# Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC / PANC)

**Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport** (IATA: ANC, ICAO: PANC) is a large airport in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It opened in 1951. It has 3 runways; the longest is 12,400 ft (3,780 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 5.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ANC / PANC
- FAA: ANC
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Opened: 1951
- Elevation: 151 ft / 46 m
- Coordinates: 61.1790, -149.9926
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 12,400 ft / 3,780 m
- Instrument procedures: 13 approaches, 6 departures, 8 arrivals
- Passengers: 5,413,335 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Website: https://dot.alaska.gov/anc/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Stevens_Anchorage_International_Airport (35 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767753
- Weather station: PANC · WMO 70273
- Ident: PANC

## Timeline

- 1951: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport opens.
- 16 Dec 1975: Japan Airlines Flight 422.
- 13 Jan 1977: Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045. 5 killed.
- 8 Jun 1983: Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8. No deaths.
- 23 Dec 1983: 1983 Anchorage runway collision. No deaths.
- 31 Mar 1993: Japan Airlines Flight 46E. No deaths.
- 9 Oct 2002: Northwest Airlines Flight 85. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07R/25L | 12,400 ft / 3,780 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 15/33 | 10,865 ft / 3,312 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 165° / 345° | yes |
| 07L/25R | 10,600 ft / 3,231 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01500AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 5,191,980 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 5,052,287 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 5,103,758 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 5,090,305 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 5,225,568 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 5,458,067 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,305,528 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,324,448 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 5,107,841 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 5,311,496 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 5,465,597 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 5,413,335 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

30 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [ENA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paen.md) Kenai Municipal Airport · United States · 60 mi / 96 km · Grant Aviation
- [HOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paho.md) Homer Airport · United States · 117 mi / 189 km · Aleutian Airways
- [AKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakn.md) King Salmon Airport · United States · 288 mi / 463 km · Katmai Air, Aleutian Airways
- [ANI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pani.md) Aniak Airport · United States · 317 mi / 510 km · Ryan Air Services
- [KSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasm.md) St Mary's Airport · United States · 441 mi / 709 km · Aleutian Airways
- [SDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasd.md) Sand Point Airport · United States · 556 mi / 895 km · Aleutian Airways
- [CDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacd.md) Cold Bay Airport · United States · 619 mi / 996 km · Aleutian Airways
- [SNP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasn.md) St Paul Island Airport · United States · 764 mi / 1,230 km · Aleutian Airways
- [DUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padu.md) Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport · United States · 790 mi / 1,271 km · Aleutian Airways

### Seasonal (3)

- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,327 mi / 2,136 km · Air Canada
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 1,523 mi / 2,451 km · WestJet
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 4,662 mi / 7,502 km · Condor Flugdienst

### Cargo (20)

- [ENA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paen.md) Kenai Municipal Airport · United States · 60 mi / 96 km · FedEx Express
- [HOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paho.md) Homer Airport · United States · 117 mi / 189 km · FedEx Express
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 260 mi / 418 km · FedEx Express
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,445 mi / 2,326 km · Amazon Air, Northern Air Cargo
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 2,013 mi / 3,240 km · FedEx Express
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 2,357 mi / 3,794 km · UPS Airlines
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 3,012 mi / 4,848 km · FedEx Express
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 3,115 mi / 5,013 km · UPS Airlines
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 3,147 mi / 5,065 km · FedEx Express
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 3,361 mi / 5,409 km · FedEx Express
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 3,410 mi / 5,488 km · Ethiopian Airlines
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 3,426 mi / 5,513 km · FedEx Express
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 3,672 mi / 5,909 km · FedEx Express
- [NLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsm.md) Felipe Ángeles International Airport · Mexico · 3,761 mi / 6,053 km · Awesome Cargo
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 3,789 mi / 6,098 km · Ethiopian Airlines, FedEx Express
- [GUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgum.md) Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · Guam · 4,586 mi / 7,380 km · FedEx Express
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 4,672 mi / 7,519 km · EVA Air, FedEx Express
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 5,028 mi / 8,092 km · FedEx Express
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 6,664 mi / 10,725 km · FedEx Express
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 7,566 mi / 12,176 km · Ethiopian Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ANC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (6)

- NC [Northern Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/northern-air-cargo) · 1
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines)
- KO [Alaska Central Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-central-express)
- DOJ [Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/justice-prisoner-and-alien-transportation-system)
- L2 [Lynden Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lynden-air-cargo)
- KS [PenAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/penair)

### Passenger (7)

- [Aleutian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aleutian-airways) · 7
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal
- DE [Condor Flugdienst](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/condor-flugdienst) · 1 · seasonal
- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 1
- Katmai Air · 1
- RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (6)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 14
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 3
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 2
- MZN [Amazon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amazon-air) · 1
- [Awesome Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/awesome-cargo) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1

Former hub of [Era Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/era-aviation), [Hageland Aviation Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hageland-aviation-services), [Ravn Alaska](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ravn-alaska), [Reeve Aleutian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/reeve-aleutian-airways), [Wien Air Alaska](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wien-air-alaska).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5.4M (2025) | #321 of 3,974 | #73 in North America | #58 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,400 ft / 3,780 m | =240 of 29,858 | =57 in North America | =47 in US |
| Elevation | 151 ft / 46 m | =35,224 of 43,403 | =16,020 in North America | =13,454 in US |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =2,596 in North America | =2,536 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.100 |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 123.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.400 |
| AWOS | TWEB | 114.300 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.400 |
| FSS | KENAI RDO | 122.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| MISC | SAN FRANCISCO ARINC | 1133.000 |
| POST | CAMPER | 140.150 |
| RFSS | KENAI RDO | 122.550 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [MRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamr.md) Merrill Field · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km
- [EDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paed.md) Elmendorf Air Force Base · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [PABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabv.md) Birchwood Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [WWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paws.md) Wasilla Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [PAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paaq.md) Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · 41 mi / 67 km
- [ENA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paen.md) Kenai Municipal Airport · 59 mi / 96 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ted_Stevens_Anchorage_International_Airport&oldid=1376206162), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc/data