Historical on-time performance
Anchorage to Kotzebue
549 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ANC–OTZ arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 278 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel3.2%Flights278
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather35%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ANC → OTZ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 92% on time.
- Fridays92% on time · p90 10 min · 120 flights · limited
- Sundays88% on time · p90 15 min · 122 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 15 min · 119 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 15 min · 123 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 115 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 119 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 20 min · 116 flights · limited
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