Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Houston
956 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–IAH arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 328 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.6%Flights328
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
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 PBI → IAH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 230 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 75 min · 191 flights · limited
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 105 min · 472 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 128 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 127 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 126 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 75 min · 130 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 90 min · 128 flights · limited
- Fridays68% on time · p90 65 min · 130 flights · limited
- Sundays61% on time · p90 80 min · 132 flights · limited
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