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Airport month · December 2024
Ted Stevens Anchorage International in December 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 December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,164 domestic departures from Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC). 84.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.7% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so ANC departures were 7.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 1,188 departures with 82.0% leaving on time: a change of +2.8 points, with flights down 2%.
Flights arriving at ANC that month were on time 79.9% of the time (1,164 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 15%.
- On time 82.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.5%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.1%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | ANC, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 84.8% | 82.0% | 82.7% | 77.8% |
| Arrived on time | 82.7% | 75.7% | 83.5% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.2 min | 12.1 min | 11.7 min | 16.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 39 | 40 | 55 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,164 | 1,188 | 20,008 | 590,581 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Alaska Airlines | 951 | 82% | 81.1% | 0.8 min | 0.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 151 | 13% | 91.4% | -5.6 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 45 | 4% | 91.1% | -7.6 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 17 | 1% | 76.5% | 50.6 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC–SEA | Anchorage to Seattle | 511 | 84.1% | -1.3 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–JNU | Anchorage to Juneau | 91 | 84.6% | 4.5 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–ADQ | Anchorage to Kodiak | 60 | 80.0% | -0.8 min | 5.0% |
| ANC–BET | Anchorage to Bethel | 60 | 76.7% | 3.0 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–SCC | Anchorage to Deadhorse | 46 | 84.8% | -6.7 min | 6.5% |
| ANC–FAI | Anchorage to Fairbanks | 34 | 88.2% | -2.9 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–DEN | Anchorage to Denver | 31 | 93.5% | -12.5 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–HNL | Anchorage to Honolulu | 31 | 90.3% | -8.9 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–PHX | Anchorage to Phoenix | 31 | 83.9% | -2.4 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–BRW | Anchorage to Barrow | 30 | 60.0% | 9.2 min | 3.3% |
| ANC–CDV | Anchorage to Cordova | 30 | 70.0% | 10.7 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–OME | Anchorage to Nome | 30 | 83.3% | -7.4 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ANC on time in December 2024?
84.8% of 1,164 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.8% and 78.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2023, 82.0% of 1,188 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 84.8% and 0.7% in December 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 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.