Historical on-time performance
New York to West Palm Beach
1,028 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–PBI arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,198 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.8%Flights729
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.5%Flights1,469
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline30%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 86 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 JFK → 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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,224 flights
- Middays65% on time · p90 70 min · 1,204 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,698 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 85 min · 522 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 105 min · 771 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 909 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 904 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 921 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 70 min · 921 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 60 min · 927 flights
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 80 min · 909 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 85 min · 928 flights
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