Historical on-time performance
Washington to West Palm Beach
857 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–PBI arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,746 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.9%Flights1,026
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time65%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.5%Flights720
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 30 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 DCA → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,124 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,233 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 85 min · 1,098 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 105 min · 578 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 699 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 695 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 679 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 65 min · 766 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 65 min · 751 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 747 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 765 flights
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