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Route Reliability

Houston → West Palm Beach

IAH–PBI · 956 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Palm Beach International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
498
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 498 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

IAH–PBI flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 82% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

IAH–PBI flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 75%.

Slipping a little lately.

IAH–PBI flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(76 flights)
  • Tue85%(52 flights)
  • Wed90%(76 flights)
  • Thu82%(76 flights)
  • Fri87%(76 flights)
  • Sat75%(61 flights)
  • Sun83%(76 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(11 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(87 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(227 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(168 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 85% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%26
July 202596%25
August 202581%16
October 202587%37
November 202579%58
December 202579%65
January 202691%55
February 202690%48
March 202679%57
April 202687%52
May 202677%48

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Based on 498 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.