Best time to fly out of Bethel (BET)
The early-flight folk wisdom bends at Bethel: the steadiest stretch was the 12–2pm band at 74.3%, while 6–8pm departures managed 68.8%. 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12–2pm | 73 | 78 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 80 | 72 |
| 2–4pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | 65 | 74 | 70 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 61 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at BET was 12–2pm — 74.3% of departures left on time across 1,001 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 68.8%.
The year at BET
December was the hard month at BET: 59.4% of departures left on time, across 180 flights. June was the easy one at 82.2%. 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 | 59.5% | 180 |
| February | 66.7% | 170 |
| March | 62% | 186 |
| April | 73.4% | 180 |
| May | 76.3% | 186 |
| June | 82.2% | 180 |
| July | 75.6% | 185 |
| August | 66.9% | 186 |
| September | 75.1% | 180 |
| October | 76.8% | 186 |
| November | 72.9% | 174 |
| December | 59.4% | 180 |
Airlines at BET
Every airline with at least 100 departures from BET, 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 | 70.7% | 49 min | 2.4% | 2,173 |
What delays out of BET were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 658 flights that departed BET and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 52.7% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 14.8% to security.
- Late-arriving aircraft 52.7%
- Airline operations 14.6%
- Air traffic & airport volume 13.6%
- Severe weather 4.4%
- Security 14.8%
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 BET
Of 2,173 scheduled arrivals into BET, 79.2% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 396 arrivals that ran late, 65.4% 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 BET
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 69% on time · 2,173 flights
BET in one number
Bethel (BET)
Rank 269 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 12–2pm. Hardest month: December.
Questions about BET
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Bethel?
- 12–2pm. Departures in that band left on time 74.3% of the time across 1,001 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 68.8%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of BET?
- December: 59.4% of the departures that flew left on time, with 180 scheduled. June was the other end of the year at 82.2%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- How often are flights cancelled at BET?
- 2.4% 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.