Flights from Minneapolis to Anchorage

• The shortest flight between MSP and ANC takes about 319 minutes.
• In 2009, there were 3 airline companies operating between Minneapolis and Anchorage.
• Northwest Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Minneapolis to Anchorage.
• There were 142,068 passengers that flew from Minneapolis to Anchorage in 2009.
• The newest aircraft servicing MSP to ANC in 2009 was Northwest Airlines' A330-3 from Airbus Industrie. The A330-3 started flying in 2004.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Minneapolis and Anchorage from Northwest Airlines is the B747-2/3 built by Boeing with 404 seats.
• Northwest Airlines operates the shortest flights from Minneapolis to Anchorage.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Minneapolis to Anchorage in 2009 was 84.54%.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from MSP to ANC for Sun Country Airlines is the B737-7 built by Boeing with 135 seats.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from MSP to ANC using 5 types of aircraft in 2009.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Minneapolis, MN to Anchorage, AK in 2009 was Northwest Airlines' B757-2 from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• 158,841 seats were available on flights from MSP to ANC in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 142,068 passengers flew on all flights from MSP to ANC that year.
• Flight #389, operated by Northwest Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 11 minutes average delay between flights from Minneapolis to Anchorage.
• The average flight time from Minneapolis, MN to Anchorage, AK takes about 319 minutes.
• The shortest flight distance between Minneapolis and Anchorage is 2518 miles.
• Northwest Airlines carried a total of 129,285 passengers from MSP to ANC in 2009.
• Northwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Alaska Airlines offer flights from Minneapolis, MN to Anchorage, AK.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)