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

The best bet has a stop: United via Bush (11h 04m) reaches Anchorage on time 83% of the time, against 66% on the nonstop.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	ATL	ANC	7h 25m	67%	1.3%	157	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	ATL 11:37 → IAH 12:47UA 425	1h 33m Houston	IAH 14:20 → ANC 18:41UA 2369	11h 04m	96%	83%
United Details →	ATL 09:26 → EWR 11:44UA 1705	3h 44m Newark	EWR 15:28 → ANC 19:12UA 450	13h 46m	100%	81%
United Details →	ATL 11:10 → DEN 12:28UA 1327	3h 07m Denver	DEN 15:35 → ANC 19:12UA 1592	12h 02m	98%	80%
Alaska Details →	ATL 08:54 → SEA 11:20AS 348	3h 27m Seattle	SEA 14:47 → ANC 17:26AS 660	12h 32m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	ATL 11:10 → SEA 13:38DL 648	3h 52m Seattle	SEA 17:30 → ANC 20:07DL 931	12h 57m	98%	76%
United Details →	ATL 07:30 → DEN 08:51UA 340	2h 29m Denver	DEN 11:20 → ANC 14:53UA 280	11h 23m	98%	76%
Alaska Details →	ATL 07:00 → SEA 09:26AS 377	2h 52m Seattle	SEA 12:18 → ANC 15:06AS 657	12h 06m	98%	75%
Delta Details →	ATL 15:24 → SLC 17:24DL 526	3h 06m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:30 → ANC 23:20DL 2713	11h 56m	99%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	ATL 08:54 → SEA 11:20AS 348	58m Seattle	SEA 12:18 → ANC 15:06AS 657	10h 12m	65%	49%
Delta Details →	ATL 15:38 → MSP 17:16DL 2981	54m Minneapolis	MSP 18:10 → ANC 20:52DL 377	9h 14m	66%	43%
Alaska Details →	ATL 16:18 → SEA 18:46AS 218	57m Seattle	SEA 19:43 → ANC 22:22AS 663	10h 04m	56%	40%

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 · 48m · leaves 07:00 26%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 54m · leaves 15:38 34%

SEA · 57m · leaves 16:18 44%

DFW · 51m · leaves 16:16 61%

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.


Delta DL 750 ATL 12:56 → SFO United UA 1594 SFO 18:47 → ANC Connection details →	3h 57m	13h 50m	98%	87%
Delta DL 1682 ATL 10:05 → IAH United UA 2369 IAH 14:20 → ANC Connection details →	3h 02m	12h 36m	97%	83%
Delta DL 539 ATL 08:30 → PDX Alaska AS 1565 PDX 14:30 → ANC Connection details →	4h 00m	12h 46m	100%	83%

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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