Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Los Angeles
2,330 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–LAX 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)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 123 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft44%
- 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 → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 77% to 80% on time.
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 35 min · 106 flights · limited
- Overnights78% on time · p90 65 min · 85 flights · limited
- Evenings77% on time · p90 55 min · 277 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 94% on time.
- Tuesdays94% on time · p90 5 min · 70 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 70 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 67 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 68 flights · limited
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 67 flights · limited
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 80 min · 66 flights · limited
- Sundays62% on time · p90 90 min · 71 flights · limited
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