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ANC Anchorage / LAX Los Angeles

ANC → LAX on time

Ted Stevens Anchorage (Anchorage, AK) to Los Angeles LAX (Los Angeles, CA). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
90%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
399 flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+44 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

90% of flights from Anchorage to Los Angeles arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is better than the typical U.S. route. The 11 p.m. departures ran on time 91% of the time; the 12 a.m. ones 87%. 2% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for ANC → LAX: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 77% of the time. About 1 in 67 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 399 three hours or more; 0.0% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 399 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Alaska Airlines39990%0.0%−10 min1.5%+44 minAlaska Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at ANC). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%12 a.m. departures: 87% on time (131 flights)8712a1 a.m. departures: too few flights1a2 a.m. departures: too few flights2a3 a.m. departures: too few flights3a4 a.m. departures: too few flights4a5 a.m. departures: too few flights5a6 a.m. departures: too few flights6a7 a.m. departures: too few flights7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (3 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (2 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (70 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (4 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights8p9 p.m. departures: too few flights9p10 p.m. departures: too few flights (13 flights)10p11 p.m. departures: 91% on time (176 flights)9111p
ANC → LAX, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: June (87%). Worst: July (87%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (79 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (77 flights)FebMar: too few flights (91 flights)MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: too few flights (95 flights)MayJun: 87% on time (124 flights)87JunJul: 87% on time (135 flights)87JulAug: 87% on time (122 flights)87AugSep: too few flights (84 flights)SepOct: too few flights (59 flights)OctNov: too few flights (71 flights)NovDec: too few flights (85 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday64——
Tuesday53——
Wednesday42——
Thursday54——
Friday63——
Saturday57——
Sunday66——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Late inbound plane 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 3%

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Questions

How often are flights from ANC to LAX on time?

90% of 399 scheduled flights from Anchorage, AK to Los Angeles, CA arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

What is the best time of day to fly ANC to LAX?

Flights scheduled to leave at 11 p.m. were the most reliable (91% on time). The 12 a.m. departures were the least (87%).

What month has the most delays from ANC to LAX?

July (87% on time). The best month is June (87%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.