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Airport Reliability

PBI · West Palm Beach

Palm Beach International Airport

75%
Departures within 15 minutes
19 min
Average departure delay
74%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
2.5%
Departures cancelled

Based on 31,290 departures and 31,287 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

Departures from PBI departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

Departures from PBI arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 68%.

When PBI gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(6183 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(5939 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(6479 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(5590 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(5862 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(335 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(4383 flights)
  • Tue80%(4106 flights)
  • Wed80%(4152 flights)
  • Thu71%(4544 flights)
  • Fri75%(4507 flights)
  • Sat79%(4142 flights)
  • Sun68%(4579 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 68% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%2003
July 202569%1968
August 202576%1992
September 202583%1807
October 202579%2244
November 202577%2725
December 202573%3115
January 202675%2932
February 202675%2823
March 202670%3254
April 202672%3035
May 202684%2515

Airlines departing PBI

Busiest routes from PBI

Based on 31,290 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.