Best time to fly out of Sitka Rocky Gutierrez (SIT)
The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez: departures in the 6–8am band left on time 92.2% of the time, against 79.9% in the 6–8pm band. 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 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 91 |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 88 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 89 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | 77 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 83 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at SIT was 6–8am — 92.2% of departures left on time across 1,531 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 79.9%. 6–8am departures from SIT left on time 92.2% of the time across 1,531 flights; 6–8pm departures, 79.9% across 1,065. That is a gap of 12.3 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
The year at SIT
January was the hard month at SIT: 79.8% of departures left on time, across 276 flights. April was the easy one at 89.6%. 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 | 79.8% | 276 |
| February | 86.9% | 255 |
| March | 84.9% | 279 |
| April | 89.6% | 270 |
| May | 88.4% | 382 |
| June | 84.1% | 473 |
| July | 86.3% | 527 |
| August | 81.2% | 503 |
| September | 86.2% | 378 |
| October | 87% | 282 |
| November | 88.3% | 267 |
| December | 85.2% | 274 |
Airlines at SIT
Every airline with at least 100 departures from SIT, 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 | 85.8% | 63 min | 1.6% | 4,007 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 76.8% | 191 min | 2.5% | 159 |
What delays out of SIT were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 638 flights that departed SIT and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 46.4% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 32.6% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 46.4%
- Airline operations 32.6%
- Air traffic & airport volume 10.4%
- Severe weather 9.2%
- Security 1.5%
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 SIT
Of 4,166 scheduled arrivals into SIT, 76.5% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 883 arrivals that ran late, 60.9% 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 SIT
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.
SIT in one number
Sitka Rocky Gutierrez (SIT)
Rank 217 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 6–8am. Hardest month: January.
Questions about SIT
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Sitka Rocky Gutierrez?
- 6–8am. Departures in that band left on time 92.2% of the time across 1,531 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 79.9%.
- Is the early flight out of SIT really more reliable?
- 6–8am departures from SIT left on time 92.2% of the time across 1,531 flights; 6–8pm departures, 79.9% across 1,065. That is a gap of 12.3 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
- What is the worst month to fly out of SIT?
- January: 79.8% of the departures that flew left on time, with 276 scheduled. April was the other end of the year at 89.6%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at SIT?
- Alaska Airlines — 85.8% of its 4,007 departures from SIT left on time. SkyWest Airlines sat at the other end at 76.8% over 159 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at SIT?
- 1.6% 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.