ANC to FAI flight delays
Anchorage, AK (ANC) Fairbanks, AK (FAI) · 261 miles
99 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
91.92%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
35 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
3 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Flights from Anchorage to Fairbanks are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from ANC overall run 7.8 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion ANC has, this route is largely escaping it.
Every airline on ANC to FAI
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 99 | 91.92% | 0% | 35 min | — |
The return leg
FAI to ANC Fairbanks back to Anchorage 91.92% on time —Other routes from Anchorage
Common questions
Are flights from Anchorage to Fairbanks usually delayed?
91.92% of flights on the ANC to FAI route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
How often are ANC to FAI flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When ANC to FAI flights are late, how late are they?
About 35 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ANC to FAI during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →