Airports / Alaska / ANC
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
PANC / ANCAnchorage, AlaskaELEV 152 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#99 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 4680 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Merrill Field (MRI) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Anchorage, Alaska, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC / ANC) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 152 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ANC for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Merrill Field (MRI, 5 nm), Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF, 7 nm), and Birchwood Airport (PABV, 20 nm).
Charter pricing from ANC depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Anchorage.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
4/5 reviews“On the way back, I enjoyed getting in and out of the souvenir shops & even picked up a northern lights fridge magnet.”
Narayan Sidarth5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“The WiFi was great and allowed me to get my work done.”
Narayan Sidarth5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
PANC
IATA
ANC
FAA / Local
ANC
Elevation
152 ft
Coordinates
61.1790° N · 149.9926° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 152 ft, ANC sits higher than 56% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 5nmMRIMerrill FieldAnchorage
- 7nmEDFElmendorf Air Force BaseAnchorage
- 20nmPABVBirchwood AirportBirchwood
- 27nmWWAWasilla AirportWasilla
- 36nmPAQWarren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal AirportPalmer
- 52nmENAKenai Municipal AirportKenai
Location
Open the full mapPANC · Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage, AK
From the ramp
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