According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Juneau, AK (JNU) ranks #145 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Juneau, AK posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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JNU on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 239,168.
Late Aircraft46.3% (110,635 min)
Carrier29.8% (71,276 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)17.2% (41,042 min)
Weather6.5% (15,659 min)
Security0.2% (556 min)
JNU - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (95.3%) · worst: December (89.9%)
JNU - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
JNU - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14.6 min · taxi-in 4.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
JNU's average taxi-out (14.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.3 min (May 2025) to 23.7 min (January 2024).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Juneau, 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 Juneau, AK is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 46.3% of 239,168 delay minutes across 52,533 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.3% (6.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 7,738 delayed and 558 cancelled (1.06%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (46.3% late-aircraft, 29.8% carrier, 17.2% NAS, 6.5% weather, 0.2% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, JNU is strongest in May (95.3% on-time) and weakest in December (89.9%), a 5.4-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~948 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 84% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Juneau, AK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.3%Top 30%higher than 70% of 382 airports
Juneau, 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.
JNU's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from JNU before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in May rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.6 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 Juneau, AK's on-time rate?
Juneau, AK (JNU) has a 85.3% on-time rate across 52,533 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does JNU rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Juneau, AK ranks #145 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Juneau, AK?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at JNU, accounting for 46.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 46.3% late-aircraft, 29.8% carrier, 17.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.5% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Juneau, AK?
May is historically JNU's strongest month at 95.3% on-time, while December is the weakest at 89.9%, a 5.4-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