Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Orlando
141 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–MCO arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 543 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights543
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline12%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft59%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 3 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 → MCO
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 — 97% on time.
- Mornings97% on time · p90 on time · 283 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 259 flights
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