According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Deadhorse, AK (SCC) ranks #315 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Deadhorse, AK posts top-5% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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SCC on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Deadhorse, AK sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Deadhorse, AK handles more flight
volume than 18% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
95% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet 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.
Deadhorse, AK vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 5,986 ·
On-time rate: 89.1%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes22,442 min
Late Aircraft17,911 min · 80%
NAS (National Aviation System)2,084 min · 9%
Carrier1,964 min · 9%
Weather449 min · 2%
Security34 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
SCC - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (96.4%) · worst: January (94.1%)
SCC - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
SCC - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 10.6 min · taxi-in 3.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
SCC's average taxi-out (10.6 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (October 2025, 12.9 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Deadhorse, 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 Deadhorse, AK is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 79.8% of 22,442 delay minutes across 5,986 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 89.1% (10.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 654 delayed and 75 cancelled (1.25%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (79.8% late-aircraft, 8.8% carrier, 9.3% NAS, 2.0% weather, 0.2% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, SCC is strongest in October (96.4% on-time) and weakest in January (94.1%), a 2.3-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~98 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ANC (Anchorage) at 87.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Deadhorse, AK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
89.1%Top 5%higher than 95% of 382 airports
Deadhorse, 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.
SCC'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 SCC before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in October rather than January if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 10.6 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 Deadhorse, AK's on-time rate?
Deadhorse, AK (SCC) has a 89.1% on-time rate across 5,986 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 10.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-5% on-time performance.
How does SCC rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Deadhorse, AK ranks #315 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 Deadhorse, AK?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at SCC, accounting for 79.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 79.8% late-aircraft, 8.8% carrier, 9.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 2.0% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Deadhorse, AK?
October is historically SCC's strongest month at 96.4% on-time, while January is the weakest at 94.1%, a 2.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.