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Route Reliability

West Palm Beach → Boston

PBIBOS · 1,197 miles · Palm Beach International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
2,196
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines67%613 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways66%1,574 flights

Not enough history to rank: American Airlines (9 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PBI–BOS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 50% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PBI–BOS flights arrived on time 73% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 59%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways.

On this route they all land within 66% to 67% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(304 flights)
  • Tue70%(286 flights)
  • Wed69%(290 flights)
  • Thu62%(310 flights)
  • Fri68%(321 flights)
  • Sat73%(286 flights)
  • Sun59%(324 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(350 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(595 flights)
  • 12–3 PM55%(315 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(217 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(622 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM52%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 64% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%138
July 202566%144
August 202565%111
September 202545%92
October 202564%148
November 202575%190
December 202566%236
January 202669%203
February 202666%206
March 202666%240
April 202661%237
May 202677%176

Based on 2,196 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.