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

No clear winner: Alaska’s FAI → ANC flights land within a few points of 86% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Alaska	FAI	ANC	1h 07m	86%	3.0%	2,446	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	FAI 00:39 → PDX 05:30AS 1520	1h 41m Portland	PDX 07:11 → ANC 10:02AS 1615	9h 23m	98%	92%
Alaska Details →	FAI 00:19 → SEA 05:00AS 1509	2h 53m Seattle	SEA 07:53 → ANC 10:37AS 79	10h 18m	96%	85%
Alaska Details →	FAI 15:53 → SEA 20:36AS 1508	3h 23m Seattle	SEA 23:59 → ANC 02:40 +1AS 1363	10h 47m	98%	85%
Alaska Details →	FAI 08:00 → SEA 12:48AS 275	1h 59m Seattle	SEA 14:47 → ANC 17:26AS 660	9h 26m	100%	82%
United Details →	FAI 20:45 → ORD 05:42UA 1640	3h 22m Chicago	ORD 09:04 → ANC 12:56 +1UA 840	16h 11m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	FAI 21:53 → MSP 06:05DL 1055	2h 45m Minneapolis	MSP 08:50 → ANC 11:25 +1DL 555	13h 32m	93%	79%
Delta Details →	FAI 01:35 → SEA 06:17DL 2408	1h 18m Seattle	SEA 07:35 → ANC 10:20DL 2768	8h 45m	86%	79%
United Details →	FAI 01:00 → DEN 08:09UA 494	3h 11m Denver	DEN 11:20 → ANC 14:53UA 280	13h 53m	99%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	FAI 05:31 → SEA 10:12AS 210	47m Seattle	SEA 10:59 → ANC 13:41AS 433	8h 10m	67%	52%

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 03m · leaves 00:19 8%

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 1509 FAI 00:19 → SEA Delta DL 2768 SEA 07:35 → ANC Connection details →	2h 35m	10h 01m	94%	89%
Delta DL 2408 FAI 01:35 → SEA Alaska AS 357 SEA 09:21 → ANC Connection details →	3h 04m	10h 25m	95%	72%
Delta DL 1061 FAI 14:41 → SEA Alaska AS 669 SEA 22:59 → ANC Connection details →	3h 21m	10h 56m	94%	71%

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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