Best time to fly out of Wrangell (WRG)
The early-flight folk wisdom bends at Wrangell: the steadiest stretch was the 4–6pm band at 86.6%, while 10am–12pm departures managed 84%. 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 88 | 86 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4–6pm | 83 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 |
| 6–8pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at WRG was 4–6pm — 86.6% of departures left on time across 1,018 flights. The weakest was 10am–12pm at 84%.
The year at WRG
August was the hard month at WRG: 76.1% of departures left on time, across 186 flights. June was the easy one at 92.8%. 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 | 77.6% | 180 |
| February | 92.1% | 170 |
| March | 85.9% | 186 |
| April | 87.6% | 180 |
| May | 84.9% | 186 |
| June | 92.8% | 180 |
| July | 84.3% | 186 |
| August | 76.1% | 186 |
| September | 86.9% | 180 |
| October | 85.8% | 186 |
| November | 88.8% | 174 |
| December | 82.8% | 180 |
Airlines at WRG
Every airline with at least 100 departures from WRG, 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 | 85.4% | 62 min | 1.9% | 2,174 |
What delays out of WRG were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 305 flights that departed WRG and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 75.8% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 11.7% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 75.8%
- Airline operations 11.7%
- Air traffic & airport volume 9.8%
- Severe weather 2.8%
- Security 0%
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 WRG
Of 2,174 scheduled arrivals into WRG, 80.4% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 369 arrivals that ran late, 63.4% 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 WRG
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.
WRG in one number
Wrangell (WRG)
Rank 267 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 4–6pm. Hardest month: August.
Questions about WRG
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Wrangell?
- 4–6pm. Departures in that band left on time 86.6% of the time across 1,018 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 10am–12pm band was the weakest at 84%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of WRG?
- August: 76.1% of the departures that flew left on time, with 186 scheduled. June was the other end of the year at 92.8%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- How often are flights cancelled at WRG?
- 1.9% 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.