Kodiak, AK

What the Data Says About ADQ

Kodiak, AK in Kodiak, Alaska handled 9,654 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 87% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,257 experienced delays, 204 were cancelled, and 0 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.11%, the diversion rate to 0.00%, and the average delay when departures run late is 65.6 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing ADQ against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at ADQ, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 45.0% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 28.6% and Weather at 12.6%. Weather contributes 12.6% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 2.4%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, May runs the cleanest at ADQ with a 96.8% on-time rate, while November is the roughest at 87% — a 10-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 173. The busiest route from ADQ is to ANC (Anchorage), with 4,783 flights at a 85.4% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 87% on-time, 65.6-minute average delay, 2.11% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Kodiak, AK.