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.
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SIT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Sitka, AK sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Sitka, AK handles more flight
volume than 40% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
42% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Sitka, AK vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 14,900 ·
On-time rate: 82.7%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes70,932 min
Late Aircraft30,743 min · 43%
Carrier23,750 min · 33%
NAS (National Aviation System)8,393 min · 12%
Weather6,721 min · 9%
Security1,325 min · 2%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
SIT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (94.8%) · worst: January (91.3%)
SIT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Sitka, AK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.7%Top 58%higher than 42% of 382 airports
Sitka, 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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sitka, AK's on-time rate?
Sitka, AK (SIT) has a 82.7% on-time rate across 14,900 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does SIT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Sitka, AK ranks #228 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 Sitka, AK?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at SIT, accounting for 43.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 43.3% late-aircraft, 33.5% carrier, 11.8% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.5% weather, and 1.9% security.
When is the best time to fly through Sitka, AK?
May is historically SIT's strongest month at 94.8% on-time, while January is the weakest at 91.3%, a 3.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.