Denver to Everett

What the Data Says About DEN to PAE

The Denver to Everett corridor (DEN → PAE) covers roughly 1,036 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 558 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80.1% on-time rate with an average delay of 66.9 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 558 flights were recorded on this pairing — 22 cancelled (3.9%) and 1 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 558 total flights analyzed, the 80.1% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 66.9-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Mar 2020 posted the best performance on this corridor at 87% on-time, while Feb 2020 came in at 65% on-time — a 22-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the DEN to PAE route, the combination of a 80.1% on-time rate, 66.9-minute average delay, 3.9% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.