Airport code

ANC Airport Code, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

ANC is the IATA airport code for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, the main international gateway for Anchorage, United States. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, PANC.

City
Anchorage
Continent
North America
Airport type
Large airport
Coordinates
61.179, -149.99256
Elevation
152 ft
Runways
3
Scheduled service
Yes

What airport is ANC?

ANC is the IATA airport code for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, in Anchorage, United States. The same airport has the ICAO code PANC.

It carries scheduled service and ranks number 273 by connections in the dataset. Its ICAO code PANC begins with P, the prefix ICAO assigns to the eastern Pacific and Alaska.

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) at a glance
IATA airport codeANC
ICAO airport codePANC
AirportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport
CityAnchorage
CountryUnited States
Main airlines7H, AS, KS
Runways3

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Where is ANC airport located?

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is in Anchorage, United States, at coordinates 61.179, -149.99256.

It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 61.18° N, 149.99° W. It is close to sea level at 152 ft (46 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.

Runways at ANC

It has 3 runways. The longest is 12,400 ft (3.78 km), designated 07R/25L.

Which airlines fly to ANC?

The open route dataset lists 7H (Era Alaska), AS (Alaska Airlines), KS (Peninsula Airways), UA (United Airlines), AA (American Airlines), GV (Aero Flight) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

Where the ANC code comes from

ANC is ANChorage, Ted Stevens International. Its location within nine hours' flight of most of the industrialised world made it a legendary refuelling stop, and it remains one of the busiest cargo airports on earth, the technical stop of choice between Asia and North America.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the IATA code for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport?

The IATA code for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage is ANC. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.

What is the 3-letter code for Anchorage?

The 3-letter IATA code for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage is ANC.

What is the ICAO code for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport?

The ICAO code for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is PANC. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code ANC.

What is the difference between ANC and PANC?

ANC is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. PANC is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

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Nearby and related airports

Other airports in Anchorage and United States and the wider region:

Popular routes from ANC

Distance and typical flight time from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to other airports it connects with:

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