King Salmon, AK

What the Data Says About AKN

King Salmon, AK in King Salmon, Alaska handled 3,450 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 81.5% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 637 experienced delays, 64 were cancelled, and 11 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.86%, the diversion rate to 0.32%, and the average delay when departures run late is 51.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing AKN against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at AKN, Security leads the pack. Security accounts for 42.9% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 33.2% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 13.4%. Weather contributes 2.8% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 42.9%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, April runs the cleanest at AKN with a 94.4% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 78.7% — a 16-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 109. The busiest route from AKN is to AKN (King Salmon), with 1,475 flights at a 85.2% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 81.5% on-time, 51.5-minute average delay, 1.86% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at King Salmon, AK.