Goodwill Flights
The Goodwill Flights are our opportunity to promote business and tourism for the New Mexico. The annual trips are generally a week long and visit 2-3 cities, carrying approximately 165 Amigo travelers. Our destinations, most often, are within the contiguous United States, but have also included foreign destinations, including Mexico, Ireland and Canada. We host receptions in the cities we visit and invite our own business contacts, the political dignitaries and other guests to learn about our wonderful state. The Governor of New Mexico travels with us in their official capacity, and will address the guests at these receptions. During our travels we tour many wonderful attractions and businesses in our destination cities, many of which already have connections to New Mexico.
1962 – Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, New York, Washington, DC
1963 – Dallas, Fort Worth, New Orleans, Pensacola, Cape Kennedy
1964 – Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas
1965 – Juarez, Chihuahua, Torreon, Mazatlan, Guadalajara, Acapulco, Mexico City, Tampico, Monterrey
1966 – Philadelphia, New York, Hartford, Boston, Montreal, Quebec
1967 – Wichita, Omaha, Des Moines, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas
1968 – Kansas City, Winston-Salem, Washington, Atlanta, Mobile, San Antonio
1969 – Denver, Casper, Calgary, Vancouver, Portland, Las Vegas
1970 – No Goodwill Flight – Gas shortage and unrest over Vietnam
1971 – Oklahoma City, Austin, Memphis, Charleston, Freeport in Bahamas
1972 – Chihuahua, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta
1973 – Indianapolis, Washington, Williamsburg, Atlanta, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1974 – Salt Lake City, Boise, Spokane, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe
1975 – Springfield, Ottowa, Quebec, Portland, Skowhegan, Lake Ozark
1976 – Chihuahua, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Mazatlan
1977 – Billings, Edmonton, Calgary, San Jose, Beverly Hills
1978 – Houston, Little Rock, Nashville, Pensacola, Jackson, Gulfport
1979 – Quincy, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, Hershey
1980 – San Pedro, Long Beach, Honolulu, Hilo
1981 – Fairbanks, Prudhoe Bay, Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan, Santa Clara
1982 – Colorado Springs, Columbus, Akron, Lexington, Knoxville, New Orleans
1983 – Chihuahua, Mexico City, Toluca, Puebla, Minatitlan, Cancun
1984 – Washington, D.C., Richmond, Ft. Lauderdale, Cape Canaveral, Pompano Beach
1985 – Amarillo, Lubbock, Odessa/Midland, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Nassau, Bahamas
1986 – Denver, Salt Lake City, Boise, Seattle, Calgary, Lake Tahoe
1987 – Albany, Burlington, Durham, Boston, Hyannis Port, Philadelphia
1988 – Washington, D.C., Presidential visit; Raleigh-Durham, Savannah, Charleston, Hilton Head
1989 – Vancouver, Victoria, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Napa Valley, San Jose, Monterey
1990 – Scottsdale, Hermosillo, Chihuahua, Saltillo, Monterrey, Victoria, Mexico City,
1991 – Austin, Nashville, Lexington, Baton Rouge, New Orleans
1992 – Birmingham, Washington, DC, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toronto
1993 – Indianapolis, Kansas City, Atlanta, Tallahassee, Palm Beach
1994 – Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Laguna Niguel, San Diego
1995 – Great Falls, Juneau, Anchorage, Calgary, Vancouver
1996 – Minneapolis, Madison, Washington, DC, Annapolis, Myrtle Beach
1997 – San Antonio, San Juan, Rio Piedras, New Orleans
1998 – Denver, Detroit, Dearborn, Providence, Montreal
1999 – New York, Chicago, Nashville
2000 – Scottsdale, Santa Clara, San Diego, Los Cabos
2001 – Houston, Washington, DC, Wilmington, Philadelphia, New Orleans
2002 – San Antonio, Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Cancun
2003 – Miami South Beach, Havana, Varedero, Miami South Beach
2004 – Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco
2005 – Kansas City, Memphis, Oxford, Charleston
2006 – Indianapolis, New York
2007 – Williamsburg, Norfolk, Washington, DC, Presidential visit; Boston
2008 – Dublin, Kilkenny, Killarney
2009 – Dallas, Detroit, Dearborn, Baton Rouge, New Orleans
2010 – Palm Desert, Mojave, Los Angeles, Monterrey
2011 – Edmonton, Anchorage, Whittier
2012 – Washington, DC, Annapolis, Atlanta, Auburn, San Antonio
2013 – Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Coeur d’Alene
2014 – Chicago, Nashville, Bowling Green, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2015 – Minneapolis, Dallas, Newport Beach
2016 – New York City, West Point, Charleston
2017 – Oklahoma City, Havana Cuba, Palm Beach
2018 – Houston, Washington, DC, Richmond
2019 – San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco
2020 – No flight due to pandemic
2021 – Witchita, Monterrey, Cabo San Lucas
2022 – Louisville, Fort Worth, New Orleans
2023 – Albuquerque, Detroit, Memphis
2024 – Spaceport, Frisco, Bentonville, Austin
2025 – Scottsdale, Westlake Village, Simi Valley
2026 – Washington D.C., Pensacola, Cape Canaveral