Wrangell Airport (WRG) delays & on-time performance
Wrangell, Alaska · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at WRG right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.6%
26 flights
Avg arrival delay
10 min
60 min when late
Departed on time
83%
avg taxi-out 6 min
Figures cover 724 departures from WRG; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into WRG were on time 83% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Wrangell Airport (WRG) arrived on time 85% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3.6% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 3pm did best (90% on time); around 4pm did worst (84%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (74%).
Most delayed routes from WRG
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- PSG · Petersburg85%362 flts
- KTN · Ketchikan85%362 flts
Most reliable routes from WRG
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- KTN · Ketchikan85%362 flts
- PSG · Petersburg85%362 flts
Best airline at WRG
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 85% | 3.6% | 10 min | 2 | 724 |
Best time to fly out of WRG
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 10am85%362 flts
- 3pm90%52 flts
- 4pm84%310 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft74%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)12%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion8%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security0%
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.