Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to West Palm Beach
590 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–PBI arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,942 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.1%Flights1,942
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
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 CLT → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,651 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,558 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 60 min · 1,025 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 639 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 85 min · 825 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 748 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 795 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 778 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 842 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 842 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 50 min · 836 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 60 min · 861 flights
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