Everett to Denver

What the Data Says About PAE to DEN

The Everett to Denver corridor (PAE → DEN) covers roughly 1,036 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 559 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 84.1% on-time rate with an average delay of 79.1 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 559 flights were recorded on this pairing — 23 cancelled (4.1%) 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 559 total flights analyzed, the 84.1% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 79.1-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 91% on-time, while Jan 2020 came in at 66% on-time — a 25-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PAE to DEN route, the combination of a 84.1% on-time rate, 79.1-minute average delay, 4.1% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.