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Route Reliability

Seattle → Ketchikan

SEAKTN · 680 miles · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Ketchikan International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
1,301
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 1,301 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SEA–KTN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 65% between 12–3 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

SEA–KTN flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 72%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 1,301 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

Ticking up lately.

SEA–KTN flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(181 flights)
  • Tue75%(183 flights)
  • Wed79%(186 flights)
  • Thu76%(177 flights)
  • Fri72%(181 flights)
  • Sat81%(183 flights)
  • Sun76%(185 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(355 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM67%(144 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(69 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(351 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(357 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 67% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%139
July 202566%154
August 202575%142
September 202585%118
October 202581%94
November 202583%86
December 202559%87
January 202680%81
February 202687%82
March 202674%92
April 202683%90
May 202687%111

Based on 1,301 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.