Everett, WA

What the Data Says About PAE

Everett, WA in Everett, Washington handled 19,411 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 84.3% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 3,043 experienced delays, 189 were cancelled, and 40 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.97%, the diversion rate to 0.21%, and the average delay when departures run late is 61.8 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing PAE against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at PAE, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 41.0% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 30.3% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 25.1%. Weather contributes 3.6% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, October runs the cleanest at PAE with a 95.6% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 90.9% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 389. The busiest route from PAE is to PAE (Everett), with 2,455 flights at a 83% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 84.3% on-time, 61.8-minute average delay, 0.97% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Everett, WA.