Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) delays & on-time performance
Kotzebue, Alaska · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at OTZ right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
84%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.9%
14 flights
Avg arrival delay
11 min
67 min when late
Departed on time
83%
avg taxi-out 7 min
Figures cover 361 departures from OTZ; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into OTZ were on time 86% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) arrived on time 84% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3.9% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (80%).
Most delayed routes from OTZ
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ANC · Anchorage84%361 flts
Most reliable routes from OTZ
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ANC · Anchorage84%361 flts
Best airline at OTZ
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 84% | 3.9% | 11 min | 1 | 361 |
Best time to fly out of OTZ
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 11am85%358 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft80%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)13%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion7%
- Security1%
- Extreme weather0%
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.