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Route Reliability

Fairbanks → Anchorage

FAIANC · 261 miles · Fairbanks International Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
2,515
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 86% of the time across 2,515 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

FAI–ANC flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 79% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Tuesday if you can.

FAI–ANC flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Sundays. On Tuesdays: 81%.

Trending in the right direction.

FAI–ANC flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% 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
  • Mon85%(366 flights)
  • Tue81%(348 flights)
  • Wed87%(327 flights)
  • Thu87%(362 flights)
  • Fri86%(373 flights)
  • Sat87%(291 flights)
  • Sun91%(374 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(358 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(339 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM96%(219 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(607 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(336 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(330 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM87%(252 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 85% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%223
July 202589%229
August 202586%232
September 202594%230
October 202590%208
November 202588%185
December 202567%178
January 202677%180
February 202686%169
March 202685%193
April 202694%206
May 202690%208

Based on 2,515 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.