Air CanadaAC
Flights AC3556 21:14 daily
live
Direct flights from Anchorage (ANC) to San Francisco (SFO): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,244 km, an estimated 4 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Anchorage and San Francisco. Updated 16 September 2026 at 20:22 UTC.
ANC
Anchorage
busy · +16
SFO
San Francisco
busy · +20
3,244 km · ~4h 40m est.
Running clean · 4 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
76 / 100
route health from live ANC and SFO delay boards
Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−5 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~4h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x4 direct airlines on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Air CanadaAir New ZealandCopa AirlinesUnited Airlines
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysAir New ZealandNZ
Flights NZ2830 21:14 daily
Copa AirlinesCM
Flights CM2374 21:14 daily
United AirlinesUA
Flights UA477 varies daily
History
operated legs · board outcomes09-15AC3556arrived−5
09-15CM2374arrived−5
09-15NZ2830arrived−5
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 56% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +21 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Anchorage to San Francisco route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ANC to SFO 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/ANC-SFO
ANC to SFO questions
Is ANC–SFO running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 76/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from ANC to SFO?
Great-circle distance is 3,244 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 259–308 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ANC–SFO fly?
4 carriers operate this route, around 28 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at ANC and arrival-side delay at SFO, 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.
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