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, one ticket

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.


United Details →	ANC 20:00 → ORD 05:18UA 450	3h 44m Chicago	ORD 09:02 → PHX 11:03 +1UA 2225	14h 03m	99%	92%
Delta Details →	ANC 01:30 → SEA 06:09DL 925	2h 01m Seattle	SEA 08:10 → PHX 11:08DL 2419	8h 38m	97%	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%
Southwest Details →	ANC 22:25 → DEN 05:35WN 173	3h 05m Denver	DEN 08:40 → PHX 09:35 +1WN 431	10h 10m	91%	82%
Alaska Details →	ANC 01:22 → PDX 06:00AS 609	1h 00m Portland	PDX 07:00 → PHX 09:49AS 1349	7h 27m	90%	79%
United Details →	ANC 22:29 → IAH 08:25UA 1552	1h 15m Houston	IAH 09:40 → PHX 10:34 +1UA 1895	11h 05m	94%	79%
Alaska Details →	ANC 06:00 → SEA 10:35AS 82	3h 09m Seattle	SEA 13:44 → PHX 16:45AS 700	9h 45m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	ANC 06:00 → SEA 10:43DL 853	2h 47m Seattle	SEA 13:30 → PHX 16:37DL 2442	9h 32m	97%	79%
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.


Alaska AS 609 ANC 01:22 → PDX Southwest WN 3207 PDX 09:15 → PHX Connection details →	3h 15m	9h 28m	98%	95%
Alaska AS 1563 ANC 23:33 → LAX United UA 659 LAX 08:37 → PHX Connection details →	2h 44m	9h 33m	100%	94%
Alaska AS 56 ANC 11:05 → LAX United UA 5458 LAX 21:22 → PHX Connection details →	3h 58m	10h 54m	100%	93%

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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