OAKLAND — Oakland International Airport continues adding to its roster of nonstop flights, with new destinations this week ranging from very distant — nonstop service to Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris launched on Tuesday — to much closer to home with a new flight to Del Norte County Regional Airport in Crescent City, Calif. beginning Wednesday.

Contour Airlines is launching daily regional service between Oakland and the coastal Crescent City, which is about 20 miles south of the Oregon border. The flights begin at $69 each way, according to Contour’s website.

It’s the first time Contour Airlines is launching a flight at the Oakland airport. Contour Aviation started in 1982 offering services such as charter flight management, pilot training and aircraft sales, according to its website. It operates flights between Tupelo, Mississippi and Nashville and between Baltimore and Macon, Georgia.

For Oakland, the new flight is part of an “important trend” of adding frequent regional service, airport director Bryant Francis said in a statement.

The pilot flashes a peace sign as the first Norwegian Air nonstop flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris arrives at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This is the final international launch expected at the airport this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

The first Norwegian Air nonstop flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris arrives at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This is the final international launch expected at the airport this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

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Ground crews work after the first Norwegian Air nonstop flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris arrives at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This is the final international launch expected at the airport this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)



A Norwegian Air crew celebrates after the first nonstop flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris arrives at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This is the final international launch expected at the airport this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

A ground crew member checks the landing gear after the first Norwegian Air nonstop flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris arrives at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This is the final international launch expected at the airport this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Cake and cookies were given out after the first Norwegian Air nonstop flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris arrives at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This is the final international launch expected at the airport this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)



Cookies and cake were given out after the first Norwegian Air nonstop flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris arrives at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This is the final international launch expected at the airport this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

The first Norwegian Air nonstop flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris arrives at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This is the final international launch expected at the airport this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

The first Norwegian Air nonstop flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris arrives at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. This is the final international launch expected at the airport this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)



Matthew Leitner, Del Norte County Airport director, noted in a news release that the Bay Area is a destination with “great demand” and that Oakland’s airport offers a lot of options to connect to other destinations.

The new service launches just a day after Oakland started its first nonstop flight to Paris via Norwegian Air. That service will depart Oakland on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and travel the 5,561 miles in about 11 hours.

The route from Paris adds to a slew of flights launched by Norwegian between Europe and Oakland since the airline first came to Oakland in 2014. Those include Barcelona, Copenhagen, London-Gatwick, Oslo, Stockholm and Rome. Flights between Paris and Oakland begin at $179 each way, according to airport officials.