Route · ANC → SFO · 2020–2025 BTS data
Anchorage to San Francisco
The ANC–SFO corridor (Anchorage, AK → San Francisco, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 2 carriers across roughly 2,018 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.5%
- On-time
- +1.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 89 min
- Delay when late
- 963
- Flights
Cancelled
0.8%
Best Month
Jun 2024 91%
Worst Month
Aug 2022 68%
Distance
2,018 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS |
| Aug 2025 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS |
| Jul 2025 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 1 | AS,UA |
| Jun 2025 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 0 | AS,UA |
| Sep 2024 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS |
| Aug 2024 | 70 | 17 | 1 | 0 | AS,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 70 | 16 | 1 | 0 | AS,UA |
| Jun 2024 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 0 | AS,UA |
| Aug 2023 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 1 | AS,UA |
| Jul 2023 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 0 | AS,UA |
| Jun 2023 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 0 | AS,UA |
| Aug 2022 | 62 | 20 | 1 | 0 | AS,UA |
| Jul 2022 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS |
| Jun 2022 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 0 | UA,AS |
| Aug 2021 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS |
| Jul 2021 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS |
| Jun 2021 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS |
Cancellation Rate
0.8%
8 of 963 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
2 of 963 flights
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ANC - Anchorage
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Anchorage, AK.
Origin airport →SFO - San Francisco
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Francisco, CA.
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What the Data Says About ANC to SFO
963 tracked flights put the ANC to SFO pairing (Anchorage to San Francisco) at a 80.5% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 89.1 minutes on average. Across the 2,018-mile route and its 2 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 0.8% cancelled and 0.2% diverted (963 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jun 2024 posted the strongest performance at 91% on-time, while Aug 2022 came in at just 68% - a 23-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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