Everett to Santa Ana

What the Data Says About PAE to SNA

The Everett to Santa Ana corridor (PAE → SNA) covers roughly 1,008 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 603 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 84.9% on-time rate with an average delay of 53.9 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 603 flights were recorded on this pairing — 4 cancelled (0.7%) 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 603 total flights analyzed, the 84.9% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 53.9-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, Aug 2022 posted the best performance on this corridor at 88% on-time, while Apr 2022 came in at 66% on-time — a 22-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PAE to SNA route, the combination of a 84.9% on-time rate, 53.9-minute average delay, 0.7% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.