Route Reliability
San Francisco → Anchorage
SFO–ANC · 2,018 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
95
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 87%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 290
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines88%133 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines87%157 flights
What the data says
12–3 PM has a slight edge.
Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, against 87% between 6–9 PM.
Skip Wednesday if you can.
SFO–ANC flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Sundays. On Wednesdays: 80%.
Not much between United Airlines and Alaska Airlines.
On this route they all land within 87% to 88% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 290 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon90%(38 flights)
- Tue90%(38 flights)
- Wed80%(40 flights)
- Thu87%(39 flights)
- Fri87%(39 flights)
- Sat86%(56 flights)
- Sun93%(40 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(3 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(5 flights)
- 12–3 PM90%(10 flights)
- 3–6 PM88%(114 flights)
- 6–9 PM87%(158 flights)
71%
May
Jun 91% → May 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 91% | 64 |
| July 2025 | 83% | 70 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 67 |
| September 2025 | 98% | 55 |
| May 2026 | 71% | 31 |
Keep nerding
Based on 290 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.