AS100 distance and great-circle path
AS100 covers 2,326 km, or 1,445 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 367 routes we track, it ranks 254 by distance.
The shortest path from Anchorage to Seattle is a polar one. It leaves on a 118° heading and bends far closer to the top of the globe than the 2,326 km figure suggests on a flat map. Watches move 1 hour forward between the two gates.
Our guide explains how the ANC-SEA route appears on a tracker map.
Can the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner comfortably fly AS100?
Not at all. At roughly 17% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
What to know about AS100
- Time change: you land 1 hour ahead of the time you left.
- Flies far north: the real path runs much closer to the pole than a flat map suggests.