Historical on-time performance
New York to West Palm Beach
1,028 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–PBI arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,199 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.9%Flights729
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.2%Flights1,470
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 2,127 flights
- Middays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,283 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,609 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 100 min · 547 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 110 min · 980 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 927 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 933 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 75 min · 932 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 65 min · 952 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 75 min · 927 flights
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 80 min · 924 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 95 min · 951 flights
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