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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	MSP	ANC	6h 00m	95%	1.3%	75	Flying now
Delta	MSP	ANC	5h 54m	74%	0.3%	706	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 3 h behind Minneapolis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	MSP 07:35 → IAH 10:30UA 2460	3h 50m Houston	IAH 14:20 → ANC 18:41UA 2369	14h 06m	100%	84%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	1h 20m Chicago	ORD 09:04 → ANC 12:56UA 840	9h 56m	97%	82%
United Details →	MSP 11:34 → DEN 12:45UA 2232	2h 50m Denver	DEN 15:35 → ANC 19:12UA 1592	10h 38m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	MSP 07:00 → SEA 08:50DL 1418	1h 45m Seattle	SEA 10:35 → ANC 13:15DL 922	9h 15m	100%	79%
United Details →	MSP 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 2041	47m Denver	DEN 07:40 → ANC 11:10UA 394	8h 25m	88%	78%
Alaska Details →	MSP 06:03 → SEA 07:58AS 387	3h 01m Seattle	SEA 10:59 → ANC 13:41AS 433	10h 38m	98%	75%
Alaska Details →	MSP 16:57 → SEA 18:52AS 510	3h 05m Seattle	SEA 21:57 → ANC 00:41 +1AS 1560	10h 44m	98%	71%
United Details →	MSP 10:14 → EWR 14:00UA 1637	1h 28m Newark	EWR 15:28 → ANC 19:12UA 450	11h 58m	88%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSP 15:20 → SFO 17:32UA 1367	1h 15m San Francisco	SFO 18:47 → ANC 22:46UA 1594	10h 26m	71%	63%
American Details →	MSP 15:11 → DFW 17:50AA 2145	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:40 → ANC 22:39AA 395	10h 28m	44%	28%

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

ORD · 1h 20m · leaves 06:00 3%

DEN · 47m · leaves 05:45 12%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 13:57 15%

SEA · 51m · leaves 16:57 23%

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 2415 MSP 09:00 → PDX Alaska AS 1565 PDX 14:30 → ANC Connection details →	3h 50m	11h 16m	99%	83%
Delta DL 881 MSP 18:55 → SEA Alaska AS 1363 SEA 23:59 → ANC Connection details →	3h 11m	10h 45m	95%	82%
Southwest WN 4346 MSP 11:35 → DEN United UA 1592 DEN 15:35 → ANC Connection details →	3h 00m	10h 37m	100%	81%

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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