Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Providence
1,148 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–PVD arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 376 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.4%Flights376
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 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 → PVD
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 259 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 45 min · 611 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 130 min · 103 flights · limited
- Evenings63% on time · p90 70 min · 276 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 162 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 187 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 65 min · 204 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 195 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 179 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 85 min · 197 flights · limited
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