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Route Reliability

West Palm Beach → New York

PBI–JFK · 1,028 miles · Palm Beach International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
2,201
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways76%1,472 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines65%729 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PBI–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

PBI–JFK flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 65%.

JetBlue Airways runs this route best.

JetBlue Airways arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.9% 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
  • Mon68%(303 flights)
  • Tue78%(292 flights)
  • Wed76%(306 flights)
  • Thu65%(305 flights)
  • Fri74%(312 flights)
  • Sat79%(297 flights)
  • Sun66%(297 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(385 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(492 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(442 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(125 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(655 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(13 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 52% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%148
July 202557%137
August 202574%151
September 202586%147
October 202579%159
November 202582%202
December 202570%206
January 202668%192
February 202674%184
March 202669%209
April 202674%217
May 202679%160

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,201 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.