Historical on-time performance
Anchorage to Barrow
725 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ANC–BRW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 275 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.8%Flights275
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline54%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 → BRW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 76% on time.
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 50 min · 152 flights · limited
- Sundays68% on time · p90 45 min · 155 flights · limited
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 45 min · 154 flights · limited
- Mondays67% on time · p90 40 min · 154 flights · limited
- Tuesdays67% on time · p90 45 min · 156 flights · limited
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