AKN to ANC flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from King Salmon Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 288 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at AKN or ANC right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from King Salmon (AKN) to Anchorage (ANC) arrived on time 96% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0% were cancelled, and 1% arrived an hour or more late.
- Alaska Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 5pm did best (97% on time); around 6pm did worst (89%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (100% on time) and Monday the least (90%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (93%).
Which airline is most on time from AKN to ANC?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 96% | 0.0% | 2 min | 0.6% | 171 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 2pm100%11 flights
- 5pm97%116 flights
- 6pm89%28 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday90%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday100%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday90%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday100%0.0% cancelled
- Friday92%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday100%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday97%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft93%
- Security7%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Extreme weather0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
No cancellation causes recorded in this period.
AKN to ANC: common questions
- How often are AKN to ANC flights on time?
- 96% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from King Salmon to Anchorage cancelled?
- 0.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (0 of 171).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 2 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 42 min behind schedule on average, and 0.6% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at AKN?
- Flights on this route spent 7 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: AKN → ANC, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.