Historical on-time performance
King Salmon to Anchorage
289 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AKN–ANC arrive on time 92% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate92%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 142 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time92%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights142
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft85%
- Security4%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline72%
- Weather28%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 36 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AKN → ANC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 85% to 86% on time.
- Evenings86% on time · p90 20 min · 302 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 159 flights · limited
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