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Yakutat, AK

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Yakutat, AK (YAK) ranks #272 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Yakutat, AK posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.4%
On-time
Top 29%
on-time, US airports
56 min
Delay when late
2.13%
Cancelled
#272 of 382
Corpus placement
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YAK on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%85.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 30,873.

Late Aircraft 66.3% (20,479 min)
Carrier 14.3% (4,409 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 14.4% (4,459 min)
Weather 3.4% (1,060 min)
Security 1.5% (466 min)

YAK - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: May (95.9%) · worst: September (86.9%)

86%88%90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.8%

YAK - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.2% 94.3% ▼ -0.9%

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

Average taxi-out 12.2 min · taxi-in 4.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

8 min10 min12 min14 min16 min Jan 24Dec 25 12.7 min 13.5 min ▲ +6.3%

YAK's average taxi-out (12.2 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (November 2025, 14.4 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Yakutat, AK.

Cancellation Rate

2.13%

185 of 8,692 flights

Diversion Rate

0.68%

59 of 8,692 flights

Delay Rate

14.6%

1,268 of 8,692 flights

Top Routes from YAK

Busiest routes to and from Yakutat, AK.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
CDV (Cordova) → YAK (Yakutat) 1,829 86.7% 213 mi
JNU (Juneau) → YAK (Yakutat) 1,829 82.7% 198 mi
YAK (Yakutat) → CDV (Cordova) 1,829 85.5% 213 mi
YAK (Yakutat) → JNU (Juneau) 1,829 85.6% 198 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Yakutat, 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: 85.4%).

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN

85.4% on-time 1,406,487 flights

Waco, TX

Waco, TX

85.4% on-time 15,417 flights

Cheyenne, WY

Cheyenne, WY

85.4% on-time 5,577 flights

Green Bay, WI

Green Bay, WI

85.5% on-time 48,314 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 8,692).

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

Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI

Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI

8,658 flights 84.9% 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
WRG 84.9%

Wrangell, AK

Wrangell · 8,696 flights

YAK delay-share reading

The standout signal at Yakutat, AK is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 66.3% of 30,873 delay minutes across 8,692 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.4% (6.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,268 delayed and 185 cancelled (2.13%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (66.3% late-aircraft, 14.3% carrier, 14.4% NAS, 3.4% weather, 1.5% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, YAK is strongest in May (95.9% on-time) and weakest in September (86.9%), a 9.0-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~124 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to CDV (Cordova) at 86.7% 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 YAK's data

YAK'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 YAK before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in May rather than September if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12.2 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.