Historical on-time performance
Washington to West Palm Beach
857 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,672 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 timep9060 minCancel1.5%Flights891
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9080 minCancel1.3%Flights702
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9015 minCancel5.1%Flights79
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 DCA → PBI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 57% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,310 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 50 min · 69 flights · limited
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,200 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 80 min · 1,099 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 115 min · 430 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 707 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 55 min · 707 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 690 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 756 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 739 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 751 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 758 flights
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