Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Anchorage
2,552 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–ANC arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 335 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights335
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 7 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 PHX → ANC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Overnights86% on time · p90 20 min · 161 flights · limited
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 838 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 147 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 123 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 162 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 140 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 137 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 50 min · 162 flights · limited
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