Anchorage, United States
| IATA Code | ANC |
|---|---|
| ICAO Code | PANC |
| City | Anchorage |
| Country | United States |
| Time Zone | America/Anchorage |
| Coordinates | 61.1743, -149.9982 |
| Elevation | 152 ft / 46 m above sea level |
| State/Region | Alaska |
The same availability check looks different depending on the GDS in front of you. Here's the pattern for a generic search into ANC, using ANC as the destination:
Amadeus: AN15JULLHRANC Sabre: A15JUNLHRANC Galileo: A/15JUNLHRANC
Swap in the actual origin code and date for a live search — the structure (date, then city pair) stays the same across systems.
Real, calculated straight-line distances (great-circle) and a rough nonstop flight-time estimate:
| Hub | Distance | Est. Flight Time |
|---|---|---|
LHR (London) | 7,201 km / 4,474 mi | ≈ 8.5h nonstop |
JFK (New York) | 5,434 km / 3,377 mi | ≈ 6.4h nonstop |
DXB (Dubai) | 10,137 km / 6,299 mi | ≈ 11.9h nonstop |
SIN (Singapore) | 10,723 km / 6,663 mi | ≈ 12.6h nonstop |
SYD (Sydney) | 11,829 km / 7,350 mi | ≈ 13.9h nonstop |
Flight time is a rough estimate based on typical long-haul cruise speed — actual routing, wind, and aircraft type will change the real duration.
New York is the closest of the listed hubs to ANC, at roughly 6.4 hours nonstop, while Sydney is the furthest, at roughly 13.9 hours. When an itinerary routes a client through ANC as a connection point rather than a final destination, it's worth confirming minimum connection time directly with the airport or airline — this varies by terminal and by whether the connection involves a change of airline alliance.
The main IATA airport code for Anchorage is ANC — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport operates on America/Anchorage time.
In a flight segment line, ANC appears as the three-letter origin or destination code, e.g. a route shown as ...ANC... in Amadeus, Sabre, Galileo, or Worldspan.
Of the reference hubs listed on this page, New York is the closest to ANC, at an estimated 6.4 hours nonstop flight time.
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