Route · PAE → SFO · 2020–2025 BTS data
Everett to San Francisco
The PAE–SFO corridor (Everett, WA → San Francisco, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 2 carriers across roughly 710 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.6%
- On-time
- +3.6 pts
- vs US avg
- 59 min
- Delay when late
- 769
- Flights
Cancelled
1.6%
Best Month
Oct 2022 90%
Worst Month
Jan 2020 70%
Distance
710 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2022 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 1 | QX |
| Nov 2022 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | QX |
| Oct 2022 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | QX |
| Sep 2022 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 0 | QX |
| Aug 2022 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 0 | QX |
| Jul 2022 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 0 | QX |
| Jun 2022 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 0 | QX |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | QX |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | QX |
| Feb 2020 | 86 | 17 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2020 | 93 | 28 | 4 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
1.6%
12 of 769 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 769 flights
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PAE - Everett
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Everett, WA.
Origin airport →SFO - San Francisco
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Francisco, CA.
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What the Data Says About PAE to SFO
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Everett to San Francisco (PAE to SFO) running a 82.6% on-time rate over 769 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 59.2 minutes. The 710-mile corridor is served by 2 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.6% of 769 flights were cancelled, 0.1% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2022 posted the strongest performance at 90% on-time, while Jan 2020 came in at just 70% - a 21-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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