Wenatchee, WA

What the Data Says About EAT

Wenatchee, WA in Wenatchee, Washington handled 2,841 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2021 and 2022, posting a 87.3% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 362 experienced delays, 43 were cancelled, and 0 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.51%, the diversion rate to 0.00%, and the average delay when departures run late is 59.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing EAT against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at EAT, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 40.3% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 30.5% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 16.8%. Weather contributes 12.5% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, May runs the cleanest at EAT with a 96.4% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 83.3% — a 13-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 155. The busiest route from EAT is to SEA (Seattle), with 1,395 flights at a 86.1% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 87.3% on-time, 59.5-minute average delay, 1.51% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Wenatchee, WA.