Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Washington
857 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–DCA arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,747 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.0%Flights1,027
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time60%Medianon timep9090 minCancel1.4%Flights720
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 31 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 → DCA
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 358 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,464 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 65 min · 220 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 90 min · 1,315 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 95 min · 745 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 695 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 698 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 680 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 65 min · 751 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 75 min · 746 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 80 min · 765 flights
- Fridays65% on time · p90 80 min · 767 flights
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