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Airport · 12 months to July 2026
Ralph Wien Memorial: delays and on-time record
Kotzebue, Alaska
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live airport status.
Ralph Wien Memorial (OTZ) in Kotzebue, Alaska had 361 scheduled domestic departures by reporting carriers in the 12 months to July 2026, about 1.0 a day, on 1 route.
79.5% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 3.4 points above the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at OTZ were on time 82.3% of the time, 6.3 points above the national arrival figure of 76.0%.
3.9% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 12.2 min.
Alaska Airlines is the largest reporting carrier at OTZ with 100% of departures.
On-time departures are down 8.8 points on the previous 12 months (88.3%).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving OTZ, late-arriving aircraft 80%, air carrier 13% and national aviation system 7%.
- On time 80.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.2%
- Cancelled 3.9%
- Diverted 0.0%
As origin and as destination, against the nation
| Measure | Departures from OTZ | Arrivals at OTZ | All reported flights | OTZ departures, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time (less than 15 min late) | 79.5% | 80.3% | 76.1% | 88.3% |
| Arrived on time | 80.9% | 82.3% | 76.0% | 87.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Diverted | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.2 min | 10.5 min | 17.4 min | 4.8 min |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,091 | 884 | 1,684 | 522 |
| Scheduled flights | 361 | 361 | 7,043,858 | 368 |
12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left OTZ; the second follows flights that landed there. Year on year, on-time departures moved −8.8 pts.
Airlines at OTZ
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Alaska Airlines | 361 | 100% | 80.9% | -0.9 min | 3.9% |
Departures from OTZ by reporting carrier, ordered by flights; on time means the flight reached its destination less than 15 minutes late. Green is at or above the airport's overall share of 80.9%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.
Busiest routes from OTZ
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTZ–ANC | Kotzebue to Anchorage | 361 | 80.9% | -0.9 min | 3.9% |
Routes with at least 10 flights a month have their own page.
Month by month
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Cancellations by reported reason (14 in the period): air carrier 21%, weather 79%, national aviation system 0%, security 0%.
Checkpoint volumes
TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for OTZ on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.
Questions and answers
How often do flights leave OTZ on time?
79.5% of the 361 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 3.9% were cancelled.
How often do flights arrive at OTZ on time?
82.3% of 361 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.
Which airline has the highest on-time share at OTZ?
Only one reporting carrier has enough departures here to report a share.
What causes delays at OTZ?
For departures from OTZ that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 80%, air carrier 13%, national aviation system 7%, security 1%, extreme weather 0%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share at OTZ?
Too few departure hours carry enough flights here to compare them.
Is it getting better?
On-time departures for the 12 months to July 2026 were 79.5%, down 8.8 points on the previous 12 months (88.3%). The monthly chart shows each of the last 36 months, and each month has its own page.
Does this page show today's delays at OTZ?
No. BTS publishes on-time records about two months after the month ends, so this page is a monthly history through July 2026. For live conditions use the FAA airport status service or your airline.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026; airport name from the BTS airport lookup table. US government works in the public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers only: international flights, charters and smaller carriers are not in the source. Totals and averages only; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.