Historical on-time performance
Everett to Phoenix
1,133 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PAE–PHX arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 582 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.2%Flights582
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline86%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 7 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PAE → PHX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 81% to 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 10 min · 250 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 542 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 608 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 199 flights · limited
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 223 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 197 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 202 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 235 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 228 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 245 flights
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