ANC Airport Facts

• Equidistant from Tokyo and New York, within 9.5 hours of 90% of the industrialized world.
• 5.8 million passengers served in FY2026.
• Approximately 15 passenger air carriers: 12 domestic and 3 international.
• 50 passenger destinations served from ANC; more than 50 Cargo destinations served from ANC.
• Over 46,000 passenger aircraft landings and over 55,000 wide-body and narrow-body cargo aircraft landings in FY2026.
• 19 Retail Outlets, each offering distinctive concepts and brand variety.
• 17 Food and Beverage Outlets, including two operating 24 hours  (McDonald's and Pizza Hut).
• 3 Vending retail units.
• 8 onsite Rental Car Companies located at the Airport’s Consolidated Rental Car Facility (RAC).
•  4,612-acre complex with hundreds of acres available for cargo and logistics development, including Kulis Business Park.
• 964 paved acres – 768 of airside runways, ramps, aprons, and taxiways, plus 196 acres of pavement maintained in support of general aviation facilities, parking lots, and roads.
• Three runways over 10,600 ft. - Longest runway - 12,400 ft.
• Never closed for snow! Eight-time winner of the Balchen Post Award for Large Airport Snow Removal Programs, recognizing airports that keep runways open under the most challenging snow conditions.
• No slot restrictions or curfews, operational 24 hours per day.
• Economic impact - 1 in 7 jobs in Anchorage in the greater Anchorage region.
• Approximately 138 wide-body cargo landings per day in FY2026.
• Daily Fuel Flowage: nearly 2.5 million gallons per day in FY2026 (AIAS statistics).
• 3rd largest airport in the world in terms of cargo throughput (#1 Hong Kong, #2 Shanghai).
• Largest airport in the United States for landed weight of cargo aircraft.
• 34 signatory air carriers.
• Lake Hood Seaplane Base is the world’s busiest floatplane base with over 350 float slips and 450 general aviation paved or gravel tie down spots.