Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Anchorage
2,518 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–ANC arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 629 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights598
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft14%
- Security0%
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 MSP → ANC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 86% on time.
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 20 min · 551 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 487 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 45 min · 508 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 35 min · 455 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 282 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 308 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 267 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 256 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 297 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 288 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 303 flights
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