Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Anchorage
3,043 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–ANC arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 334 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Median5 minp9085 minCancel0.3%Flights334
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 71% on time.
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 821 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 75 min · 279 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 70% on time.
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 155 flights · limited
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 159 flights · limited
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 155 flights · limited
- Sundays68% on time · p90 55 min · 160 flights · limited
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 50 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 55 min · 158 flights · limited
- Fridays63% on time · p90 95 min · 158 flights · limited
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