Anchorage
ANC · PANCTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Passengers a year
5.5M
#58 busiest in the U.S.
54
nonstop destinations
44
airlines
103
departures a day
77.6%
arrivals on time
1.4%
flights cancelled
78.6%
load factor
Airlines
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Anchorage, with 69% of all passengers. 44 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Alaska Airlines holds 69% of the airport — the 5th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is OAK at 77%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AS | 69.1% | 3.8M | 29 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
DL Delta82% full | 13.2% | 718.8K | 6 | 75.8% | +12.3% |
UA United80% full | 7.0% | 381.1K | 6 | 77.4% | +10.7% |
AA American91% full | 3.4% | 186.6K | 2 | 63.7% | +7.8% |
GV Grant Aviation67% full | 2.2% | 118.2K | 1 | — | -1.3% |
+Other airlines | 5.2% | 284.8K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
51 domestic and 3 international nonstop destinations from Anchorage, across 3 countries.
99% domestic · 1% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Hawaiian Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines
139.1K139,054 departing · 81% full
Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines · Alaska Airlines
United Airlines · Alaska Airlines · American Airlines
Alaska Airlines
United Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines
69.1K69,117 departing · 91% full
American Airlines
All nonstop destinations
54 nonstop · 18 airlines · 51 domestic / 3 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Anchorage.
Body class · share of departures
Cessna 208 Caravan
9,114 departures · 68% full
24.3%
- Narrowbody
5,008 departures · 75% full
13.3%
- Narrowbody
3,969 departures · 75% full
10.6%
- Narrowbody
3,353 departures · 80% full
8.9%
- Narrowbody
3,274 departures · 81% full
8.7%
- Regional
3,195 departures · 77% full
8.5%
Saab 2000
2,179 departures · 57% full
5.8%
- Narrowbody
1,896 departures · 78% full
5.1%
- Narrowbody
1,427 departures · 87% full
3.8%
Pilatus PC-12
1,375 departures · 55% full
3.7%
When Anchorage is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Departures a month · peak July 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 4,485,976
- 1991
- 3,746,849
- 1992
- 3,885,413
- 1993
- 3,660,215
- 1994
- 3,887,057
- 1995
- 3,822,773
- 1996
- 4,234,214
- 1997
- 4,273,011
- 1998
- 4,517,478
- 1999
- 4,551,478
- 2000
- 4,410,117
- 2001
- 4,304,935
- 2002
- 4,842,982
- 2003
- 4,583,277
- 2004
- 4,944,939
- 2005
- 5,259,677
- 2006
- 5,168,840
- 2007
- 5,325,905
- 2008
- 5,104,194
- 2009
- 4,467,756
- 2010
- 4,593,457
- 2011
- 4,650,833
- 2012
- 4,519,768
- 2013
- 4,629,160
- 2014
- 4,766,884
- 2015
- 5,052,278
- 2016
- 5,103,741
- 2017
- 5,090,295
- 2018
- 5,225,555
- 2019
- 5,458,021
- 2020
- 2,305,307
- 2021
- 4,324,363
- 2022
- 5,107,319
- 2023
- 5,311,345
- 2024
- 5,464,389
- 2025
- 5,413,103
- 2026
- 1,843,408 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Anchorage, 78 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
14 min
average delay
283
flights cancelled
19.5K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Alaska Airlines 78.9%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 63.7%
Among US airports
#58
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 59.2%–87.7%
The weak spot is December 2025, when 59.2% of arrivals landed on time — 18.4 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 87.7%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)?
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport handled about 5.5M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #58 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 103 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)?
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Anchorage (ANC), flying about 69% of its passengers. 44 airlines serve Anchorage in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)?
Anchorage (ANC) has 54 nonstop destinations — 51 domestic and 3 international across 3 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)?
About 77.6% of flights arriving at Anchorage (ANC) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.4% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)?
The Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures from Anchorage (ANC), about 24% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Anchorage; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).