ANC to BRW flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport · 725 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ANC or BRW right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Anchorage (ANC) to Barrow (BRW) arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2.5% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Alaska Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 1pm did best (75% on time); around 2pm did worst (74%).
- Sunday was the most reliable day to fly (81% on time) and Thursday the least (69%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (48%).
Which airline is most on time from ANC to BRW?
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 | 75% | 2.5% | 16 min | 7.2% | 359 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 1pm75%70 flights
- 2pm74%279 flights
- 3pm90%10 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday70%3.8% cancelled
- Tuesday71%3.8% cancelled
- Wednesday80%1.9% cancelled
- Thursday69%0.0% cancelled
- Friday73%1.9% cancelled
- Saturday80%2.0% cancelled
- Sunday81%4.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)48%
- Late-arriving aircraft31%
- Extreme weather14%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion7%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather67%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
ANC to BRW: common questions
- How often are ANC to BRW flights on time?
- 75% 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 Anchorage to Barrow cancelled?
- 2.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (9 of 359).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 16 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 60 min behind schedule on average, and 7.2% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at ANC?
- Flights on this route spent 14 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: BRW to ANC — 76% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: ANC → BRW, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.