Bethel to Anchorage

What the Data Says About BET to ANC

The Bethel to Anchorage corridor (BET → ANC) covers roughly 399 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 4,045 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 69.3% on-time rate with an average delay of 50.6 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,449 flights were recorded on this pairing — 32 cancelled (2.2%) and 0 diverted (0.0%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 4,045 total flights analyzed, the 69.3% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 50.6-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 86% on-time, while Feb 2024 came in at 53% on-time — a 33-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the BET to ANC route, the combination of a 69.3% on-time rate, 50.6-minute average delay, 2.2% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.