Flights from Portland to Anchorage

• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Portland, OR to Anchorage, AK in 2009 was Alaska Airlines' B737-4 from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• Alaska Airlines operated flights from PDX to ANC using 4 types of aircraft in 2009.
• In 2009, there were 2 airline companies operating between Portland and Anchorage.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from PDX to ANC for Alaska Airlines is the B737-7 built by Boeing with 124 seats.
• 94,744 seats were available on flights from PDX to ANC in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 71,188 passengers flew on all flights from PDX to ANC that year.
• Alaska Airlines, US Airways offer flights from Portland, OR to Anchorage, AK.
• The average flight time from Portland, OR to Anchorage, AK takes about 203 minutes.
• Alaska Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Portland to Anchorage.
• The shortest flight distance between Portland and Anchorage is 1542 miles.
• Flight #31, operated by Alaska Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 4 minutes average delay between flights from Portland to Anchorage.
• Alaska Airlines operates the shortest flights from Portland to Anchorage.
• The shortest flight between PDX and ANC takes about 203 minutes.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Portland and Anchorage from Alaska Airlines is the B737-9 built by Boeing with 172 seats.
• The newest aircraft servicing PDX to ANC in 2009 was Alaska Airlines' B737-9 from Boeing. The B737-9 started flying in 2002.
• There were 71,188 passengers that flew from Portland to Anchorage in 2009.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Portland to Anchorage in 2009 was 74.74%.
• Alaska Airlines carried a total of 70,128 passengers from PDX to ANC in 2009.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)