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Ketchikan International Airport

KTN · Ketchikan, AK

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IATA Code
KTN
ICAO Code
PAKT
City
Ketchikan
Country
United States

Ketchikan International Airport is a regional airport serving Ketchikan, AK. Its IATA code is KTN and its ICAO code is PAKT.

The airfield sits 89 feet above sea level.

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KTN by the numbers

IATA KTN · ICAO PAKT · 89 ft elevation · Map

Alerts in effect at KTN

  • Warning High Wind Watch

    WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

    Full text

    * WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. For the High Wind Watch, southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible for areas with Southern to Southeastern exposures. * WHERE...Ketchikan Gateway Borough. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 3 PM AKST this afternoon. For the High Wind Watch, from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong gusts will diminish in the evening before increasing again Wednesday morning.

    People are urged to secure vessels and loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution.

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #106 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures
82.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
72 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
2,404
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 65%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 22%
  • Air traffic control & airport 9%
  • Extreme weather 4%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from KTN

RouteFlightsOn time
Seattle (SEA) 1,316 85%
Sitka (SIT) 365 74%
Juneau (JNU) 362 86%
Wrangell (WRG) 361 82%
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Airlines departing KTN

AirlineFlightsOn-time departures
Alaska Airlines 2,404 82%

Runways

Runway Length Surface
11/29 7,500 ft ASPH-G, lighted

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

  • Recorded airport information (ATIS) 119.900 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

Tags: KTN, PAKT, Ketchikan airport, Ketchikan International Airport

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