Direct Flights from Ketchikan to Sitka
Sitka · Alaska
Nonstop service from KTN to SIT on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 3 cities fly direct to Sitka, and Ketchikan is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Sitka for, from Ketchikan
50m in the air, 182 miles: short enough that a single night in Sitka is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Sitka
Sitka is a city of about 9,000 on the Pacific Ocean coast of Baranof Island in Alaska. First settled by Tlingit Aboriginal people, Sitka also has history as a Russian settlement, established in 1799 by Alexander Baranoff of the Russian American Company, which became the Russian capital of Alaska. In 1867, when Russia sold Alaska to the US, the transfer ceremony took place on Castle Hill at Sitka on October 18, a day celebrated as Alaska Day. Sitka now attracts about a quarter million visitors a year.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Sitka
- St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska.
- Sitka National Historical Park is a national historical park in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was redesignated as a national historical park from its previous status as national monument on October 18, 1972.
- Castle Hill also known as the American Flag-Raising Site and now as the Baranof Castle State Historic Site, is a National Historic Landmark and state park in Sitka, Alaska.
- The Russian Bishop's House, once the Russian Mission Orphanage, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska.
- Sitka National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Sitka, Alaska. It encompasses 4.3 acres (1.7 ha), and as of the end of 2005 had 1,049 interments.
- The Redoubt St. Archangel Michael Site, also known as the Old Sitka Site and now in Old Sitka State Historical Park, is a National Historic Landmark near Sitka, Alaska.
- The Sitka History Museum, formerly known as the Isabel Miller Museum is the city museum of Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Sitka weather, compared with Ketchikan
Within 1° of Ketchikan on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Sitka 41°F · Ketchikan 40°F · much the same
- April
- Sitka 48°F · Ketchikan 50°F · much the same
- July
- Sitka 61°F · Ketchikan 64°F · 4° colder
- October
- Sitka 51°F · Ketchikan 51°F · much the same
January bottoms out near 41°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Sitka
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Sitka is July–August, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–62°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Sitka's highlights, from St. Michael's Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska), Sitka National Historical Park, and Castle Hill (Sitka, Alaska) and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Ketchikan to Sitka?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Ketchikan (KTN) to Sitka (SIT) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Ketchikan to Sitka?
- Alaska flies nonstop between Ketchikan (KTN) and Sitka (SIT).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Ketchikan to Sitka?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Ketchikan to Sitka.
- How far is Sitka from Ketchikan?
- Sitka is about 182 miles from Ketchikan by air.
- What is there to do in Sitka?
- Popular things to do include St. Michael's Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska), Sitka National Historical Park, Castle Hill (Sitka, Alaska), Russian Bishop's House, and more.
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