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: United ANC → IAD (6h 57m), on time 4 times in 5. United via O'Hare (11h 52m) is more reliable, 91%, but takes 4h 55m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	ANC	IAD	6h 57m	80%	0.0%	110	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 00:29 → SEA 05:00AS 221	3h 15m Seattle	SEA 08:15 → IAD 16:24UA 2463	11h 55m	100%	92%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:06 → PHX 05:38AS 1550	3h 12m Phoenix	PHX 08:50 → IAD 16:17 +1UA 1873	13h 11m	100%	91%
United Details →	ANC 20:00 → ORD 05:18UA 450	3h 22m Chicago	ORD 08:40 → IAD 11:52 +1UA 2277	11h 52m	99%	91%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 06:00 → SEA 10:35AS 82	2h 25m Seattle	SEA 13:00 → IAD 21:06UA 2131	11h 06m	98%	89%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 21:57 → ORD 07:19AA 1354	3h 48m Chicago	ORD 11:07 → IAD 14:12 +1UA 1869	12h 15m	100%	88%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:59 → LAS 06:11AS 1636	2h 37m Las Vegas	LAS 08:48 → IAD 16:24 +1UA 1140	12h 25m	98%	86%
United Details →	ANC 23:09 → DEN 06:26UA 2614	1h 34m Denver	DEN 08:00 → IAD 13:26 +1UA 1101	10h 17m	94%	85%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 15:43 → SEA 20:17AS 272	3h 03m Seattle	SEA 23:20 → IAD 07:22 +1UA 264	11h 39m	98%	85%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ANC 22:02 → MSP 06:25DL 377	52m Minneapolis	MSP 07:17 → IAD 10:52 +1DL 3699 · flown by SkyWest	8h 50m	75%	66%
American Details →	ANC 20:17 → DFW 05:47AA 1355	1h 18m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 07:05 → IAD 11:07 +1AA 1906	10h 50m	74%	63%

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

ORD · 1h 12m · leaves 20:00 8%

MSP · 52m · leaves 22:02 25%

DFW · 1h 18m · leaves 20:17 26%

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