Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to West Palm Beach
Flights on DFW–PBI arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,144 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.7%Flights1,144
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 31 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 DFW → PBI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 56% to 74% on time.
- Mornings74% on time · p90 40 min · 456 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,107 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 95 min · 117 flights · limited
- Evenings59% on time · p90 85 min · 892 flights
- Afternoons56% on time · p90 95 min · 788 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 67% on time.
- Wednesdays67% on time · p90 70 min · 459 flights
- Tuesdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 446 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 75 min · 488 flights
- Saturdays63% on time · p90 65 min · 457 flights
- Mondays63% on time · p90 75 min · 483 flights
- Thursdays62% on time · p90 85 min · 505 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 75 min · 522 flights
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