Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Newark
1,024 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–EWR arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 3,495 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.3%Flights2,750
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.4%Flights714
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time13%Median40 minp90120 minCancel22.6%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)45%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline16%
- Weather66%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 93 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 → EWR
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,373 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 3,179 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 95 min · 922 flights
- Afternoons59% on time · p90 125 min · 1,779 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 125 min · 2,035 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,456 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,452 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 80 min · 1,372 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 70 min · 1,510 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 85 min · 1,507 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 95 min · 1,488 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 90 min · 1,503 flights
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