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Yakutat Airport
Yakutat · YAK · United States

How reliable is Yakutat Airport?

Flights from YAK departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 86% of 4,584 flights in official BTS history. Here’s the full picture before you book.

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Reliability score

on-time, cancellations & delays

IATA / ICAO
YAK · PAYA
Coordinates
59.50, -139.66

Origin-airport operations

What the departure punctuality at YAK looks like

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On-time departures

across 4,584 flights

86%
On-time departures
within 15 min of schedule
3.5%
Cancellation rate
of scheduled departures
-3 min
Avg. departure delay
across delayed flights
4,584
Flights analyzed
medium confidence

Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-06-25. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.

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Weather by month

Weather history isn’t available for YAK yet

PlaneSane shows month-by-month airport weather once enough historical METAR/IEM observations are loaded for the airport. This does not mean the airport has no weather data forever; it means the current climatology table has no monthly coverage for Yakutat Airport.

The read on YAK

What the numbers say about flying through Yakutat Airport

Across official performance history, flights from Yakutat left within 15 minutes of schedule about 86% of the time over 4,584 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with an elevated cancellation rate of 3.5% — worth weighing alongside the on-time figure. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around -3 minutes.

None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Yakutat, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.

Common questions about YAK

How reliable is Yakutat Airport (YAK)?
Flights from Yakutat left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 86% of the time across 4,584 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 3.5%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.

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