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

No clear winner: Alaska’s ANC → FAI flights land within a few points of 87% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Alaska	ANC	FAI	1h 05m	87%	2.9%	2,445	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fairbanks on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	ANC 15:43 → SEA 20:17AS 272	3h 10m Seattle	SEA 23:27 → FAI 02:15 +1AS 1512	10h 32m	100%	90%
Alaska Details →	ANC 16:09 → PDX 20:48AS 1609	1h 11m Portland	PDX 21:59 → FAI 00:55 +1AS 1521	8h 46m	89%	80%
Alaska Details →	ANC 01:57 → SEA 06:28AS 98	3h 25m Seattle	SEA 09:53 → FAI 12:44AS 1552	10h 47m	100%	76%
Delta Details →	ANC 06:00 → MSP 14:24DL 447	3h 46m Minneapolis	MSP 18:10 → FAI 20:43DL 1055	14h 43m	97%	75%
Alaska Details →	ANC 11:30 → SEA 16:04AS 332	1h 52m Seattle	SEA 17:56 → FAI 20:46AS 284	9h 16m	100%	75%
Delta Details →	ANC 14:10 → SEA 18:47DL 922	2h 54m Seattle	SEA 21:41 → FAI 00:30 +1DL 2186	10h 20m	98%	74%
Alaska Details →	ANC 06:00 → SEA 10:35AS 82	1h 25m Seattle	SEA 12:00 → FAI 14:55AS 1507	8h 55m	97%	71%
Alaska Details →	ANC 13:00 → SEA 17:34AS 402	2h 54m Seattle	SEA 20:28 → FAI 23:18AS 1880	10h 18m	100%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	ANC 18:02 → SEA 22:37AS 1518	50m Seattle	SEA 23:27 → FAI 02:15 +1AS 1512	8h 13m	67%	60%

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.

Afternoon and evening

PDX · 1h 11m · leaves 16:09 11%

SEA · 50m · leaves 18:02 33%

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.


Alaska AS 75 ANC 02:27 → SEA Delta DL 1061 SEA 10:40 → FAI Connection details →	3h 42m	11h 08m	99%	76%
Delta DL 925 ANC 01:30 → SEA Alaska AS 1552 SEA 09:53 → FAI Connection details →	3h 44m	11h 14m	98%	75%
Alaska AS 226 ANC 14:44 → SEA Delta DL 2186 SEA 21:41 → FAI Connection details →	2h 23m	9h 46m	94%	71%

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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