Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Philadelphia
Flights on PBI–PHL arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,421 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.4%Flights1,271
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time57%Median5 minp90155 minCancel2.0%Flights150
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 34 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 → PHL
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 · 1,166 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 65 min · 1,439 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 110 min · 162 flights · limited
- Evenings62% on time · p90 115 min · 1,243 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 105 min · 796 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 70 min · 659 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 672 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 648 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 70 min · 706 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 705 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 90 min · 709 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 90 min · 707 flights
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