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

No clear winner: United’s ANC → IAH flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	ANC	IAH	6h 56m	85%	0.0%	127	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Houston on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Houston is 3 h ahead of Anchorage). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:33 → LAX 05:53AS 1563	2h 17m Los Angeles	LAX 08:10 → IAH 13:40 +1UA 1416	11h 07m	100%	91%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 00:29 → SEA 05:00AS 221	2h 05m Seattle	SEA 07:05 → IAH 13:31UA 2135	10h 02m	98%	89%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 21:24 → ORD 06:40AS 1724	3h 45m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → IAH 13:23 +1UA 2638	12h 59m	100%	87%
United Details →	ANC 20:00 → ORD 05:18UA 450	2h 17m Chicago	ORD 07:35 → IAH 10:36 +1UA 1231	11h 36m	96%	87%
Alaska Details →	ANC 10:00 → SEA 14:34AS 48	2h 59m Seattle	SEA 17:33 → IAH 23:59AS 1579	10h 59m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	ANC 00:35 → SLC 07:15DL 2223	2h 10m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:25 → IAH 13:28DL 2502	9h 53m	96%	86%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 11:05 → LAX 17:24AS 56	1h 57m Los Angeles	LAX 19:21 → IAH 00:50 +1UA 387	10h 45m	94%	85%
United Details →	ANC 23:09 → DEN 06:26UA 2614	1h 16m Denver	DEN 07:42 → IAH 11:15 +1UA 1720	9h 06m	94%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ANC 12:12 → DEN 19:29UA 1153	59m Denver	DEN 20:28 → IAH 23:59UA 2419	8h 47m	71%	57%

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

PDX · 1h 05m · leaves 01:22 6%

DEN · 1h 16m · leaves 23:09 6%

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 20:00 8%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 08m · leaves 07:00 7%

SEA · 1h 20m · leaves 18:02 14%

DEN · 59m · leaves 12:12 29%

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