Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Delta ANC → DTW (6h 11m), on time 3 times in 5. Delta via Salt Lake City (10h 39m) is more reliable, 92%, but takes 4h 28m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	ANC	DTW	6h 11m	60%	0.9%	110	Flying now
Alaska	ANC	DTW	–	67%few flights	0.0%	6	Not flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Detroit on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Detroit is 4 h ahead of Anchorage). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ANC 14:05 → SFO 19:48UA 477	1h 42m San Francisco	SFO 21:30 → DTW 05:20 +1UA 234	11h 15m	97%	97%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:16 → DEN 06:34AS 752	3h 01m Denver	DEN 09:35 → DTW 14:27 +1UA 1915	11h 11m	100%	96%
Delta Details →	ANC 00:35 → SLC 07:15DL 2223	2h 30m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:45 → DTW 15:14DL 2236	10h 39m	98%	92%
United Details →	ANC 20:00 → ORD 05:18UA 450	2h 02m Chicago	ORD 07:20 → DTW 09:52 +1UA 1344	9h 52m	96%	91%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:59 → LAS 06:11AS 1636	3h 48m Las Vegas	LAS 09:59 → DTW 16:59 +1DL 470	13h 00m	100%	91%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:33 → LAX 05:53AS 1563	3h 52m Los Angeles	LAX 09:45 → DTW 17:10 +1DL 494	13h 37m	100%	90%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 20:15 → IAD 07:12UA 572	3h 58m Dulles	IAD 11:10 → DTW 12:44 +1DL 2884	12h 29m	99%	89%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 21:52 → MSP 06:18AS 1540	2h 42m Minneapolis	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43 +1DL 1433	9h 51m	100%	89%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ANC 20:10 → ATL 07:06DL 416	1h 09m Atlanta	ATL 08:15 → DTW 10:10 +1DL 2160	10h 00m	62%	49%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

IAH · 1h 20m · leaves 22:29 6%

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 20:10 38%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 1h 17m · leaves 16:30 7%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON