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Route Reliability

ADQ → Anchorage

ADQANC · 253 miles · ADQ Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
4.8%
Cancelled
866
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 866 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.

ADQ–ANC flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 79% between 6–9 AM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

ADQ–ANC flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Mondays. On Saturdays: 73%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

ADQ–ANC flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 69% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(119 flights)
  • Tue81%(118 flights)
  • Wed80%(122 flights)
  • Thu80%(110 flights)
  • Fri85%(115 flights)
  • Sat73%(119 flights)
  • Sun84%(121 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(339 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(137 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(345 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 88% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%86
July 202581%87
August 202579%91
September 202591%89
October 202577%62
November 202582%55
December 202569%52
January 202658%50
February 202681%53
March 202686%59
April 202685%59
May 202689%81

Based on 866 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.