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Airport · WRG · Wrangell, Alaska

Wrangell, AK

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Wrangell, AK (WRG) ranks #271 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Wrangell, AK posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

84.9%
On-time
Top 34%
on-time, US airports
66 min
Delay when late
0.99%
Cancelled
#271 of 382
Corpus placement
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WRG on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%84.9%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 36,685.

Late Aircraft 72.2% (26,504 min)
Carrier 12.9% (4,747 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.8% (4,316 min)
Weather 3.0% (1,096 min)
Security 0.1% (22 min)

WRG - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (96%) · worst: December (90.3%)

90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.3%

WRG - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

91%92%93%94%95%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.1% 93.4% ▼ -1.8%

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

Average taxi-out 7.5 min · taxi-in 3.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

4 min6 min8 min10 min12 min Jan 24Dec 25 8.9 min 9.8 min ▲ +10.1%

WRG's average taxi-out (7.5 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2025, 9.8 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Wrangell, AK.

Cancellation Rate

0.99%

86 of 8,696 flights

Diversion Rate

0.53%

46 of 8,696 flights

Delay Rate

15.1%

1,310 of 8,696 flights

Top Routes from WRG

Busiest routes to and from Wrangell, AK.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
KTN (Ketchikan) → WRG (Wrangell) 1,830 81% 82 mi
PSG (Petersburg) → WRG (Wrangell) 1,830 84.6% 31 mi
WRG (Wrangell) → KTN (Ketchikan) 1,830 86.7% 82 mi
WRG (Wrangell) → PSG (Petersburg) 1,830 84.9% 31 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Wrangell, 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: 84.9%).

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Beach, FL

84.9% on-time 34,922 flights

Laredo, TX

Laredo, TX

84.9% on-time 18,804 flights

Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI

Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI

84.9% on-time 8,658 flights

Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TX

85% on-time 45,325 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 8,696).

Hancock/Houghton, MI

Hancock/Houghton, MI

8,698 flights 80.8% on-time

Twin Falls, ID

Twin Falls, ID

8,708 flights 92.3% on-time

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji, MN

8,666 flights 88% on-time

Aberdeen, SD

Aberdeen, SD

8,753 flights 88.6% 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
SIT 82.7%

Sitka, AK

Sitka · 14,900 flights
ADQ 87%

Kodiak, AK

Kodiak · 9,654 flights
PSG 85.4%

Petersburg, AK

Petersburg · 8,696 flights
YAK 85.4%

Yakutat, AK

Yakutat · 8,692 flights

WRG delay-share reading

The standout signal at Wrangell, AK is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 72.2% of 36,685 delay minutes across 8,696 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.9% (5.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,310 delayed and 86 cancelled (0.99%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (72.2% late-aircraft, 12.9% carrier, 11.8% NAS, 3.0% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, WRG is strongest in April (96% on-time) and weakest in December (90.3%), a 5.7-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~124 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to KTN (Ketchikan) at 81% 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 WRG's data

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

  • Check the busiest route from WRG 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 7.5 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.