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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 5 at 11 am and 1 time in 3 at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	EWR	ANC	7h 44m	86%	2.9%	104	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 Newark). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	EWR 11:50 → SFO 15:01UA 1343	3h 46m San Francisco	SFO 18:47 → ANC 22:46UA 1594	14h 56m	98%	85%
United Details →	EWR 07:59 → IAH 10:44UA 332	3h 36m Houston	IAH 14:20 → ANC 18:41UA 2369	14h 42m	98%	84%
United Details →	EWR 10:00 → DEN 12:18UA 2455	3h 17m Denver	DEN 15:35 → ANC 19:12UA 1592	13h 12m	99%	80%
Alaska Details →	EWR 17:36 → SEA 20:58AS 462	3h 01m Seattle	SEA 23:59 → ANC 02:40 +1AS 1363	13h 04m	95%	80%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	2h 35m Denver	DEN 11:20 → ANC 14:53UA 280	12h 23m	99%	78%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	1h 22m Chicago	ORD 09:04 → ANC 12:56UA 840	10h 56m	95%	78%
Alaska Details →	EWR 09:30 → SEA 12:43AS 230	2h 04m Seattle	SEA 14:47 → ANC 17:26AS 660	11h 56m	92%	74%
Alaska Details →	EWR 07:25 → SEA 10:35AS 299	1h 43m Seattle	SEA 12:18 → ANC 15:06AS 657	11h 41m	94%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → SFO 17:48UA 2328	59m San Francisco	SFO 18:47 → ANC 22:46UA 1594	12h 01m	67%	59%
Alaska Details →	EWR 17:36 → SEA 20:58AS 462	59m Seattle	SEA 21:57 → ANC 00:41 +1AS 1560	11h 05m	71%	50%

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

PDX · 57m · leaves 06:30 12%

SEA · 1h 04m · leaves 07:25 20%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 1h 11m · leaves 15:08 22%

SEA · 59m · leaves 17:36 29%

SFO · 59m · leaves 14:45 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.


United UA 530 EWR 06:00 → ORD Alaska AS 1546 ORD 10:00 → ANC Connection details →	2h 18m	11h 42m	96%	84%
United UA 1330 EWR 08:50 → SEA Alaska AS 660 SEA 14:47 → ANC Connection details →	2h 50m	12h 36m	96%	78%
United UA 2191 EWR 14:15 → LAX Alaska AS 1899 LAX 19:31 → ANC Connection details →	2h 18m	13h 40m	88%	70%

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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