Ketchikan
KTN · PAKTKetchikan International Airport
Passengers a year
459.9K
#183 busiest in the U.S.
5
nonstop destinations
6
airlines
14
departures a day
80.4%
arrivals on time
1.1%
flights cancelled
70.2%
load factor
Airlines
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Ketchikan, with 94% of all passengers. 6 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Alaska Airlines holds 94% of the airport — the 12th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is PAE at 94%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AS Alaska70% full | 93.9% | 431.9K | 4 | 80.4% | -8.4% |
I4 Island Air Express57% full | 6.0% | 27.4K | 1 | — | -3.1% |
J5 Alaska Seaplanes46% full | 0.1% | 557 | 1 | — | — |
3EQ Silver Air77% full | 0.0% | 19 | — | — | — |
27Q Jet Aviation Flight Services14% full | 0.0% | 4 | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
5 nonstop destinations from Ketchikan, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Wrangell (WRG)
27.7K27,661 departing · 62% full
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Island Air Express · Alaska Seaplanes
All nonstop destinations
5 nonstop · 3 airlines · 5 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Ketchikan.
Body class · share of departures
Cessna C208B
2,088 departures · 64% full
42.1%
- Narrowbody
1,607 departures · 72% full
32.4%
- Narrowbody
357 departures · 66% full
7.2%
Pilatus PC-12
343 departures · 38% full
6.9%
Cessna 208 Caravan
195 departures · 48% full
3.9%
- Narrowbody
178 departures · 67% full
3.6%
- Narrowbody
148 departures · 71% full
3.0%
- Narrowbody
34 departures · 70% full
0.7%
- Narrowbody
3 departures · 96% full
0.1%
Cessna C206
1 departures · 0% full
0.0%
When Ketchikan is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak July 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 339,149
- 1991
- 335,675
- 1992
- 442,235
- 1993
- 377,456
- 1994
- 349,928
- 1995
- 392,655
- 1996
- 356,488
- 1997
- 385,961
- 1998
- 353,459
- 1999
- 362,102
- 2000
- 376,376
- 2001
- 362,757
- 2002
- 383,854
- 2003
- 392,534
- 2004
- 411,947
- 2005
- 431,656
- 2006
- 407,258
- 2007
- 424,505
- 2008
- 405,762
- 2009
- 365,543
- 2010
- 377,702
- 2011
- 386,903
- 2012
- 417,052
- 2013
- 428,599
- 2014
- 430,807
- 2015
- 435,626
- 2016
- 432,474
- 2017
- 452,241
- 2018
- 457,502
- 2019
- 426,106
- 2020
- 191,567
- 2021
- 385,571
- 2022
- 453,330
- 2023
- 456,602
- 2024
- 472,150
- 2025
- 460,952
- 2026
- 153,800 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Ketchikan, 80 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 19 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
13 min
average delay
27
flights cancelled
2.3K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Among US airports
#183
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 73.9%–89.7%
The weak spot is July 2025, when 73.9% of arrivals landed on time — 6.5 points below the year. The strongest was May 2026 at 89.7%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)?
Ketchikan International Airport handled about 459.9K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #183 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 14 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)?
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Ketchikan (KTN), flying about 94% of its passengers. 6 airlines serve Ketchikan in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)?
Ketchikan (KTN) has 5 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)?
About 80.4% of flights arriving at Ketchikan (KTN) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.1% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)?
The Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures from Ketchikan (KTN), about 42% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Ketchikan. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).