Anchorage
ANC · PANCTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Passengers a year
5.5M
#58 busiest in the U.S.
57
nonstop destinations
46
airlines
106
departures a day
78.4%
arrivals on time
1.3%
flights cancelled
78.9%
load factor
Airlines
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Anchorage, with 69% of all passengers. 46 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 78%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AS | 69.4% | 3.8M | 32 | 80.1% | +3.2% |
DL Delta82% full | 12.7% | 705.4K | 5 | 74.9% | +7.3% |
UA United81% full | 7.1% | 393.1K | 6 | 79.1% | +13.4% |
AA American90% full | 3.7% | 207K | 3 | 63.5% | +20.4% |
GV Grant Aviation67% full | 2.3% | 125.6K | 1 | — | +5.5% |
+Other airlines | 4.7% | 260.3K | — | — | — |
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
54 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
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines
140.7K140,731 departing · 82% full
Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines · Alaska Airlines
United Airlines · Alaska Airlines · American Airlines
Alaska Airlines
United Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines
69.5K69,471 departing · 91% full
American Airlines
Top international destinations
All nonstop destinations
57 nonstop · 19 airlines · 54 domestic / 3 intl
Alaska Horizon · operated by Horizon Air
Aircraft
By share of departures at Anchorage.
Body class · share of departures
Cessna 208 Caravan
9,947 departures · 67% full
25.7%
- Narrowbody
4,866 departures · 75% full
12.6%
- Narrowbody
4,064 departures · 74% full
10.5%
- Narrowbody
3,492 departures · 80% full
9.0%
- Narrowbody
3,279 departures · 81% full
8.5%
- Regional
2,989 departures · 76% full
7.7%
- Narrowbody
2,164 departures · 79% full
5.6%
Saab 2000
2,121 departures · 55% full
5.5%
- Narrowbody
1,292 departures · 86% full
3.3%
Pilatus PC-12
1,136 departures · 56% full
2.9%
When Anchorage is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Sep
Oct
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Dec
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Feb
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Jul
Departures a month · peak July 2026
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
- 3,322,522 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
264
flights cancelled
19.7K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Alaska Airlines 80.1%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 63.5%
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 — 19.2 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 106 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. 46 airlines serve Anchorage in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)?
Anchorage (ANC) has 57 nonstop destinations — 54 domestic and 3 international across 3 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)?
About 78.4% of flights arriving at Anchorage (ANC) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.3% 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 26% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Anchorage; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).