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Direct Flights from Ketchikan to Wrangell

Wrangell · Alaska

Nonstop service from KTN to WRG on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Alaska
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
82 mi
Flight time
~40mgate to gate
Elevation
49 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Ketchikan (KTN) to Wrangell (WRG), 82 miles nonstop.KTNWRG

How rare is this nonstop?

This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Wrangell, and Ketchikan is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.

How long to go to Wrangell for, from Ketchikan

40m in the air, 82 miles: short enough that a single night in Wrangell is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

About Wrangell

Wrangel or Wrangell is a Germanic surname.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Wrangell

  1. Great Glacier Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Stikine Country region of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on January 25, 2001 to protect Great Glacier and the surrounding mountainous terrain.
  2. Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park is a provincial park located in the Stikine Country region of British Columbia, Canada.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Wrangell 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
Wrangell 37°F · Ketchikan 40°F · 3° colder
April
Wrangell 50°F · Ketchikan 50°F · much the same
July
Wrangell 63°F · Ketchikan 64°F · much the same
October
Wrangell 49°F · Ketchikan 51°F · 2° colder

January bottoms out near 37°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 Wrangell

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Wrangell is June–August, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–63°F.
How long to stay
A long weekend is plenty of time to see Wrangell, including Great Glacier Provincial Park and Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Ketchikan to Wrangell?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Ketchikan (KTN) to Wrangell (WRG) on Alaska.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Ketchikan to Wrangell?
Alaska flies nonstop between Ketchikan (KTN) and Wrangell (WRG).
How many nonstop flights are there from Ketchikan to Wrangell?
There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Ketchikan to Wrangell.
How far is Wrangell from Ketchikan?
Wrangell is about 82 miles from Ketchikan by air.
What is there to do in Wrangell?
Popular things to do include Great Glacier Provincial Park, Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park, and more.

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