Best time to fly out of Kodiak (ADQ)
The early-flight folk wisdom bends at Kodiak: the steadiest stretch was the 2–4pm band at 83.8%, while 6–8am departures managed 83.1%. These are historical odds, not forecasts. The records say what happened on this schedule over three years; they know nothing about tomorrow’s thunderstorm.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
On-time rate by hour and day
On this page, “on time” means a departure that pushed back less than 15 minutes behind its scheduled time — the Bureau of Transportation Statistics definition, and the one airlines are held to.
| Departure time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 6am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8am | 87 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 85 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | 80 | 84 | 86 | – | 88 | 83 | 82 |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at ADQ was 2–4pm — 83.8% of departures left on time across 624 flights. The weakest was 6–8am at 83.1%.
The year at ADQ
January was the hard month at ADQ: 71.4% of departures left on time, across 174 flights. September was the easy one at 92.4%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.
| Month | Share departures that left on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71.4% | 174 |
| February | 86.1% | 170 |
| March | 82% | 184 |
| April | 83.9% | 178 |
| May | 90.9% | 232 |
| June | 90.3% | 256 |
| July | 81.7% | 251 |
| August | 82.9% | 258 |
| September | 92.4% | 268 |
| October | 82% | 189 |
| November | 75.1% | 172 |
| December | 80.5% | 172 |
Airlines at ADQ
Every airline with at least 100 departures from ADQ, busiest first. These are that airline’s departures from this airport only — its record across the country sits on its own page.
| Airline | Left on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 84% | 72 min | 3.1% | 2,504 |
What delays out of ADQ were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 385 flights that departed ADQ and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 47.1% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 32.7% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 47.1%
- Airline operations 32.7%
- Air traffic & airport volume 6.2%
- Severe weather 11.3%
- Security 2.7%
Late-arriving aircraft is the knock-on category: the plane came in late, so it went out late again. It is why a 7am problem in Newark is still a problem in Denver at dinnertime, and why it is usually the biggest slice on the bar.
If you are connecting through ADQ
Of 2,504 scheduled arrivals into ADQ, 81.1% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 370 arrivals that ran late, 57.6% were no more than 45 minutes behind — which is the difference between a tight connection and a new boarding pass.
Work out a specific layover — pick the airport and the minutes you have, and the tool reads the same arrival records back as a share.
Busiest routes out of ADQ
Ranked by flights, with the share that arrived on time at the far end. Where a route carries enough flights for a page of its own the chip goes there; otherwise it goes to the destination airport.
- ANC 84.1% on time · 2,504 flights
ADQ in one number
Kodiak (ADQ)
Rank 246 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 2–4pm. Hardest month: January.
Questions about ADQ
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Kodiak?
- 2–4pm. Departures in that band left on time 83.8% of the time across 624 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8am band was the weakest at 83.1%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of ADQ?
- January: 71.4% of the departures that flew left on time, with 174 scheduled. September was the other end of the year at 92.4%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- How often are flights cancelled at ADQ?
- 3.1% of scheduled departures were cancelled over July 2023 through June 2026. Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled, not against everything that flew — a rate that looks small still adds up to real people in a rebooking line.