According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Wenatchee, WA (EAT) ranks #354 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Wenatchee, WA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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EAT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Wenatchee, WA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Wenatchee, WA handles more flight
volume than 7% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
86% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Wenatchee, WA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 2,841 ·
On-time rate: 87.3%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes11,436 min
Late Aircraft4,611 min · 40%
Carrier3,485 min · 30%
NAS (National Aviation System)1,916 min · 17%
Weather1,424 min · 12%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
EAT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (96.4%) · worst: December (83.3%)
EAT - on-time rate by year
2021–2022, year-over-year trend.
EAT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 8.4 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
EAT's average taxi-out (8.4 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2022, 12.1 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Wenatchee, WA, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Wenatchee, WA is traffic scale: 2,841 BTS flights (2021–2022) place it #354 of 382 by book size. That quiet-book footprint sits beside a 87.3% on-time rate (8.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average), 362 delayed departures, and 43 cancellations (1.51% of the book).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (40.3% late-aircraft, 30.5% carrier, 16.8% NAS, 12.5% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, EAT is strongest in May (96.4% on-time) and weakest in December (83.3%), a 13.1-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~155 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 86.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Wenatchee, WA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
87.3%Top 14%higher than 86% of 382 airports
Wenatchee, WA
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more airports. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2021–2022).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
EAT's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from EAT before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in May rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 8.4 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wenatchee, WA's on-time rate?
Wenatchee, WA (EAT) has a 87.3% on-time rate across 2,841 BTS-tracked flights (2021-2022), 8.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does EAT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Wenatchee, WA ranks #354 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Wenatchee, WA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at EAT, accounting for 40.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 40.3% late-aircraft, 30.5% carrier, 16.8% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.5% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Wenatchee, WA?
May is historically EAT's strongest month at 96.4% on-time, while December is the weakest at 83.3%, a 13.1-point swing across the BTS historical record.