According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Ketchikan, AK (KTN) ranks #185 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Ketchikan, 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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KTN on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Ketchikan, AK sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Ketchikan, AK handles more flight
volume than 52% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
59% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Ketchikan, AK vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 27,238 ·
On-time rate: 84.3%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes127,629 min
Late Aircraft80,453 min · 63%
Carrier24,366 min · 19%
NAS (National Aviation System)15,846 min · 12%
Weather5,593 min · 4%
Security1,371 min · 1%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
KTN - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (95%) · worst: December (89.5%)
KTN - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
KTN - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 11.9 min · taxi-in 4.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
KTN's average taxi-out (11.9 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (February 2024, 15.0 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Ketchikan, 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 Ketchikan, AK is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 63.0% of 127,629 delay minutes across 27,238 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.3% (5.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 4,286 delayed and 303 cancelled (1.11%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (63.0% late-aircraft, 19.1% carrier, 12.4% NAS, 4.4% weather, 1.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, KTN is strongest in April (95% on-time) and weakest in December (89.5%), a 5.5-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~495 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 86% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Ketchikan, AK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.3%Top 41%higher than 59% of 382 airports
Ketchikan, AK
60%95%
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.
KTN's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from KTN before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 11.9 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 Ketchikan, AK's on-time rate?
Ketchikan, AK (KTN) has a 84.3% on-time rate across 27,238 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does KTN rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Ketchikan, AK ranks #185 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 Ketchikan, AK?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at KTN, accounting for 63.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 63.0% late-aircraft, 19.1% carrier, 12.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 4.4% weather, and 1.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Ketchikan, AK?
April is historically KTN's strongest month at 95% on-time, while December is the weakest at 89.5%, a 5.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.