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

The nonstop is quickest: Delta DTW → ANC (6h 41m), on time 63% of the time. United via O'Hare (11h 26m) is more reliable, 82%, but takes 4h 45m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	DTW	ANC	6h 41m	63%	0.9%	110	Flying now
Alaska	DTW	ANC	–	33%few flights	0.0%	6	Not 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 Detroit). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DTW 05:30 → ORD 05:53UA 3483 · flown by Republic	3h 11m Chicago	ORD 09:04 → ANC 12:56UA 840	11h 26m	100%	82%
United Details →	DTW 10:55 → IAH 12:57UA 6251 · flown by Mesa	1h 23m Houston	IAH 14:20 → ANC 18:41UA 2369	11h 46m	93%	80%
Delta Details →	DTW 06:00 → SEA 07:55DL 814	2h 40m Seattle	SEA 10:35 → ANC 13:15DL 922	11h 15m	98%	77%
Alaska Details →	DTW 07:01 → SEA 09:00AS 344	3h 18m Seattle	SEA 12:18 → ANC 15:06AS 657	12h 05m	100%	76%
Delta Details →	DTW 12:31 → SEA 14:30DL 728	3h 00m Seattle	SEA 17:30 → ANC 20:07DL 931	11h 36m	99%	76%
Alaska Details →	DTW 17:31 → SEA 19:33AS 313	3h 26m Seattle	SEA 22:59 → ANC 01:37 +1AS 669	12h 06m	100%	75%
United Details →	DTW 08:00 → DEN 09:14UA 1846	2h 06m Denver	DEN 11:20 → ANC 14:53UA 280	10h 53m	92%	72%
Delta Details →	DTW 16:46 → SEA 18:45DL 944	2h 35m Seattle	SEA 21:20 → ANC 23:56DL 936	11h 10m	98%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 12:25 → ATL 14:23DL 2188	57m Atlanta	ATL 15:20 → ANC 18:45DL 416	10h 20m	68%	45%
Delta Details →	DTW 16:25 → MSP 17:20DL 2203	50m Minneapolis	MSP 18:10 → ANC 20:52DL 377	8h 27m	64%	42%
American Details →	DTW 11:51 → DFW 13:45AA 1792	55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:40 → ANC 18:32AA 1355	10h 41m	74%	39%

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 14m · leaves 07:01 16%

MSP · 55m · leaves 07:01 20%

Afternoon and evening

SLC · 52m · leaves 17:40 35%

MSP · 50m · leaves 16:25 36%

DFW · 50m · leaves 15:52 45%

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 1043 DTW 08:40 → IAH United UA 2369 IAH 14:20 → ANC Connection details →	3h 44m	14h 01m	99%	85%
Delta DL 2171 DTW 08:54 → PDX Alaska AS 1565 PDX 14:30 → ANC Connection details →	3h 49m	12h 22m	100%	85%
American AA 6465 DTW 06:45 → ORD Alaska AS 1546 ORD 10:00 → ANC Connection details →	2h 30m	10h 57m	94%	84%

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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