Seattle Paine Field International in July 2026

89.5%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 105 domestic departures from Seattle Paine Field International (PAE). 89.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.2% reached their destination on time; 1.9% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so PAE departures were 20.7 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 116 departures with 79.3% leaving on time: a change of +10.2 points, with flights down 9%.

Flights arriving at PAE that month were on time 87.6% of the time (105 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 46%, late-arriving aircraft 26% and air carrier 25%.

On time 76.2%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.1%
Cancelled 1.9%
Diverted 3.8%

Every scheduled departure from PAE in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	PAE, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	89.5%	79.3%	86.1%	68.8%
Arrived on time	76.2%	81.9%	84.2%	69.4%
Cancelled	1.9%	1.7%	0.9%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	6.2 min	20.1 min	9.4 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	4	4	4	21,066
Scheduled departures	105	116	1,266	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AS Alaska Airlines	105	100%	76.2%	0.5 min	1.9%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
PAE–PHX	Everett to Phoenix	53	64.2%	6.1 min	0.0%
PAE–LAS	Everett to Las Vegas	52	88.5%	-4.9 min	3.8%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	25.2%	31.7%	207
Late-arriving aircraft	26.2%	41.8%	215
National Aviation System	46.3%	19.9%	380
Extreme weather	0.9%	6.5%	7
Security	1.3%	0.1%	11

820 delay minutes on 19 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left PAE on time in July 2026?

89.5% of 105 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 79.3% of 116 departures left on time and 1.7% were cancelled, against 89.5% and 1.9% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PAE · methodology · corrections.