Flights Los Angeles → Anchorage
LAX → ANC
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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Anchorage (ANC) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 83 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 6.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 83% | 1 min | 1.1% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 76% | 9 min | 2.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-ANC
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Anchorage (ANC) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 83 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Anchorage is 0.00% across 83 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.
