Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE) delays & on-time performance
Everett, Washington · 5 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PAE right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
86%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.9%
12 flights
Avg arrival delay
9 min
61 min when late
Departed on time
87%
avg taxi-out 14 min
Figures cover 1,266 departures from PAE; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into PAE were on time 88% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Seattle Paine Field International Airport (PAE) arrived on time 86% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.9% were cancelled, and 4% arrived an hour or more late.
- Alaska Airlines was the most punctual airline here (87% on time); Frontier Airlines was the least (71%).
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (92% on time); around 12pm did worst (75%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (37%).
Most delayed routes from PAE
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- PHX · Phoenix83%578 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas91%452 flts
Most reliable routes from PAE
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- LAS · Las Vegas91%452 flts
- PHX · Phoenix83%578 flts
Best airline at PAE
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 87% | 1.0% | 8 min | 4 | 1,153 |
| Frontier Airlines | 71% | 0.9% | 27 min | 3 | 113 |
Best time to fly out of PAE
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am92%201 flts
- 8am90%206 flts
- 9am87%101 flts
- 10am86%150 flts
- 12pm75%69 flts
- 2pm88%167 flts
- 4pm78%138 flts
- 6pm89%142 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion37%
- Late-arriving aircraft31%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)28%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.