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Route Reliability

Anchorage → San Francisco

ANCSFO · 2,018 miles · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

91
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
289
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines85%132 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines83%157 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ANC–SFO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 83% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

ANC–SFO flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 80%.

Not much between United Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

On this route they all land within 83% to 85% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 289 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(38 flights)
  • Tue84%(38 flights)
  • Wed85%(39 flights)
  • Thu87%(39 flights)
  • Fri80%(39 flights)
  • Sat87%(55 flights)
  • Sun83%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(10 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(149 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(127 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 84% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%64
July 202583%69
August 202585%67
September 202582%55
May 202687%30

Based on 289 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.