Portland International Airport will get daily nonstop service to Mexico City starting in January, restoring a route the Port of Portland has called a top international priority.

Aeromexico will operate the flights under its joint venture with Delta Air Lines, KGW reported Monday, Oct. 26.

The first Mexico City-to-Portland flight departs Jan. 21, 2027, with the first Portland-to-Mexico City departure following Jan. 22, according to the airlines' joint announcement.

No other airline currently offers nonstop flights between the two cities, according to schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium cited by The Points Guy.

The daily flights will use Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with 166 seats across three cabins. Southbound flights from Portland depart at 9:30 a.m. and arrive in Mexico City at 5 p.m. local time. Northbound flights leave Mexico City at 4:15 p.m. and land in Portland at 8 p.m.

Dan Pippenger, the Port of Portland's chief aviation officer, said in a news release that the route reflects strong demand. "The strong demand for this flight affirms our region's position as a world-class destination for travel, business, and beyond," Pippenger said.

The Port said international visitors typically stay longer in Oregon and often visit multiple destinations, which can mean more spending on lodging, dining and transportation.

Aeromexico previously flew the Mexico City-Portland route beginning Dec. 1, 2017, Airways Magazine reported. The new schedule shifts the southbound leg from an overnight flight to a daytime departure.

The Portland route is one of three new Aeromexico connections from Mexico City. Service to Orange County, California, begins Jan. 11, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, follows Jan. 14. The additions bring the Aeromexico-Delta joint network to 27 U.S. destinations from Mexico City.

The expansion follows a legal and regulatory path that cleared the way for new flights. A U.S. appeals court in August vacated a Department of Transportation (DOT) order that had moved to end the Delta-Aeromexico joint venture. Earlier in October, the DOT lifted restrictions on Mexican airlines adding U.S. flights from Mexico City, The Points Guy reported.

A potential complication looms. U.S. officials are weighing whether to downgrade Mexico's aviation safety rating to Category 2 as early as February 2027, The Points Guy reported. That rating reflects a country's aviation safety oversight, not any individual airline's safety record. A downgrade would bar Mexican carriers from adding new U.S. flights but would not affect routes already in service.

Tickets are available through Aeromexico and Delta.