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Everett, WA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Everett, WA (PAE) ranks #212 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Everett, WA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

84.3%
On-time
Top 41%
on-time, US airports
62 min
Delay when late
0.97%
Cancelled
#212 of 382
Corpus placement
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PAE on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%84.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 83,410.

Late Aircraft 30.3% (25,270 min)
Carrier 41.0% (34,171 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 25.1% (20,949 min)
Weather 3.6% (2,976 min)
Security 0.1% (44 min)

PAE - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (95.6%) · worst: December (90.9%)

90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.9%

PAE - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 93.9% 91.7% ▼ -2.3%

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

Average taxi-out 16.1 min · taxi-in 5.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 17.9 min 16.3 min ▼ -8.9%

PAE's average taxi-out (16.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.4 min (June 2024) to 23.2 min (February 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Everett, WA.

Cancellation Rate

0.97%

189 of 19,411 flights

Diversion Rate

0.21%

40 of 19,411 flights

Delay Rate

15.7%

3,043 of 19,411 flights

Top Routes from PAE

Busiest routes to and from Everett, WA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
PHX (Phoenix) → PAE (Everett) 2,455 83% 1,133 mi
PAE (Everett) → PHX (Phoenix) 2,451 84.7% 1,133 mi
PAE (Everett) → LAS (Las Vegas) 1,168 82.4% 894 mi
LAS (Las Vegas) → PAE (Everett) 1,167 80% 894 mi
PAE (Everett) → SFO (San Francisco) 769 82.6% 710 mi
SFO (San Francisco) → PAE (Everett) 769 80.8% 710 mi
PAE (Everett) → SNA (Santa Ana) 603 84.9% 1,008 mi
SNA (Santa Ana) → PAE (Everett) 602 84.9% 1,008 mi
PAE (Everett) → DEN (Denver) 559 84.1% 1,036 mi
DEN (Denver) → PAE (Everett) 558 80.1% 1,036 mi
PAE (Everett) → GEG (Spokane) 516 88.4% 222 mi
GEG (Spokane) → PAE (Everett) 515 86.4% 222 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Everett, 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: 84.3%).

Columbia, SC

Columbia, SC

84.3% on-time 67,973 flights

Ketchikan, AK

Ketchikan, AK

84.3% on-time 27,238 flights

Roswell, NM

Roswell, NM

84.3% on-time 11,879 flights

Ogdensburg, NY

Ogdensburg, NY

84.3% on-time 3,089 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 19,411).

Columbia, MO

Columbia, MO

19,935 flights 80.3% on-time

Brownsville, TX

Brownsville, TX

18,838 flights 85.7% on-time

Laredo, TX

Laredo, TX

18,804 flights 84.9% on-time

Yuma, AZ

Yuma, AZ

20,032 flights 86.8% on-time

Other Airports in Washington

Compare performance with other Washington airports.

SEA 83.1%

Seattle, WA

Seattle · 1,871,155 flights
GEG 84.4%

Spokane, WA

Spokane · 205,595 flights
PSC 86.9%

Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA

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

Bellingham, WA

Bellingham · 29,229 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

PAE delay-share reading

The standout signal at Everett, WA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 41.0% of 83,410 delay minutes across 19,411 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.3% (5.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 3,043 delayed and 189 cancelled (0.97%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (30.3% late-aircraft, 41.0% carrier, 25.1% NAS, 3.6% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, PAE is strongest in October (95.6% on-time) and weakest in December (90.9%), a 4.7-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~389 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to PHX (Phoenix) at 83% 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 PAE's data

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

  • Check the busiest route from PAE before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.1 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.