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Airport month · February 2026
Ted Stevens Anchorage International in February 2026
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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,221 domestic departures from Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC). 85.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.1% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so ANC departures were 6.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1,076 departures with 88.7% leaving on time: a change of −3.7 points, with flights up 13%.
Flights arriving at ANC that month were on time 77.9% of the time (1,221 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 41%, late-arriving aircraft 31% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 85.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.3%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.4%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | ANC, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 85.0% | 88.7% | 82.7% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 85.1% | 88.5% | 83.5% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 8.8 min | 5.3 min | 11.7 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 41 | 36 | 55 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,221 | 1,076 | 20,008 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Alaska Airlines | 1,038 | 85% | 84.7% | -3.8 min | 1.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 130 | 11% | 88.5% | -14.5 min | 0.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 53 | 4% | 84.9% | -5.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC–SEA | Anchorage to Seattle | 415 | 88.2% | -9.5 min | 0.2% |
| ANC–FAI | Anchorage to Fairbanks | 164 | 86.0% | -4.0 min | 0.6% |
| ANC–JNU | Anchorage to Juneau | 84 | 89.3% | -6.3 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–PDX | Anchorage to Portland | 80 | 88.8% | -6.0 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–ADQ | Anchorage to Kodiak | 56 | 76.8% | 1.1 min | 7.1% |
| ANC–BET | Anchorage to Bethel | 56 | 75.0% | 7.1 min | 3.6% |
| ANC–DEN | Anchorage to Denver | 53 | 84.9% | -5.0 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–HNL | Anchorage to Honolulu | 48 | 85.4% | -10.2 min | 2.1% |
| ANC–SCC | Anchorage to Deadhorse | 40 | 80.0% | 2.4 min | 2.5% |
| ANC–BRW | Anchorage to Barrow | 28 | 78.6% | 10.0 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–CDV | Anchorage to Cordova | 28 | 85.7% | -4.0 min | 0.0% |
| ANC–MSP | Anchorage to Minneapolis | 28 | 92.9% | -15.5 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ANC on time in February 2026?
85.0% of 1,221 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 88.7% of 1,076 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 85.0% and 1.1% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.