Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) delays & on-time performance
Sitka, Alaska · 3 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SIT right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.6%
34 flights
Avg arrival delay
11 min
62 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 12 min
Figures cover 1,333 departures from SIT; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into SIT were on time 79% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 10am did best (92% on time); around 1pm did worst (65%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (60%).
Most delayed routes from SIT
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- JNU · Juneau85%725 flts
- KTN · Ketchikan86%364 flts
Most reliable routes from SIT
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- KTN · Ketchikan86%364 flts
- JNU · Juneau85%725 flts
Best airline at SIT
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 83% | 2.6% | 11 min | 3 | 1,333 |
Best time to fly out of SIT
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am90%362 flts
- 7am80%99 flts
- 10am92%48 flts
- 11am85%317 flts
- 1pm65%92 flts
- 2pm78%52 flts
- 7pm79%362 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft60%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)19%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion13%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security2%
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.