ANC → ICNAnchorage to Seoul

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Direct flights from Anchorage (ANC) to Seoul (ICN): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 0% of the last 14 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 29 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,099 km, an estimated 8 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Anchorage and Seoul. Updated 17 September 2026 at 18:18 UTC.

ANC Anchorage busy · +20
ICN Seoul smooth · +0
6,099 km · ~8h 19m est.
departs 21:393x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
0% on time

of the last 14 operated ANC → ICN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +29 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+29 minacross the last 14 operated legs
Flight time~8h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air IncheonKJ

Flights KJ247 varies Mo Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-175Y8903departed+29
09-16KE8258departed+78
09-155Y8608departed+87
09-145Y537departed+55
09-14KE282departed+88
09-14KJ247departed+16
09-135Y8608departed+26
09-125Y8903departed+20
09-12KJ247departed+76
09-11KE8256departed+21
09-105Y8608departed+22
09-10KE8250departed+16
09-10KE8256departed+35
09-10KJ247departed+16

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ANCAnchorage +20 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · SSE 9 kt Full ANC delay board →
ICNSeoul +0 min smooth Full ICN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ANC: 32% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Anchorage to Seoul route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ANC to ICN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ANC to ICN questions

Is ANC–ICN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ANC is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ANC to ICN?

Great-circle distance is 6,099 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 461–553 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ANC–ICN fly?

Air Incheon runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at ANC and arrival-side delay at ICN, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.