Route Reliability
Washington → West Palm Beach
DCA–PBI · 857 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Palm Beach International Airport
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.7%
- Cancelled
- 1,783
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines78%1,063 flights
- 2.JetBlue Airways67%720 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DCA–PBI flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DCA–PBI flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 67%.
American Airlines runs this route best.
American Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 67%.
Trending in the right direction.
DCA–PBI flights arrived on time 80% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon72%(258 flights)
- Tue82%(242 flights)
- Wed81%(237 flights)
- Thu68%(254 flights)
- Fri72%(269 flights)
- Sat77%(222 flights)
- Sun67%(265 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(542 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM75%(368 flights)
- 12–3 PM67%(363 flights)
- 3–6 PM64%(313 flights)
- 6–9 PM63%(161 flights)
Jun 67% → May 85% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 67% | 111 |
| July 2025 | 68% | 106 |
| August 2025 | 76% | 115 |
| September 2025 | 75% | 96 |
| October 2025 | 75% | 118 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 166 |
| December 2025 | 69% | 190 |
| January 2026 | 74% | 194 |
| February 2026 | 67% | 175 |
| March 2026 | 73% | 185 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 149 |
| May 2026 | 85% | 142 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,783 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.