Airport reliability
Ketchikan (KTN) on-time performance
How reliably flights leave Ketchikan, AK (KTN) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.
Ketchikan, AK2,404 departures in 12 months
- Departures on time
- 80.3% U.S. average 75.6%
- Cancelled
- 2.8% U.S. average 1.9%
- 60+ minutes late
- 5.4% U.S. average 8.1%
- Scheduled departures
- 2,404 12 months
What this means
KTN departures beat the U.S. average.
- 80.3% of the 2,404 scheduled departures from Ketchikan (KTN) arrived at their destination on time, 4.7 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- 2.8% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 5.4% arrived an hour or more late.
- Flights arriving at KTN were on time 79.7% of the time.
- Over the last 3 years, April was the most reliable month for departures from KTN (88.1% on time) and January the least reliable (70.9%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 9.0% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart noon to 1 pm were the most punctual (85.0% on time); flights scheduled to depart 5 pm to 6 pm were the least (76.3%).
Airlines at KTN
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 80.3% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 67 min | 2,404 |
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On-time rate by departure hour
Share of scheduled flights on time KTN average 80.3%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 82.3% | 300 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 80.6% | 423 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | Insufficient sample | 47 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 85.0% | 240 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 84.4% | 199 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | Insufficient sample | 24 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | Insufficient sample | 13 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 68.6% | 70 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 76.3% | 726 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 82.9% | 362 |
Best and worst months at KTN
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 80.3%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70.9% | 546 |
| February | 85.1% | 510 |
| March | 81.2% | 558 |
| April | 88.1% | 555 |
| May | 84.6% | 625 |
| June | 83.6% | 712 |
| July | 79.6% | 774 |
| August | 72.9% | 759 |
| September | 83.5% | 641 |
| October | 86.6% | 561 |
| November | 84.3% | 527 |
| December | 76.9% | 546 |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 81.9% | 210 |
| Oct 2025 | 87.8% | 189 |
| Nov 2025 | 81.1% | 175 |
| Dec 2025 | 62.1% | 182 |
| Jan 2026 | 63.7% | 182 |
| Feb 2026 | 77.4% | 168 |
| Mar 2026 | 71.0% | 186 |
| Apr 2026 | 86.1% | 180 |
| May 2026 | 92.2% | 205 |
| Jun 2026 | 89.6% | 231 |
| Jul 2026 | 86.7% | 248 |
| Aug 2026 | 78.2% | 248 |
Busiest routes from KTN
| To | On time | Cancelled | Airlines | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle (SEA) | 82.8% | 2.6% | 1 | 1,316 |
| Sitka (SIT) | 69.9% | 4.4% | 1 | 365 |
| Juneau (JNU) | 82.9% | 3.3% | 1 | 362 |
| Wrangell (WRG) | 79.5% | 1.7% | 1 | 361 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Ketchikan, AK (KTN) by airlines that report to the DOT.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.