Anchorage: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Anchorage is a city of 289,600 people in United States (Alaska), 16 m (52 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Anchorage Depot. It is a port city: Port of Alaska.
Key facts
Daylight in Anchorage runs from about 5 h 34 min a day in late December to 19 h 31 min in late June (computed for 61.22° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Anchorage is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, whose 12,400-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Merrill Field (MRI, 3 km).
Flights to Anchorage: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Anchorage Depot. Trains to Anchorage
Buses to Anchorage · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Twin towns and sister cities: Chitose, Darwin, Incheon, Magadan, Tromsø Municipality, Whitby, Harbin.
Common questions
Which airport serves Anchorage?
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Anchorage?
About 289,600 people live in Anchorage, across 5,083 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Anchorage in?
America/Anchorage, currently UTC-8.
What currency is used in Anchorage?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.