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.
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YAK on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Yakutat, AK sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Yakutat, AK handles more flight
volume than 29% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
71% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Yakutat, AK vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 8,692 ·
On-time rate: 85.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes30,873 min
Late Aircraft20,479 min · 66%
NAS (National Aviation System)4,459 min · 14%
Carrier4,409 min · 14%
Weather1,060 min · 3%
Security466 min · 2%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
YAK - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (95.9%) · worst: September (86.9%)
YAK - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Yakutat, AK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.4%Top 29%higher than 71% of 382 airports
Yakutat, AK
60%95%
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Yakutat, AK's on-time rate?
Yakutat, AK (YAK) has a 85.4% on-time rate across 8,692 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does YAK rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Yakutat, AK ranks #272 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Yakutat, AK?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at YAK, accounting for 66.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 66.3% late-aircraft, 14.3% carrier, 14.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 3.4% weather, and 1.5% security.
When is the best time to fly through Yakutat, AK?
May is historically YAK's strongest month at 95.9% on-time, while September is the weakest at 86.9%, a 9.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.