BET to ANC flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Bethel Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 399 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BET or ANC right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Bethel (BET) to Anchorage (ANC) arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 3% 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 (73% on time); around 8pm did worst (68%).
- Saturday was the most reliable day to fly (80% on time) and Monday the least (64%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (56%).
Which airline is most on time from BET 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 | 71% | 3.0% | 16 min | 7.0% | 723 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 9am88%16 flights
- 11am81%21 flights
- 12pm69%90 flights
- 1pm73%235 flights
- 7pm70%86 flights
- 8pm68%275 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday64%2.9% cancelled
- Tuesday69%3.8% cancelled
- Wednesday77%1.0% cancelled
- Thursday69%4.1% cancelled
- Friday71%3.8% cancelled
- Saturday80%1.0% cancelled
- Sunday67%4.8% 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 aircraft56%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)21%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security7%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather73%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)18%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Security0%
BET to ANC: common questions
- How often are BET to ANC flights on time?
- 71% 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 Bethel to Anchorage cancelled?
- 3.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (22 of 723).
- 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 48 min behind schedule on average, and 7.0% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at BET?
- Flights on this route spent 9 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
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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: BET → ANC, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.