We are in Texas and flying from DFW to Vancouver on American and they have a non stop and from Anchorage to DFW non stop but the flight leaves Anchorage at 8:30 in the evening. We booked our own flights because Regent did not offer these non stop flights so we took the air credit and booked our own. You can hire a driver to meet you at the ship and provide a private tour of around 7 hours and take you to the airport. We are doing that so we are not at the airport for so long. Good luck.