Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Providence
1,148 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–PVD arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 398 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.5%Flights398
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft66%
- Security1%
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 → PVD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 on time · 272 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 630 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 130 min · 53 flights · limited
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 233 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 20 min · 153 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 181 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 147 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 172 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 185 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 55 min · 192 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 75 min · 188 flights · limited
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