Historical on-time performance
Anchorage to Bethel
399 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ANC–BET arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled flights
based on 723 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel3.5%Flights723
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather72%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 25 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 ANC → BET
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,023 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 30 min · 1,086 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 308 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 20 min · 313 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 312 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 314 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 304 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 308 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 314 flights
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