Santa Ana to Everett

What the Data Says About SNA to PAE

The Santa Ana to Everett corridor (SNA → PAE) covers roughly 1,008 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 602 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 84.9% on-time rate with an average delay of 55.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 602 flights were recorded on this pairing — 5 cancelled (0.8%) and 2 diverted (0.3%). 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 602 total flights analyzed, the 84.9% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 55.4-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 92% on-time, while Apr 2022 came in at 74% on-time — a 18-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the SNA to PAE route, the combination of a 84.9% on-time rate, 55.4-minute average delay, 0.8% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.