According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Anchorage, AK (ANC) ranks #68 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Anchorage, AK posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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ANC on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 972,674.
Late Aircraft33.3% (323,826 min)
Carrier44.1% (429,103 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)17.1% (166,736 min)
Weather5.3% (51,366 min)
Security0.2% (1,643 min)
ANC - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (94.8%) · worst: December (88.5%)
ANC - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ANC - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.9 min · taxi-in 5.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ANC's average taxi-out (15.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.7 min (September 2025) to 20.2 min (November 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Anchorage, AK, both outside Alaska so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Anchorage, AK is the delay mix: Carrier owns 44.1% of 972,674 delay minutes across 214,443 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.6% (3.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 37,374 delayed and 1,816 cancelled (0.85%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (33.3% late-aircraft, 44.1% carrier, 17.1% NAS, 5.3% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, ANC is strongest in October (94.8% on-time) and weakest in December (88.5%), a 6.3-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~4,181 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 77.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Anchorage, AK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.6%Top 59%higher than 41% of 382 airports
Anchorage, AK
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
ANC's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from ANC before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in October rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.9 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Anchorage, AK's on-time rate?
Anchorage, AK (ANC) has a 82.6% on-time rate across 214,443 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does ANC rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Anchorage, AK ranks #68 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Anchorage, AK?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at ANC, accounting for 44.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 33.3% late-aircraft, 44.1% carrier, 17.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 5.3% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Anchorage, AK?
October is historically ANC's strongest month at 94.8% on-time, while December is the weakest at 88.5%, a 6.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights