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Route Reliability

OTZ → Anchorage

OTZ–ANC · 549 miles · OTZ Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
5.6%
Cancelled
717
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 85% of the time across 717 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, against 83% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

OTZ–ANC flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Fridays. On Thursdays: 80%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

OTZ–ANC flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% 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%(100 flights)
  • Tue87%(94 flights)
  • Wed83%(93 flights)
  • Thu80%(95 flights)
  • Fri92%(97 flights)
  • Sat84%(98 flights)
  • Sun84%(100 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(347 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(330 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 93% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%56
July 202590%60
August 202583%57
September 202592%59
October 202589%55
November 202588%57
December 202571%52
January 202669%58
February 202675%47
March 202685%60
April 202693%59
May 202693%57

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Based on 717 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.