Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to West Palm Beach
590 miData through May 2026Source: 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 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,826 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 timep9045 minCancel1.8%Flights1,826
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather88%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 32 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 CLT → PBI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 1,538 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,557 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,104 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 820 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 75 min · 813 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 · 761 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 806 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 860 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 800 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 45 min · 861 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 866 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 60 min · 882 flights
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