Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Atlanta
545 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–ATL arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 3,760 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.5%Flights3,760
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline66%
- Weather34%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 58 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 PBI → ATL
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 4,444 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,830 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,519 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 2,197 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,688 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,670 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,681 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,759 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,740 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,750 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 55 min · 1,750 flights
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