Anchorage (ANC) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 5h 29m
Bearing
129° SE
Anchorage (ANC) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 2,343 miles (3,771 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ANC–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ANC–LAX; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,832
both directions
Passengers
8,587
both directions
Load factor
79.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ANC–LAX?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ANC–LAX in May 2026 (62 departures).
- AS
62 departures · 10,832 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.3%
Load
What plane flies ANC–LAX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 42% of ANC–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
26 departures · 79.1% load
41.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
24 departures · 75.3% load
38.7% - Boeing 737-800
11 departures · 88.7% load
17.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 84.5% load
1.6%
How has ANC–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop ANC–LAX departures fell from 74 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ANC–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
74 departures · 11,146 passengers
85.1%
Load
July 2025
78 departures · 12,624 passengers
91.7%
Load
August 2025
78 departures · 12,132 passengers
87.9%
Load
September 2025
46 departures · 6,107 passengers
74.9%
Load
October 2025
38 departures · 4,528 passengers
69.5%
Load
November 2025
46 departures · 6,218 passengers
76.1%
Load
December 2025
55 departures · 8,095 passengers
84.9%
Load
January 2026
51 departures · 6,973 passengers
77.1%
Load
February 2026
49 departures · 7,257 passengers
82.6%
Load
March 2026
58 departures · 8,855 passengers
86.5%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 7,767 passengers
73.5%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,587 passengers
79.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ANC → LAX
74.5% full
31 departures · 4,010 passengers
LAX → ANC
84.0% full
31 departures · 4,577 passengers
Nonstop ANC–LAX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 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 Los Angeles (LAX)?
ANC to LAX is 2,343 miles (3,771 km / 2,036 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ANC to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 2,343-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ANC–LAX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (41.9%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 9 (38.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying ANC–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,343-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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