Airport · AKN · King Salmon, Alaska
King Salmon, AK
King Salmon, AK posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport. According to the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, drawn from 3,450 flights (2020–2025); its biggest delay driver is security.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.5%
- On-time
- Top 73%
- on-time, US airports
- 52 min
- Delay when late
- 1.86%
- Cancelled
Key Performance Metrics
Total Flights
3,450
Best Month
Apr 94.4%
Worst Month
Jul 78.7%
Delayed
637
Cancelled
64
AKN on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Where AKN sits among all 382 tracked airports
AKN's 81.5% on-time rate falls in the 80-85% band, the 192-airport band it shares.
National on-time-rate distribution
- 60-65% 1
1 airport between 60% and 65% on-time
1 airports
- 65-70% 4
4 airports between 65% and 70% on-time
4 airports
- 70-75% 9
9 airports between 70% and 75% on-time
9 airports
- 75-80% 48
48 airports between 75% and 80% on-time
48 airports
- 80-85%
192 airports between 80% and 85% on-time
192 airports
- 85-90%
116 airports between 85% and 90% on-time
116 airports
- 90-95% 12
12 airports between 90% and 95% on-time
12 airports
What this shows AKN is marked in the 80-85% band.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Security. Total delay minutes: 17,895.
AKN - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (94.4%) · worst: July (78.7%)
Seasonal Performance Patterns
Monthly averages across all years of data. Best month: April (94.4% on-time). Most delays: July (78.7% on-time).
| Month | Avg Flights | Avg Delayed | Avg Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 60 | 15 | 5 | 90.8% |
| November | 58 | 10 | 3 | 91.4% |
| October | 41 | 5 | 1 | 93.3% |
| September | 64 | 13 | 0 | 87.6% |
| August | 98 | 14 | 1 | 91% |
| July | 109 | 32 | 0 | 78.7% |
| June | 98 | 14 | 1 | 94.1% |
| May | 53 | 7 | 2 | 93.7% |
| April | 40 | 5 | 2 | 94.4% |
| March | 62 | 10 | 6 | 91.1% |
| February | 56 | 17 | 3 | 88.4% |
| January | 60 | 10 | 1 | 91.7% |
Year-Over-Year Performance
Annual flight volume and on-time trends at AKN.
AKN - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
| Year | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 332 | 16 | 1 | 95.2% |
| 2024 | 356 | 24 | 1 | 93.3% |
| 2023 | 430 | 37 | 2 | 91.4% |
| 2022 | 926 | 137 | 32 | 85.2% |
| 2021 | 992 | 125 | 20 | 87.4% |
| 2020 | 414 | 31 | 8 | 92.5% |
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for King Salmon, AK.
Cancellation Rate
1.86%
64 of 3,450 flights
Diversion Rate
0.32%
11 of 3,450 flights
Delay Rate
18.5%
637 of 3,450 flights
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of flight data.
| Period | Flights | Dep Delayed | Arr Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2025 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2025 | 78 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2025 | 72 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2024 | 74 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2024 | 92 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2024 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2024 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2023 | 78 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2023 | 108 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2023 | 96 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2023 | 62 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 2023 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2022 | 60 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 2022 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 2022 | 62 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 76 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2022 | 132 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 2022 | 144 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Top Routes from AKN
Busiest routes to and from King Salmon, AK.
| Route | Flights | On-Time | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC (Anchorage) → AKN (King Salmon) | 1,475 | 85.2% | 288 mi |
| AKN (King Salmon) → ANC (Anchorage) | 1,396 | 76.3% | 288 mi |
Airports With a Similar On-Time Rate
Other U.S. airports nationwide whose on-time rate is closest to King Salmon, AK's 81.5%.
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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 connecting AKN is to ANC (Anchorage), 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.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025
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