Flights Juneau → Sitka
JNU → SIT
Route overview
The flight route from Juneau to Sitka operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 3.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 178 flights using Boeing 737-400 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates around 181,678 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) → Sitka (SIT) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 239 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sitka the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Juneau the average ATFM delay is 2.3 minutes.
Heading to Sitka: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Juneau (JNU) to Sitka (SIT) heads south for about 153 km, a flight time of roughly 37m.
Departures from Juneau on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of JNU-SIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Juneau the average ATFM delay is 2.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Sitka it is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 239 tracked JNU-SIT flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about JNU-SIT
On the Juneau (JNU) -> Sitka (SIT) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 239 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Juneau-Sitka is 2.93% across 239 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Sitka, 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.
