Flights Anchorage → Los Angeles
ANC → LAX
How long is the flight from Anchorage to Los Angeles?
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 48m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights 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 Los Angeles is served by Boeing 737 aircraft and boasts a high on-time performance rate of 92%, with an average delay of just 0.7 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1926, handles over seventy-six million passengers annually.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Anchorage (ANC) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 263 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Anchorage (ANC) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads south-east for about 3,771 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 48m.
Departures from Anchorage on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 78% of ANC-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 263 tracked ANC-LAX flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 1.5% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ANC-LAX
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 48m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Anchorage (ANC) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 263 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Anchorage-Los Angeles is 1.52% across 263 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines.
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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.
