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Sitka, AK

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Sitka, AK (SIT) ranks #228 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Sitka, AK posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82.7%
On-time
Top 58%
on-time, US airports
62 min
Delay when late
1.05%
Cancelled
#228 of 382
Corpus placement
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SIT on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%82.7%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 70,932.

Late Aircraft 43.3% (30,743 min)
Carrier 33.5% (23,750 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.8% (8,393 min)
Weather 9.5% (6,721 min)
Security 1.9% (1,325 min)

SIT - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: May (94.8%) · worst: January (91.3%)

91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.4%

SIT - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

91%92%93%94%95% 202020212022202320242025 94.4% 91.5% ▼ -3.1%

SIT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 13.5 min · taxi-in 4.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min12 min14 min16 min18 min Jan 24Dec 25 14.6 min 14 min ▼ -4.1%

SIT's average taxi-out (13.5 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2024, 15.9 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Sitka, AK.

Cancellation Rate

1.05%

157 of 14,900 flights

Diversion Rate

0.53%

79 of 14,900 flights

Delay Rate

17.3%

2,581 of 14,900 flights

Top Routes from SIT

Busiest routes to and from Sitka, AK.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
JNU (Juneau) → SIT (Sitka) 3,876 83.8% 95 mi
SIT (Sitka) → JNU (Juneau) 3,876 86.1% 95 mi
SIT (Sitka) → SEA (Seattle) 1,678 78.8% 861 mi
SEA (Seattle) → SIT (Sitka) 1,647 74.4% 861 mi
KTN (Ketchikan) → SIT (Sitka) 1,593 73.8% 183 mi
SIT (Sitka) → KTN (Ketchikan) 1,563 87.5% 183 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Sitka, 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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 82.7%).

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento, CA

82.7% on-time 592,833 flights

Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis, IN

82.7% on-time 495,575 flights

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA

82.7% on-time 21,551 flights

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA

82.8% on-time 2,137,032 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 14,900).

Fort Smith, AR

Fort Smith, AR

14,933 flights 85.8% on-time

Grand Forks, ND

Grand Forks, ND

14,798 flights 86.6% on-time

Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS

Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS

15,042 flights 85.2% on-time

College Station/Bryan, TX

College Station/Bryan, TX

15,211 flights 86.7% on-time

Other Airports in Alaska

Compare performance with other Alaska airports.

ANC 82.6%

Anchorage, AK

Anchorage · 214,443 flights
JNU 85.3%

Juneau, AK

Juneau · 52,533 flights
FAI 83.1%

Fairbanks, AK

Fairbanks · 44,233 flights
KTN 84.3%

Ketchikan, AK

Ketchikan · 27,238 flights
ADQ 87%

Kodiak, AK

Kodiak · 9,654 flights
PSG 85.4%

Petersburg, AK

Petersburg · 8,696 flights
WRG 84.9%

Wrangell, AK

Wrangell · 8,696 flights
YAK 85.4%

Yakutat, AK

Yakutat · 8,692 flights

SIT delay-share reading

The standout signal at Sitka, AK is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 43.3% of 70,932 delay minutes across 14,900 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.7% (3.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,581 delayed and 157 cancelled (1.05%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (43.3% late-aircraft, 33.5% carrier, 11.8% NAS, 9.5% weather, 1.9% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, SIT is strongest in May (94.8% on-time) and weakest in January (91.3%), a 3.5-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~330 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to JNU (Juneau) at 83.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Alaska: Alaska flight data.

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.

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Using SIT's data

SIT's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from SIT before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in May rather than January if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.5 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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.