Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to West Palm Beach
883 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–PBI arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,274 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.6%Flights1,274
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BWI → PBI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,092 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 954 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 55 min · 805 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 80 min · 395 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 65 min · 762 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 571 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 570 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 547 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 583 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 50 min · 581 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 55 min · 585 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 50 min · 571 flights
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