Yakutat Airport (YAK) delays & on-time performance
Yakutat, Alaska · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at YAK right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
88%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.6%
26 flights
Avg arrival delay
8 min
65 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 8 min
Figures cover 724 departures from YAK; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into YAK were on time 86% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Yakutat Airport (YAK) arrived on time 88% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3.6% were cancelled, and 4% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 5pm did best (90% on time); around 4pm did worst (88%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (69%).
Most delayed routes from YAK
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- CDV · Cordova88%362 flts
- JNU · Juneau89%362 flts
Most reliable routes from YAK
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- JNU · Juneau89%362 flts
- CDV · Cordova88%362 flts
Best airline at YAK
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 88% | 3.6% | 8 min | 2 | 724 |
Best time to fly out of YAK
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 11am88%362 flts
- 4pm88%203 flts
- 5pm90%159 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft69%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)16%
- Extreme weather9%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion5%
- Security1%
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.