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Airport month · August 2024
Ted Stevens Anchorage International in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 2,236 domestic departures from Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC). 80.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.3% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so ANC departures were 4.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 2,104 departures with 83.5% leaving on time: a change of −3.3 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at ANC that month were on time 74.5% of the time (2,235 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 47%, late-arriving aircraft 42% and national aviation system 10%.
- On time 81.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.1%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.6%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | ANC, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 80.2% | 83.5% | 82.7% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 81.3% | 83.0% | 83.5% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.9 min | 10.4 min | 11.7 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 75 | 70 | 55 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,236 | 2,104 | 20,008 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Alaska Airlines | 1,544 | 69% | 82.1% | 1.7 min | 1.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 346 | 15% | 80.1% | 4.5 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 253 | 11% | 80.6% | 0.2 min | 2.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 93 | 4% | 74.2% | 38.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC–SEA | Anchorage to Seattle | 846 | 85.8% | -1.5 min | 0.9% |
| ANC–ORD | Anchorage to Chicago | 142 | 75.4% | 11.6 min | 0.7% |
| ANC–JNU | Anchorage to Juneau | 124 | 84.7% | -0.4 min | 0.8% |
| ANC–MSP | Anchorage to Minneapolis | 111 | 75.7% | 6.9 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–DEN | Anchorage to Denver | 96 | 89.6% | -8.6 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–ADQ | Anchorage to Kodiak | 86 | 81.4% | 1.2 min | 3.5% |
| ANC–SFO | Anchorage to San Francisco | 70 | 74.3% | -0.7 min | 1.4% |
| ANC–BET | Anchorage to Bethel | 62 | 77.4% | 15.7 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–DFW | Anchorage to Dallas/Fort Worth | 62 | 80.6% | 37.6 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–FAI | Anchorage to Fairbanks | 61 | 82.0% | 2.3 min | 1.6% |
| ANC–SCC | Anchorage to Deadhorse | 49 | 87.8% | -3.1 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–AKN | Anchorage to King Salmon | 37 | 73.0% | 4.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ANC on time in August 2024?
80.2% of 2,236 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 83.5% of 2,104 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 80.2% and 1.0% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ANC · methodology · corrections.