Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC / PANC) is a large airport serving Anchorage, Alaska. It sits 152 feet above sea level and has 3 runways, the longest 12,400 feet. The largest population centre nearby is Anchorage, AK — the airport lies about 4.1 miles south-west of it in a straight line.
The 1 largest population centres within 90 miles of ANC. Distances below are straight-line; the road route is always longer. Select a city to calculate its real driving time and distance to the airport.
| City | Straight line | Airport lies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 4.1 mi | south-west | Get drive time → |
Within 200 miles, straight-line. A slightly farther airport is sometimes the shorter drive — check both before you book.
Airport, runway and elevation figures come from the OurAirports open database. Routes are calculated to the airport's map reference point, which at a large airport may sit a few minutes from your specific terminal.
Leave home drive time + 2 hours before a domestic departure from ANC, or drive time + 3 hours before an international one.
Those buffers cover bag drop, security and the walk to the gate, but not getting from your car to the terminal — at a large airport like ANC, allow another 15–30 minutes to park and ride in, or 30–45 if you are returning a rental car. The drive estimate above is free-flow and does not model live traffic. Full guide to timing your departure →
It depends on your starting point. Enter your address in the calculator on this page and you'll get a road-distance driving estimate to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, plus the option to start from any of the 1 nearby cities listed above.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport uses the IATA code ANC and the ICAO code PANC. It is classified as a large airport and sits at 152 feet above sea level.
Anchorage, AK is about 4.1 miles from ANC in a straight line. Road distance is longer — use the calculator above with Anchorage as your starting point for the actual driving time.
Within 200 miles: MRI (5.5 mi), ENA (59 mi), HOM (118 mi), VDZ (125 mi). Distances are straight-line, so compare the actual drive times before choosing — a closer airport is not always a shorter drive.
Work backwards from your departure time: subtract two hours for a domestic flight (three for international), then subtract your drive time to ANC. The calculator on this page does that arithmetic for you once you enter your starting address, and adds the parking and shuttle time you should allow on top.