Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Anchorage
2,551 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–ANC arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 336 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights336
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHX → ANC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Overnights83% on time · p90 25 min · 90 flights · limited
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 898 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 144 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 20 min · 121 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 160 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 138 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 45 min · 155 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 135 flights · limited
- Fridays67% on time · p90 55 min · 159 flights · limited
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