Anchorage (ANC) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 7h 33m
Bearing
78° E
Anchorage (ANC) to New York (JFK) is 3,376 miles (5,434 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ANC–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ANC–JFK; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 95% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
43
June 2026
Seats
6,937
both directions
Passengers
5,033
both directions
Load factor
72.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ANC–JFK?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ANC–JFK in June 2026 (43 departures).
- AS
43 departures · 6,937 seats
Share of departures100.0%72.5%
Load
What plane flies ANC–JFK?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 95% of ANC–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
41 departures · 72.1% load
95.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
2 departures · 80.6% load
4.7%
How has ANC–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop ANC–JFK departures fell from 60 in July 2025 to 43 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop ANC–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
60 departures · 7,814 passengers
81.1%
Load
August 2025
38 departures · 5,230 passengers
86.0%
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 1 passengers
7.1%
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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June 2026
43 departures · 5,033 passengers
72.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ANC → JFK
58.3% full
22 departures · 2,070 passengers
JFK → ANC
87.5% full
21 departures · 2,963 passengers
Nonstop ANC–JFK traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Anchorage
US
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Coordinates
61.18°N, 149.99°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Anchorage (ANC) from New York (JFK)?
ANC to JFK is 3,376 miles (5,434 km / 2,934 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ANC to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 3,376-mile great-circle distance in roughly 7h 33m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ANC–JFK?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (95.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 9 (4.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying ANC–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,376-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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