Flights Wrangell → Ketchikan
WRG → KTN
Route overview
The flight route from Wrangell to Ketchikan operates with a high level of punctuality, with 84% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, there are 89 scheduled flights along this route, and each trip experiences an average delay of just 2.2 minutes. 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 Wrangell (WRG) → Ketchikan (KTN) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 119 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 0 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14/100 (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 Wrangell the average ATFM delay is 0.1 minutes.
Heading to Ketchikan: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Wrangell (WRG) to Ketchikan (KTN) heads south for about 132 km, a flight time of roughly 35m.
Departures from Wrangell on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of WRG-KTN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Wrangell the average ATFM delay is 0.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Ketchikan it is 1.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 119 tracked WRG-KTN flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 0 min and a 5.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
Airlines operating WRG-KTN
Frequently asked questions about WRG-KTN
On the Wrangell (WRG) -> Ketchikan (KTN) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 0 minutes, based on 119 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Wrangell-Ketchikan is 5.04% across 119 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.
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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.
