Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to New York
1,035 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–LGA arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.4%of scheduled flights
based on 3,063 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.4%Flights1,553
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9090 minCancel4.5%Flights1,105
- American AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp90120 minCancel4.2%Flights405
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather53%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 136 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 → LGA
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 2,070 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 50 min · 2,632 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 80 min · 1,762 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 95 min · 2,543 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,175 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,276 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 1,261 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,350 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 80 min · 1,326 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 80 min · 1,332 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 80 min · 1,340 flights
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