Flights Juneau → Ketchikan
JNU → KTN
Route overview
The flight route from Juneau to Ketchikan operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 86%. Over the course of 89 flights, the average delay was only 3.7 minutes, and the route primarily uses Boeing 737 aircraft models. The destination airport serves approximately 274,180 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Juneau (JNU) → Ketchikan (KTN) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 119 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Ketchikan the average ATFM delay is 1.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Juneau the average ATFM delay is 2.3 minutes.
Heading to Ketchikan: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Juneau (JNU) to Ketchikan (KTN) heads south-east for about 376 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Juneau on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of JNU-KTN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Juneau the average ATFM delay is 2.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Ketchikan it is 1.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 119 tracked JNU-KTN flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 5.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
Airlines operating JNU-KTN
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Frequently asked questions about JNU-KTN
On the Juneau (JNU) -> Ketchikan (KTN) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 119 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Juneau-Ketchikan is 5.04% across 119 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Ketchikan, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
