Nome (OME) to Anchorage (ANC): On-Time Performance
Data through July 2026
When you fly OME to ANC matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 97% on-time in May 2026 to just 50% in August 2025. Across the full period the route averages 82% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 82%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 9 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 2.9%
- Flights/day
- 1.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 1h 31m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 539 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from OME to ANC
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 82% | 11 min |
| Tuesday | 83% | 8 min |
| Wednesday | 82% | 10 min |
| Thursday | 81% | 10 min |
| Friday | 80% | 10 min |
| Saturdaybest | 86% | 7 min |
| Sunday | 82% | 11 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft69%
- Airline operations17%
- National airspace system11%
- Weather1%
- Security2%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from OME to ANC delayed?
- 18% of OME–ANC flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-07 and 2026-07. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 9 minutes.
- How long is the flight from OME to ANC?
- The scheduled OME–ANC flight time averages 1h 31m over 539 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 18% of the time.
- How often are OME to ANC flights cancelled?
- 2.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-07 and 2026-07, slightly above the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from OME to ANC?
- August 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 50% of arrivals on time. The best was May 2026 at 97%. If your dates are flexible, that 47-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 765 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.