Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Los Angeles
2,330 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–LAX arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%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-time75%Medianon timep9080 minCancel1.6%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 74% to 78% on time.
- Evenings78% on time · p90 45 min · 316 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 80 min · 150 flights · limited
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