What is the TSA wait at KTN right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Ketchikan International Airport (KTN). We will not estimate one.
No live data
Ketchikan International Airport TSA wait times
KTN · PAKT · Ketchikan, Alaska
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Ketchikan International Airport (KTN). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
83%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Ketchikan International Airport left on time 83% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (65%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 67 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was May 2026 (91%). The lowest was December 2025 (66%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 17,077 | 65% |
| the airline | 5,701 | 22% |
| the national airspace system | 2,267 | 9% |
| weather | 1,171 | 4% |
| security | 33 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Klawock Airport KLW · Klawock56 mi
- Wrangell Airport WRG · Wrangell82 mi
- Petersburg James A Johnson Airport PSG · Petersburg111 mi
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport SIT · Sitka182 mi
- Juneau International Airport JNU · Juneau234 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 11/29, 7,500 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 92.4 ft
- Control tower
- No
- CY2024 enplanements
- 152,082
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Last inspection
- 2026/03/05
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for KTN?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Ketchikan International Airport (KTN).
How often do flights leave KTN on time?
Flights out of Ketchikan International Airport left on time 83% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (65%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 67 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to KTN?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near KTN?
The nearest airports in this list are Klawock Airport (KLW), 56 straight-line miles; Wrangell Airport (WRG), 82 straight-line miles; Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (PSG), 111 straight-line miles; Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT), 182 straight-line miles; Juneau International Airport (JNU), 234 straight-line miles.