King Salmon (AKN) to Anchorage (ANC)
Flight time
≈ 1h 23m
Bearing
50° NE
King Salmon (AKN) to Anchorage (ANC) is 288 miles (463 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AKN–ANC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Horizon Air was the only carrier flying nonstop AKN–ANC; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 50% full.
Departures
40
April 2026
Seats
3,040
both directions
Passengers
1,512
both directions
Load factor
49.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AKN–ANC?
Horizon Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop AKN–ANC in April 2026 (40 departures).
- QX
Horizon Air
40 departures · 3,040 seats
Share of departures100.0%49.7%
Load
What plane flies AKN–ANC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of AKN–ANC departures.
- Embraer E175
40 departures · 49.7% load
100.0%
How has AKN–ANC traffic changed?
Nonstop AKN–ANC departures fell from 129 in May 2025 to 40 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AKN–ANC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
129 departures · 3,253 passengers
32.0%
Load
June 2025
423 departures · 12,802 passengers
53.6%
Load
July 2025
503 departures · 17,978 passengers
65.1%
Load
August 2025
373 departures · 10,248 passengers
53.5%
Load
September 2025
277 departures · 5,676 passengers
42.4%
Load
October 2025
71 departures · 2,052 passengers
38.3%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 1,130 passengers
26.3%
Load
December 2025
50 departures · 1,158 passengers
32.7%
Load
January 2026
47 departures · 975 passengers
37.3%
Load
February 2026
39 departures · 824 passengers
33.9%
Load
March 2026
45 departures · 1,162 passengers
41.3%
Load
April 2026
40 departures · 1,512 passengers
49.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AKN → ANC
39.6% full
20 departures · 602 passengers
ANC → AKN
59.9% full
20 departures · 910 passengers
Nonstop AKN–ANC traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Anchorage
US
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Coordinates
61.18°N, 149.99°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is King Salmon (AKN) from Anchorage (ANC)?
AKN to ANC is 288 miles (463 km / 250 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AKN to ANC?
A nonstop covers the 288-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AKN–ANC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AKN–ANC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 288-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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