Spokane to Everett

What the Data Says About GEG to PAE

The Spokane to Everett corridor (GEG → PAE) covers roughly 222 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 515 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 86.4% on-time rate with an average delay of 58.6 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 515 flights were recorded on this pairing — 16 cancelled (3.1%) 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 515 total flights analyzed, the 86.4% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 58.6-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, Aug 2022 posted the best performance on this corridor at 89% on-time, while Mar 2022 came in at 84% on-time — a 5-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the GEG to PAE route, the combination of a 86.4% on-time rate, 58.6-minute average delay, 3.1% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.