5Y 896 — Anchorage to Chicago
Atlas Air flight 896 flies Anchorage (ANC) to Chicago (ORD). It departs at 05:35 AKDT and runs 5h 16m gate to gate.
5Y 896 — airport on-time performance
Punctuality at this route's airports, in each direction — measured airport-wide across all airlines, not just 5Y 896 — from the latest FAA delay snapshots.
OTP = share of flights within 15 minutes of schedule. Source: FAA. ANC delays → ORD delays →
Boeing 777-200LR (77L)
Scheduled equipment: Boeing 777-200LR. Boeing-built. The moment 5Y 896 lifts off and starts broadcasting, the registration, age, and a photo of the specific aircraft appear right here.
5Y 896 Schedule
Atlas Air flies ANC to ORD 2 days a week (Fri Sun). Scheduled block time is 5h 16m. Typically a Boeing 777-200LR.
5Y 896 Upcoming Flights
There's no filed flight plan for the next 5Y 896 departure at the moment. New flights show up here automatically once they're filed, typically a few hours ahead of departure.
| Route | Filed (UTC) | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|
| No filed flights yet | ||
Source: FAA. Filed departure times in UTC; subject to change.
5Y 896 Recent Flights
The most recent 3 flights for 5Y 896, from FAA-reported departure and arrival times. This record grows each day.
| Date | Route | Aircraft | Duration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | ANC ORD | B77L | — | Landed |
| Sep 4 | ANC ORD | B77L | — | Landed |
| Sep 3 | ANC ORD | B77L | — | Landed |
Source: FAA. Durations are takeoff-to-landing flight times.
5Y 896 Flight Path
Watch how 5Y 896 actually flies — cruise altitude, speed, and vertical rate, plotted live as the aircraft climbs, levels off, and descends. The profile builds throughout the flight while it's in the air.
This chart starts drawing the moment 5Y 896 takes off and shows up on live tracking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Atlas Air flight 896 flies from Anchorage (ANC) to Chicago (ORD).
If a plane icon is moving on the map, yes. That's ADS-B, the aircraft's own GPS position broadcast, updated every few seconds. No icon means the flight isn't airborne at the moment: either before pushback, already landed, or a day it doesn't operate.
Scheduled equipment is the 77L. The live tracker shows the actual tail and registration when 5Y 896 is airborne. Carriers swap aircraft often enough that you'll sometimes see a different airframe than the scheduled type.
On Fri Sun. On days outside that pattern this page will show the schedule but no live aircraft.
About 5h 15m gate to gate from ANC to ORD. Actual air time varies with winds and ATC routing. Tailwinds can shave 15 to 20 minutes on long segments.
GPS-accurate via ADS-B. Typically within 30 meters horizontally, updated every 5 to 10 seconds. If the broadcast drops over oceans or mountainous terrain, the map holds the last-known position and the label changes to reflect the signal gap.
A projection from current position, groundspeed, and remaining distance. It doesn't account for descent procedures, holding, or ATC vectoring near the destination. Trust it within plus or minus 10 minutes once the flight is past the halfway mark.