Historical on-time performance
Orlando to West Palm Beach
142 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–PBI arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 286 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.3%Flights286
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security1%
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 MCO → PBI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 144 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 75 min · 115 flights · limited
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