Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on PBI–DFW arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,143 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.9%Flights1,143
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline18%
- Weather79%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 33 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 → DFW
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 1,097 flights
- Middays66% on time · p90 60 min · 399 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 90 min · 881 flights
- Afternoons59% on time · p90 110 min · 983 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 72% on time.
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 457 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 70 min · 490 flights
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 80 min · 446 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 459 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 75 min · 502 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 65 min · 484 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 85 min · 522 flights
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