According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), King Salmon, AK (AKN) ranks #347 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). King Salmon, AK posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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AKN on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Security.
Total delay minutes: 17,895.
Late Aircraft33.2% (5,933 min)
Carrier7.7% (1,372 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)13.4% (2,400 min)
Weather2.8% (507 min)
Security42.9% (7,683 min)
AKN - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (94.4%) · worst: July (78.7%)
AKN - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
AKN - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 9.4 min · taxi-in 4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
AKN's average taxi-out (9.4 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (August 2023, 13.0 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for King Salmon, AK, both outside Alaska so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at King Salmon, AK is the delay mix: Security owns 42.9% of 17,895 delay minutes across 3,450 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.5% (2.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 637 delayed and 64 cancelled (1.86%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Security (33.2% late-aircraft, 7.7% carrier, 13.4% NAS, 2.8% weather, 42.9% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, AKN is strongest in April (94.4% on-time) and weakest in July (78.7%), a 15.7-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~109 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ANC (Anchorage) at 85.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
King Salmon, AK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.5%Top 73%higher than 27% of 382 airports
King Salmon, AK
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
AKN's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Check the busiest route from AKN before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 9.4 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is King Salmon, AK's on-time rate?
King Salmon, AK (AKN) has a 81.5% on-time rate across 3,450 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does AKN rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
King Salmon, AK ranks #347 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at King Salmon, AK?
Security is the leading delay cause at AKN, accounting for 42.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 33.2% late-aircraft, 7.7% carrier, 13.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 2.8% weather, and 42.9% security.
When is the best time to fly through King Salmon, AK?
April is historically AKN's strongest month at 94.4% on-time, while July is the weakest at 78.7%, a 15.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights