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Airport · GEG · Spokane, Washington

Spokane, WA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Spokane, WA (GEG) ranks #69 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Spokane, WA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

84.4%
On-time
Top 39%
on-time, US airports
67 min
Delay when late
0.63%
Cancelled
#69 of 382
Corpus placement
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GEG on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%84.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 955,328.

Late Aircraft 33.6% (320,869 min)
Carrier 40.0% (382,298 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 17.3% (164,852 min)
Weather 8.8% (84,486 min)
Security 0.3% (2,823 min)

GEG - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (94.9%) · worst: December (90%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90%

GEG - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.7% 92.8% ▼ -4.0%

GEG - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 17.5 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 21.5 min 19.2 min ▼ -10.7%

GEG's average taxi-out (17.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.4 min (May 2024) to 23.5 min (February 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Spokane, WA.

Cancellation Rate

0.63%

1,303 of 205,595 flights

Diversion Rate

0.08%

171 of 205,595 flights

Delay Rate

15.6%

32,016 of 205,595 flights

Top Routes from GEG

Busiest routes to and from Spokane, WA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
GEG (Spokane) → SEA (Seattle) 31,745 86.5% 224 mi
SEA (Seattle) → GEG (Spokane) 31,686 83.3% 224 mi
DEN (Denver) → GEG (Spokane) 10,861 76.8% 836 mi
GEG (Spokane) → DEN (Denver) 10,835 85% 836 mi
SLC (Salt Lake City) → GEG (Spokane) 9,439 87.4% 546 mi
GEG (Spokane) → SLC (Salt Lake City) 9,437 89% 546 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → GEG (Spokane) 5,735 80.3% 1,020 mi
GEG (Spokane) → PHX (Phoenix) 5,733 84.5% 1,020 mi
GEG (Spokane) → LAS (Las Vegas) 4,967 83.2% 806 mi
LAS (Las Vegas) → GEG (Spokane) 4,907 77.4% 806 mi
GEG (Spokane) → LAX (Los Angeles) 4,534 86.6% 945 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → GEG (Spokane) 4,464 86.2% 945 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → GEG (Spokane) 4,292 82.3% 1,175 mi
GEG (Spokane) → MSP (Minneapolis) 4,291 86% 1,175 mi
GEG (Spokane) → SFO (San Francisco) 4,273 84.2% 733 mi
SFO (San Francisco) → GEG (Spokane) 4,271 84.6% 733 mi
GEG (Spokane) → PDX (Portland) 3,909 88.1% 279 mi
PDX (Portland) → GEG (Spokane) 3,906 87.4% 279 mi
OAK (Oakland) → GEG (Spokane) 3,845 81% 723 mi
GEG (Spokane) → OAK (Oakland) 3,811 88.3% 723 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Spokane, 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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 84.4%).

Portland, OR

Portland, OR

84.4% on-time 661,488 flights

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell, MT

84.4% on-time 50,123 flights

Idaho Falls, ID

Idaho Falls, ID

84.4% on-time 43,233 flights

Arcata/Eureka, CA

Arcata/Eureka, CA

84.4% on-time 20,571 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 205,595).

Savannah, GA

Savannah, GA

204,730 flights 80.9% on-time

Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA

203,348 flights 81.6% on-time

Tucson, AZ

Tucson, AZ

200,641 flights 83.8% on-time

Anchorage, AK

Anchorage, AK

214,443 flights 82.6% on-time

Other Airports in Washington

Compare performance with other Washington airports.

SEA 83.1%

Seattle, WA

Seattle · 1,871,155 flights
PSC 86.9%

Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA

Pasco/Kennewick/Richland · 63,750 flights
BLI 85.8%

Bellingham, WA

Bellingham · 29,229 flights
PAE 84.3%

Everett, WA

Everett · 19,411 flights
PUW 86.6%

Pullman, WA

Pullman · 4,696 flights
ALW 88.8%

Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla · 4,519 flights
EAT 87.3%

Wenatchee, WA

Wenatchee · 2,841 flights
YKM 88%

Yakima, WA

Yakima · 2,733 flights

GEG delay-share reading

The standout signal at Spokane, WA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 40.0% of 955,328 delay minutes across 205,595 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.4% (5.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 32,016 delayed and 1,303 cancelled (0.63%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (33.6% late-aircraft, 40.0% carrier, 17.3% NAS, 8.8% weather, 0.3% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, GEG is strongest in September (94.9% on-time) and weakest in December (90%), a 4.9-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~3,255 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 86.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Washington: Washington flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using GEG's data

GEG's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from GEG before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.5 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.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.