Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Anchorage
3,043 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–ANC arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 346 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Median5 minp9075 minCancel0.3%Flights346
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 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 DFW → ANC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 70% on time.
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 884 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 75 min · 289 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 164 flights · limited
- Mondays68% on time · p90 60 min · 168 flights · limited
- Sundays67% on time · p90 55 min · 171 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 55 min · 169 flights · limited
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 65 min · 165 flights · limited
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 55 min · 168 flights · limited
- Fridays64% on time · p90 90 min · 169 flights · limited
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