Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to West Palm Beach
Flights on PHL–PBI arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,422 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-time73%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.5%Flights1,272
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9080 minCancel4.7%Flights150
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather79%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 39 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 PHL → PBI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 61% to 77% on time.
- Mornings77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,428 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 60 min · 981 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 240 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 95 min · 1,096 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 90 min · 1,065 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 660 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 650 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 75 min · 672 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 85 min · 710 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 75 min · 706 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 80 min · 704 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 70 min · 708 flights
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