Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – ANC

Huge some workers pointed me to the wrong direction.

I have been to this airport several times and I always have a good experience. There’s no long lines and the TSAs are friendly. There are several restaurants and gift shops and the moose was fun to watch and have photos with it.

The view of the mountains when you step off the plane was magnificent. It was easy to walk to the car rental counter. The car rental garage was on site, not having to take a bus to rental car lot miles away was excellent. Pre — TSA security check only took 5 minutes. Free Wi-​Fi and clean restrooms were available.

Beautiful airport. Still ranks amongst my all time favorites. However, every single time I have departed from this location I get the full service love check by TSA –they seem to enjoy pulling me aside and looking through my carry ons… They make me feel special and loved.
In fact I no longer desire to pilot any aircraft bc of all of the love and attention they give me :)
–Toots and the Maytals: 54 – 46 Was My Number

On a short layover, I had a chance to visit Anchorage Airport and I have to say that I was really impressed. The Airport itself is very small but there are adequate services available and the people were very friendly. I wondered around and found lots of history and things that were indigenous of Alaska. This quiet little airport is a real gem.

Very nice international airport facility. The expansion and upgrades from about 10 years ago are very nice and spread out for space and convenience. I’m always coming here (about 105 times) so they have everything you need for your trip if you forget anything.

I was happier than I’d been in a long time when I got off the plane at Ted Stevens in September 2015. It meant I had made it from PIT to MSP to SEA to here, Alaska, for a week long solo vacation – something I’d never done before. I probably spent about a half hour in the airport before leaving checking out the moose and the mini-​museum type area in an upstairs offshoot near it, along with the other animals. If you aren’t in a rush, check this stuff out!
So yes, my arrival was fantastic, but my departure was not. I can’t put all of the blame on ANC: it was I who decided to show up hours upon hours early for my red-​eye to PDX. I hadn’t prepared for the fact that the JetBlue counter isn’t open all hours of the day and doesn’t have self-​service. I had to spend 3(!) painful hours pre-​security. I ended up eating Cinnabon and the fro-​yo as slowly as possible because there is just nothing to do in this part of the airport.
No issues getting through security when I finally could though, and there’s a much better time to be had once you’re past it. I hope I’ll see you again, Anchorage!

One of the nicest airports I have been to despite being of relative medium size. Going through TSA pre-​check was a breeze with no actual line to speak of. As standard in the Pacific Northwest (extremely North-​northwest) multiple coffee shops inside the airport as well as the required Starbucks.
Another plus for Alaskan Airlines frequent flyers is the presence of an Alaska Airlines Boardroom (lounge) which supports Priority Pass customers as well.
All of my flights from ANC have either left on time or early, and the same goes for arrivals too. I should also note that these were also in the winter. ANC clearly knows what it’s doing.

Pleasantly surprised by how large and modern this airport is. Signage is clear and personnel are friendly.
Keeping this from a 4-​star review is the lack of wifi and the bathrooms, which could use more frequent attention. The fact there isn’t security is a bonus for convenience, but obviously a bit of a concern as well in this day and age.

I love my hometown’s airport, especially with the big overhaul it has received in recent years. I was particularly impressed that a version of Kobuk (one of Anchorages oldest businesses) created a cute lil shop in the main C concourse. There’s a decent amount of food and drink to choose from and if you’re inclined to bring home any of Alaska’s beers, wines, meaderies and spirits, those are available for purchase to bring on your flight as well. WIFI is free, the views spectacular and the airport is very clean and visually pleasing.
There’s ALSO a suspended plane at the end of C concourse and real-​sized, taxidermy delights sprinkled through-​out.
Always enjoy leaving the airport and definitely enjoy coming back!

A great example of how an airport can run smoothly, probably because it is relatively compact and easy to navigate. Unlike bigger places, the people are nice and things run well, and you don’t have to rush about or bounce off other people. Decent food options (my friend tells me one of the only frozen yogurt places in town) and easy to get to the rental cars, really close drive to down. Best of all they have fun local art and taxidermied local animals, I was able to send my moose selfie immediately on arrival!

This airport is actually much bigger than it looks, yet the food options are really limited and the gates are too small to fit everyone on the flights.
Cinnabon fills up the air around baggage claim. Totally tempting, and I’ve got to admit to falling victim to the temptation a time or two.
The saving grace of the airport is perfect $ 0.50 ice cream cones at McDonalds. Very firm soft serve, so you don’t have to worry about the ice cream dripping down your hand.
At the end of the terminal is an airplane hanging from the ceiling! It’s awesome until you look straight up if you aren’t expecting it.

This was a great airport! It is on the smaller side but offers lots of great features. First, security was quiet and moved very quickly. Please note that I had a 5:30 am flight so it could have been so quiet because it was early. Once past security they have a Starbucks that again was very fast. I noticed a few places to eat which is nice if you get there early enough. They also had many gift shops that offered unique items. You can always find tshirts, etc but they had shops that offered nicer items such as jewelry and art work from the area.
Very comfortable airport!

Only in Alaska!
They have the coolest décor and I personally think some of the nicest TSA people… in most places, the TSA people are just jerks (LIKE IN DETROIT!).
The Cinnabon is a nice way to say farewell to a beautiful state :)

Generally a good airport for a major metropolitan city which is easy to get in and out of with on-​site car rental facilities. If the measuring stick to an urban domestic terminal is LAX (Los Angeles) this of course out performs So Cal’s worst in the country. But even as a stand alone measurement on its own merits, Anchorage has nice gift shops and eating options for travelers.
They have outlets to charge recharge cell phones etc, although not modern on the seats, pleanty that are accessible.

This was a pretty nice airport. There were many displays all over the airport as if the airport was part museum. As I was leaving Anchorage, I got to the airport to try and fly standby on an earlier flight. I was unfortunately unsuccessful, so I had a few hours to pass. Thank goodness this airport had several good food options. I ended up eating lunch and having a few drinks at Humpy’s. From the terminal there were several escalator rides to get down to the car rental area, but there were plenty of signs so you can’t get lost. Just follow the arrows.

The anchorage airport is moderately large and has some nice surprises to while away the sometimes-​long layovers. Look for art displays. I like the quiviut yarn & knitting display, the 2^nd floor craft exhibits and … the 1^st floor moose! This is the last-​chance stop for a meal of Alaskan seafood too.

I like this airport. It’s not very big, but it’s got charm. Lots of taxidermy around the airport, which I find pretty rad. Especially when you’re visiting an airport that centers itself inside a natural area. I love that it has a Yogurtland (if you’ve read my previous reviews you know I’m obsessed). This is the second airport I’ve been to that has a Yogurtland inside one of their terminals. The other being LAX. I’ve never had much of a problem getting in and out of ANC, and I always look forward to returning.

Another über modern Alaskan airport! I was really impressed with ANC– clean, lots of available outlets, interesting displays, and quite a variety of food options (that are open at really odd hours. I guess its because a lot of flights are scheduled to arrive and depart either really late at night or early in the morning).
J & I flew out of ANC twice: once on our way to King Salmon (which was kind of weird, because there was absolutely NO security to get onto our PenAir flight) and once to head back to California. The rental car area is outside of the main terminal, so prepare yourself for a short trek through a tunnel with some interesting native artifacts/​artwork displays.

They make it look as Alaska as it could be. Its small, has some Moose, and Hudson news.
Bathrooms are meh
Security is quick.