Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to West Palm Beach
951 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–PBI arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,530 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.1%Flights1,280
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.2%Flights250
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
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 PHL → PBI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 63% to 76% on time.
- Mornings76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,439 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 65 min · 834 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 90 min · 1,117 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 70 min · 188 flights · limited
- Evenings63% on time · p90 85 min · 1,075 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 654 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 640 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 80 min · 645 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 70 min · 679 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 85 min · 687 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 75 min · 675 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 75 min · 673 flights
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