Cold Bay, AK

What the Data Says About CDB

Cold Bay, AK in Cold Bay, Alaska handled 524 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2021, posting a 62.6% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 196 experienced delays, 22 were cancelled, and 0 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 4.20%, the diversion rate to 0.00%, and the average delay when departures run late is 45.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing CDB against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at CDB, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 38.7% of total delay minutes, followed by Security at 28.2% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 18.6%. Weather contributes 4.9% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 28.2%. 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 CDB with a 93.8% on-time rate, while October is the roughest at 61.1% — a 33-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in December, when average flights hit 36. Combine these numbers — 62.6% on-time, 45.5-minute average delay, 4.20% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Cold Bay, AK.