Airport guide

Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportIATA code ANC

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC/PANC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Anchorage, United States in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

dot.alaska.gov/anc View map

Serves: Anchorage, United States
Codes: ANC · PANC; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: America/Anchorage
Region: North America

Airport record, updated 21 Jun 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC/PANC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Anchorage, United States in North America. Operating on America/Anchorage local time at coordinates 61.170°, -150.000°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Anchorage, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport details

Airport record · 21 Jun 2026

IATA code: ANC
ICAO code: PANC
City: Anchorage
Country: United States
Region: North America
Time zone: America/Anchorage
Coordinates: 61.179°, -149.993°; From OurAirports
Official website: dot.alaska.gov/anc (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 21 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport’s own pages.

ANC airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 46 m (152 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened: 1951; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Owner: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2023: 5.08 million; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — no reference given there
Named after: Anchorage, Ted Stevens; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Merrill Field MRI · 9 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at ANC

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

3 open runways, all lit. Longest 07R/25L: 3,780 m, asphalt.

Runways at ANC: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
07R/25L	3,780 m12,400 ft	61 m	asphalt	Lit
15/33	3,312 m10,865 ft	61 m	asphalt	Lit
07L/25R	3,231 m10,600 ft	46 m	asphalt	Lit

Routes from ANC

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from ANC yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at ANC

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names ANC, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where ANC is

Calculated

6.8 km southwest

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport lies 6.8 km southwest of Anchorage city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at ANC

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Anchorage, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:dot.alaska.gov/anc (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Anchorage

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport: common questions

Where is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport?

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport serves Anchorage, United States. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 61.179°, -149.993°.

What are the airport codes for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport?

The IATA code is ANC and the ICAO code is PANC.

What time zone is ANC in?

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is in the America/Anchorage time zone.

What is the official website of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport?

The airport’s official website is dot.alaska.gov/anc. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport have?

OurAirports lists 3 open runways at ANC: 07R/25L (3,780 m (12,400 ft), asphalt); 15/33 (3,312 m (10,865 ft), asphalt); 07L/25R (3,231 m (10,600 ft), asphalt).

When did Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1951 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport?

Wikidata records 5.08 million passengers for 2023, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport?

Per Wikidata, ANC is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, which also owns it.

Which airlines have a hub at ANC?

Wikidata lists ANC as a hub of Alaska Airlines, Alaska Central Express, Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, Lynden Air Cargo, Northern Air Cargo and PenAir.

How far is ANC from Anchorage city centre?

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is about 6.8 km southwest of Anchorage city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record21 Jun 2026
Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q767753 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)