Connecting at Anchorage airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at ANC.

How connections work at ANC

At Anchorage Ted Stevens airport, as at every airport in the United States, passengers arriving on an international flight must clear immigration (CBP) and customs, collect their checked bags and re-check them, and go through TSA security again before their connecting flight, even when both flights are on the same ticket.

The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (North Terminal (international), South Terminal (domestic)).

Connection time calculator

Is your layover at ANC long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.

Terminals / concourses: North Terminal (international), South Terminal (domestic)

Getting between them: Free shuttle between the South and North Terminals and the Rental Car Center

Anchorage has a North (international) Terminal and a South (domestic) Terminal.

  • If your flights use different terminals, take the free shuttle between them.

Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.

Sources: dot.alaska.gov.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

TSA security wait times

Estimated wait at the security checkpoints of ANC right now. When live data is not available, it shows historical averages.

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