Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to West Palm Beach
1,103 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–PBI arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,152 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 minCancel2.3%Flights1,152
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather7%
- 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 DFW → 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 56% to 72% on time.
- Mornings72% on time · p90 45 min · 347 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,149 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 95 min · 117 flights · limited
- Evenings59% on time · p90 85 min · 897 flights
- Afternoons56% on time · p90 95 min · 817 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 64% on time.
- Wednesdays64% on time · p90 75 min · 453 flights
- Tuesdays64% on time · p90 65 min · 446 flights
- Mondays64% on time · p90 70 min · 484 flights
- Fridays63% on time · p90 80 min · 481 flights
- Saturdays63% on time · p90 70 min · 447 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 70 min · 518 flights
- Thursdays60% on time · p90 95 min · 498 flights
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