Historical on-time performance
Newark to West Palm Beach
1,024 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–PBI arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 3,454 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.5%Flights2,669
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.3%Flights785
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 EWR → PBI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 3,265 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,520 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 80 min · 2,056 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,552 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 90 min · 801 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,477 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,471 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,496 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 75 min · 1,356 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,466 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,450 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,478 flights
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