahassee (TLH) to South Bend (SBN) |
| Nov. 16th | Texas at Arkansas | Austin (AUS) to Northwest Arkansas (XNA) |
| Nov. 23rd | Kentucky at Texas | Lexington (LEX) to Austin (AUS) |
| Nov. 23rd | Alabama at Oklahoma | Birmingham (BHM) to Oklahoma City (OKC) and Huntsville (HSV) to OKC |
| Nov. 30th | Oklahoma at LSU | Oklahoma City (OKC) to Baton Rouge (BTR) |
In addition to all of the one-off routes, Notre Dame fans in New York can make every home game thanks to Delta’s new flights between New York-LGA and South Bend (SBN).
Summary
Each year Delta adds flights to get college football fans seamlessly to the big game. Their 2024 announcements have a number of fantastic routes for key matchups. Will I see you on board any of these flights this season?
