Route · BRW → ANC · 2020–2025 BTS data
Barrow to Anchorage
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), BRW to ANC (Barrow to Anchorage) ranks #3998 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 70.6%
- On-time
- -8.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 57 min
- Delay when late
- 1,713
- Flights
- #3998 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
4.1%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
725 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 0 | AS |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| May 2025 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | AS |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jan 2025 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | AS |
| Dec 2024 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | AS |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| May 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Apr 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | AS |
| Jan 2024 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | AS |
| Dec 2023 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 0 | AS |
BRW–ANC seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (85.0%) · weakest: December (38.0%)
Strongest calendar month
September
85.0% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
March
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
December
38.0% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
4.1%
30 of 734 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 734 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
BRW - Barrow
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Barrow, AK.
BRW on-time profileANC - Anchorage
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Anchorage, AK.
ANC on-time profileCompare the two airports
See BRW and ANC side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
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What the Data Says About BRW to ANC
On-time performance on the BRW to ANC pairing (Barrow to Anchorage) trails a chunk of the network: 70.6% of 1,713 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 57.2-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 725 miles across 1 carrier. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 4.1% (30 of 734 flights), with 0.0% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, BRW–ANC peaks in September at 85.0% on-time while March carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is December at 38.0%, a 47.0-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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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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Using BRW–ANC data
BRW–ANC sits 8.4 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare BRW and ANC airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. BRW airport
- If your dates flex, September (85.0% on-time) beats December (38.0%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 70.6% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.