ANC to PDX flight delays
Anchorage, AK (ANC) Portland, OR (PDX) · 1,542 miles
1,179 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
91.09%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
70 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
7 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. PDX to ANC arrives on time 9.8 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Flights from Anchorage to Portland 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.
Only Alaska Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Alaska Airlines arrived on time most often on ANC to PDX. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in January.
Every airline on ANC to PDX
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 | 1,179 | 91.09% | 0% | 70 min | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
PDX to ANC Portland back to Anchorage 81.31% on time BOther routes from Anchorage
Common questions
Are flights from Anchorage to Portland usually delayed?
91.09% of flights on the ANC to PDX 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.
Which airlines fly from Anchorage to Portland?
Only Alaska Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 1,179 flights and 91.09% arriving on time.
How often are ANC to PDX flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Anchorage to Portland?
April, when 98.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 81.2%.
When ANC to PDX flights are late, how late are they?
About 70 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 PDX during January 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 →