Bethel Airport (BET) delays & on-time performance
Bethel, Alaska · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BET right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.0%
22 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
48 min when late
Departed on time
68%
avg taxi-out 9 min
Figures cover 723 departures from BET; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BET were on time 83% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Bethel Airport (BET) arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 3% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 1pm did best (73% on time); around 8pm did worst (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (56%).
Most delayed routes from BET
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ANC · Anchorage71%723 flts
Most reliable routes from BET
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ANC · Anchorage71%723 flts
Best airline at BET
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 71% | 3.0% | 16 min | 1 | 723 |
Best time to fly out of BET
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 12pm69%90 flts
- 1pm73%235 flts
- 7pm70%86 flts
- 8pm68%275 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft56%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)21%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security7%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.