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: United FAI → DEN (5h 16m), on time 84% of the time. Alaska via Portland (8h 24m) is more reliable, 96%, but takes 3h 08m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	FAI	DEN	5h 16m	85%	0.8%	127	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Denver on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Denver is 2 h ahead of Fairbanks). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	FAI 00:39 → PDX 05:30AS 1520	1h 50m Portland	PDX 07:20 → DEN 11:03AS 401	8h 24m	98%	96%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	FAI 00:19 → SEA 05:00AS 1509	3h 56m Seattle	SEA 08:56 → DEN 12:45UA 1505	10h 26m	98%	89%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	FAI 08:00 → SEA 12:48AS 275	2h 52m Seattle	SEA 15:40 → DEN 19:29UA 325	9h 29m	100%	86%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	FAI 05:31 → SEA 10:12AS 210	2h 38m Seattle	SEA 12:50 → DEN 16:42UA 1351	9h 11m	97%	86%
United Details →	FAI 20:45 → ORD 05:42UA 1640	2h 58m Chicago	ORD 08:40 → DEN 10:31 +1UA 526	11h 46m	96%	85%
Alaska Details →	FAI 20:41 → ANC 21:44AS 2099 · flown by Horizon	1h 32m Anchorage	ANC 23:16 → DEN 06:34 +1AS 752	7h 53m	90%	82%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	FAI 12:11 → SEA 16:56AS 1839	2h 58m Seattle	SEA 19:54 → DEN 23:38UA 1218	9h 27m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	FAI 01:35 → SEA 06:17DL 2408	2h 13m Seattle	SEA 08:30 → DEN 12:18DL 1358	8h 43m	95%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	FAI 21:53 → MSP 06:05DL 1055	55m Minneapolis	MSP 07:00 → DEN 08:06 +1DL 1675	8h 15m	60%	54%

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

MSP · 55m · leaves 21:53 40%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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