Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) delays & on-time performance
Anchorage, Alaska · 36 nonstop destinations · 6 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ANC right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.1%
229 flights
Avg arrival delay
11 min
66 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 20,008 departures from ANC; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into ANC were on time 78% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) arrived on time 85% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.1% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- Alaska Airlines was the most punctual airline here (86% on time); American Airlines was the least (72%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (91% on time); around 8pm did worst (74%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (41%).
Most delayed routes from ANC
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth73%394 flts
- OME · Nome78%371 flts
- ORD · Chicago78%786 flts
- HNL · Honolulu80%440 flts
- DEN · Denver82%795 flts
- BET · Bethel83%723 flts
- MSP · Minneapolis84%781 flts
- CDV · Cordova84%361 flts
- ADQ · Kodiak85%866 flts
- SEA · Seattle86%6,656 flts
Most reliable routes from ANC
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- LAX · Los Angeles90%389 flts
- PDX · Portland90%1,209 flts
- FAI · Fairbanks89%1,417 flts
- SCC · Deadhorse89%513 flts
- JNU · Juneau87%1,230 flts
- PHX · Phoenix86%435 flts
- OTZ · Kotzebue86%361 flts
- SEA · Seattle86%6,656 flts
- ADQ · Kodiak85%866 flts
- CDV · Cordova84%361 flts
Best airline at ANC
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 86% | 1.2% | 9 min | 31 | 14,985 |
| United Airlines | 83% | 1.4% | 12 min | 6 | 1,505 |
| Delta Air Lines | 83% | 0.7% | 18 min | 6 | 2,696 |
| American Airlines | 72% | 0.3% | 32 min | 3 | 604 |
| Southwest Airlines | 63% | 0.0% | 23 min | 2 | 156 |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 27% | 0.0% | 51 min | 1 | 62 |
Best time to fly out of ANC
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 12am88%944 flts
- 1am90%1,038 flts
- 2am82%357 flts
- 5am91%758 flts
- 6am87%1,282 flts
- 7am89%874 flts
- 8am88%625 flts
- 9am88%1,032 flts
- 10am87%1,153 flts
- 11am90%929 flts
- 12pm86%705 flts
- 1pm84%923 flts
- 2pm80%1,347 flts
- 3pm80%1,150 flts
- 4pm79%776 flts
- 5pm78%669 flts
- 6pm83%878 flts
- 7pm85%706 flts
- 8pm74%890 flts
- 9pm80%710 flts
- 10pm81%711 flts
- 11pm85%1,537 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)41%
- Late-arriving aircraft37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion13%
- Extreme weather8%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.