Flights Anchorage → Deadhorse
ANC → SCC
How long is the flight from Anchorage to Deadhorse?
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Deadhorse (SCC) takes 1h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Anchorage to Deadhorse boasts a high on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay time of zero minutes across the total of 128 flights. The destination airport sees approximately 143,644 passengers annually, indicating moderate traffic for this remote yet significant travel link.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Anchorage (ANC) → Deadhorse (SCC) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 313 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Deadhorse the average ATFM delay is 0.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Deadhorse: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Anchorage (ANC) to Deadhorse (SCC) heads north for about 1,005 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 35m.
Departures from Anchorage on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 50% of ANC-SCC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Deadhorse it is 0.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 313 tracked ANC-SCC flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about ANC-SCC
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Deadhorse (SCC) takes 1h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Anchorage (ANC) -> Deadhorse (SCC) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 313 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Anchorage-Deadhorse is 2.56% across 313 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Deadhorse, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
