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LAX Los Angeles / ANC Anchorage

LAX → ANC on time

Los Angeles LAX (Los Angeles, CA) to Ted Stevens Anchorage (Anchorage, AK). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
88%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
399 flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+43 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

88% of flights from Los Angeles to Anchorage arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is better than the typical U.S. route. 3% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for LAX → ANC: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 79% of the time. About 1 in 44 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 399 three hours or more; 0.0% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 399 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Alaska Airlines39988%0.0%−12 min2.3%+43 minAlaska Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at LAX). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%7 a.m. departures: too few flights (76 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights11anoon departures: too few flights12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (3 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights6p7 p.m. departures: 90% on time (232 flights)907p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (88 flights)8p
LAX → ANC, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: August (89%). Worst: July (78%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (80 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (77 flights)FebMar: too few flights (91 flights)MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: too few flights (95 flights)MayJun: 85% on time (124 flights)85JunJul: 78% on time (135 flights)78JulAug: 89% on time (122 flights)89AugSep: too few flights (83 flights)SepOct: too few flights (58 flights)OctNov: too few flights (73 flights)NovDec: too few flights (83 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday56——
Tuesday46——
Wednesday48——
Thursday63——
Friday62——
Saturday58——
Sunday66——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 35%Late inbound plane 26%Security 1%Severe weather 1%

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Questions

How often are flights from LAX to ANC on time?

88% of 399 scheduled flights from Los Angeles, CA to Anchorage, AK arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from LAX to ANC?

July (78% on time). The best month is August (89%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.