Route Reliability
Fairbanks → Anchorage
FAI–ANC · 261 miles · Fairbanks International Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
- 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
- Mon85%(366 flights)
- Tue81%(348 flights)
- Wed87%(327 flights)
- Thu87%(362 flights)
- Fri86%(373 flights)
- Sat87%(291 flights)
- Sun91%(374 flights)
- 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)
Jun 85% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 85% | 223 |
| July 2025 | 89% | 229 |
| August 2025 | 86% | 232 |
| September 2025 | 94% | 230 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 208 |
| November 2025 | 88% | 185 |
| December 2025 | 67% | 178 |
| January 2026 | 77% | 180 |
| February 2026 | 86% | 169 |
| March 2026 | 85% | 193 |
| April 2026 | 94% | 206 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 208 |
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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.