ORIGIN AIRPORT REPORT
PBI
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) departure reliability
Of 31,360 scheduled reportable flights departing PBI, 72.8% arrived on time, 17.4% arrived at least 30 minutes late, and 2.5% were cancelled during July 2025–June 2026.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Origin-airport cohort · Updated September 16, 2026
HISTORICAL ROUTE SIGNALVariable
72.8%arrived on time
17.4%30+ min late
2.5%cancelled
31,360scheduled flights
MOST-FLOWN DIRECTIONS
ALL ROUTES →Which route from PBI had the largest sample?
PBI to ATL was PBI's largest published route sample, with 3,826 scheduled flights and a 81.5% on-time rate during July 2025–June 2026.
PBI→ATLWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Atlanta, GA (ATL)3,826 flights analyzedGenerally reliable81.5%on timePBI→EWRWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Newark, NJ (EWR)3,612 flights analyzedVariable72.1%on timePBI→LGAWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to New York, NY (LGA)3,199 flights analyzedHigher disruption65.3%on timePBI→JFKWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to New York, NY (JFK)2,206 flights analyzedHigher disruption70.3%on timePBI→BOSWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Boston, MA (BOS)2,181 flights analyzedVariable63.9%on timePBI→CLTWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Charlotte, NC (CLT)1,825 flights analyzedGenerally reliable82.7%on timePBI→DCAWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Washington, DC (DCA)1,797 flights analyzedVariable68.2%on timePBI→HPNWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to White Plains, NY (HPN)1,640 flights analyzedVariable70.2%on timePBI→PHLWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Philadelphia, PA (PHL)1,552 flights analyzedGenerally reliable75.1%on timePBI→ORDWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Chicago, IL (ORD)1,297 flights analyzedVariable65.1%on timePBI→BWIWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Baltimore, MD (BWI)1,233 flights analyzedLower disruption80.1%on timePBI→ISPWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Islip, NY (ISP)1,223 flights analyzedGenerally reliable72.2%on timePBI→DFWWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)1,145 flights analyzedVariable68.0%on timePBI→MCOWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Orlando, FL (MCO)576 flights analyzedLower disruption84.5%on timePBI→BDLWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to Hartford, CT (BDL)518 flights analyzedGenerally reliable75.7%on time
Which airline was most reliable departing PBI?
Among qualifying PBI airline departure results, Southwest Airlines had the highest on-time rate: 77.4% of 2,833 flights. Frontier Airlines was lowest at 51.0% across 465 flights.
| Airline | Flights | On time | 30+ min | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 8,934 | 69.0% | 19.9% | 3.1% |
| Delta Air Lines | 7,212 | 75.5% | 14.8% | 2.6% |
| American Airlines | 6,458 | 73.7% | 17.0% | 2.4% |
| United Airlines | 4,308 | 75.0% | 17.0% | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines | 2,833 | 77.4% | 13.7% | 1.0% |
| Spirit Airlines | 473 | 68.7% | 17.8% | 7.0% |
| Frontier Airlines | 465 | 51.0% | 36.3% | 3.2% |
| Allegiant Air | 451 | 71.0% | 19.5% | 0.7% |
| Republic Airways | 221 | 69.2% | 20.4% | 3.2% |
| PSA Airlines | 5 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
Origin report, not airport-wide operations.
These figures summarize the reported scheduled passenger flights in the dataset, not every flight or every airport process.