Yakutat, AK

What the Data Says About YAK

Yakutat, AK in Yakutat, Alaska handled 8,692 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85.4% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,268 experienced delays, 185 were cancelled, and 59 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.13%, the diversion rate to 0.68%, and the average delay when departures run late is 56.4 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing YAK against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at YAK, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 66.3% of total delay minutes, followed by NAS (National Aviation System) at 14.4% and Carrier at 14.3%. Weather contributes 3.4% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 1.5%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, May runs the cleanest at YAK with a 95.9% on-time rate, while September is the roughest at 86.9% — a 9-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 124. The busiest route from YAK is to YAK (Yakutat), with 1,829 flights at a 86.7% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85.4% on-time, 56.4-minute average delay, 2.13% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Yakutat, AK.