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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 87% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	ANC	PHX	5h 34m	91%	0.0%	363	Flying now
American	ANC	PHX	5h 38m	68%	0.0%	72	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Phoenix on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Phoenix is 1 h ahead of Anchorage). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 01:22 → PDX 06:00AS 609	3h 15m Portland	PDX 09:15 → PHX 11:50WN 3207	9h 28m	98%	95%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:33 → LAX 05:53AS 1563	2h 44m Los Angeles	LAX 08:37 → PHX 10:06 +1UA 659	9h 33m	100%	94%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 11:05 → LAX 17:24AS 56	3h 58m Los Angeles	LAX 21:22 → PHX 22:59UA 5458 · flown by SkyWest	10h 54m	100%	93%
United Details →	ANC 20:00 → ORD 05:18UA 450	3h 44m Chicago	ORD 09:02 → PHX 11:03 +1UA 2225	14h 03m	99%	92%
Alaska + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:59 → LAS 06:11AS 1636	3h 45m Las Vegas	LAS 09:56 → PHX 11:08 +1AA 2004	10h 09m	100%	92%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 00:29 → SEA 05:00AS 221	3h 10m Seattle	SEA 08:10 → PHX 11:08DL 2419	9h 39m	100%	92%
Alaska + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:16 → DEN 06:34AS 752	2h 06m Denver	DEN 08:40 → PHX 09:35 +1WN 431	9h 19m	99%	88%
Southwest Details →	ANC 23:55 → LAS 06:00WN 4112	1h 55m Las Vegas	LAS 07:55 → PHX 09:15 +1WN 209	8h 20m	95%	86%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ANC 00:35 → SLC 07:15DL 2223	50m Salt Lake City	SLC 08:05 → PHX 08:49DL 1447	7h 14m	62%	58%
Delta Details →	ANC 20:10 → ATL 07:06DL 416	1h 04m Atlanta	ATL 08:10 → PHX 09:11 +1DL 348	12h 01m	58%	46%

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

SEA · 1h 15m · leaves 06:00 6%

IAH · 1h 15m · leaves 22:29 6%

PDX · 1h 00m · leaves 01:22 10%

Afternoon and evening

PDX · 1h 18m · leaves 11:54 2%

DFW · 1h 13m · leaves 07:00 6%

SEA · 51m · leaves 11:30 9%

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