Ted Stevens Anchorage International in July 2026

79.9%departed on time

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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,513 domestic departures from Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC). 79.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.0% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so ANC departures were 11.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 2,284 departures with 74.6% leaving on time: a change of +5.3 points, with flights up 10%.

Flights arriving at ANC that month were on time 75.9% of the time (2,514 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 41% and national aviation system 9%.

On time 82.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.1%
Cancelled 0.7%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from ANC in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	ANC, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	79.9%	74.6%	82.7%	68.8%
Arrived on time	82.0%	76.9%	83.5%	69.4%
Cancelled	0.7%	1.5%	1.1%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	12.9 min	16.2 min	11.7 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	84	76	55	21,066
Scheduled departures	2,513	2,284	20,008	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AS Alaska Airlines	1,701	68%	85.1%	-1.7 min	0.6%
DL Delta Air Lines	341	14%	72.1%	20.4 min	0.3%
UA United Airlines	285	11%	82.5%	2.2 min	2.5%
AA American Airlines	124	5%	75.0%	5.8 min	0.0%
WN Southwest Airlines	62	2%	61.3%	18.8 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
ANC–SEA	Anchorage to Seattle	721	83.1%	2.2 min	0.4%
ANC–DEN	Anchorage to Denver	157	81.5%	5.8 min	0.6%
ANC–ORD	Anchorage to Chicago	154	79.9%	0.7 min	1.9%
ANC–MSP	Anchorage to Minneapolis	124	78.2%	16.4 min	0.0%
ANC–JNU	Anchorage to Juneau	123	92.7%	-4.8 min	0.0%
ANC–PDX	Anchorage to Portland	123	82.9%	-0.3 min	0.0%
ANC–FAI	Anchorage to Fairbanks	96	87.5%	-6.1 min	1.0%
ANC–ADQ	Anchorage to Kodiak	92	82.6%	-1.7 min	1.1%
ANC–SFO	Anchorage to San Francisco	74	87.8%	-4.1 min	0.0%
ANC–DFW	Anchorage to Dallas/Fort Worth	62	80.6%	-1.0 min	0.0%
ANC–LAS	Anchorage to Las Vegas	62	72.6%	8.0 min	0.0%
ANC–PHX	Anchorage to Phoenix	62	79.0%	6.6 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	41.2%	31.7%	10,485
Late-arriving aircraft	48.2%	41.8%	12,255
National Aviation System	8.8%	19.9%	2,248
Extreme weather	1.7%	6.5%	436
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

25,424 delay minutes on 429 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left ANC on time in July 2026?

79.9% of 2,513 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 74.6% of 2,284 departures left on time and 1.5% were cancelled, against 79.9% and 0.7% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.