Historical on-time performance
New York to West Palm Beach
1,035 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–PBI arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,898 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.3%Flights1,537
- American AirlinesbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.4%Flights367
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.5%Flights994
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft37%
- 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 LGA → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,856 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,796 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 105 min · 1,545 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 95 min · 2,060 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 105 min · 436 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,223 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,096 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,236 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,277 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,288 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 85 min · 1,283 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 80 min · 1,290 flights
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