FlightRecord

PBI Airport (PBI): Delays & On-Time Performance

Data through July 2026

PBI Airport (PBI) is a tale of two seasons: departures ran 86% on-time in October 2024 but sank to 68% in December 2025. Across the year it averages 75% against a national 78%, over roughly 86 departures a day to 35 destinations.

Departures on-time
75%
left <15 min late
Avg dep delay
22 min
Arrivals on-time
73%
Cancelled
2.1%
Destinations
35
nonstop
Airlines
12

Plan your departure from PBI

The choices most likely to improve your odds, based on this airport’s historical record.

Best departure time
Around 5 a.m.
97% on-time
Best day to fly
Tuesday
80% on-time
Most reliable airline here
Southwest Airlines
77% on-time from PBI
Cancellation risk
2.1%
above the US average
Check routes from PBI ↓

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly departure on-time percentage at PBI50%75%100%August 2024: 70% on-time (1,943 flights)70Aug 2024September 2024: 84% on-time (1,788 flights)84October 2024: 86% on-time (2,123 flights)86November 2024: 85% on-time (2,530 flights)85Nov 2024December 2024: 70% on-time (2,966 flights)70January 2025: 73% on-time (2,945 flights)73February 2025: 71% on-time (2,853 flights)71Feb 2025March 2025: 73% on-time (3,436 flights)73April 2025: 79% on-time (3,003 flights)79May 2025: 71% on-time (2,402 flights)71May 2025June 2025: 69% on-time (2,018 flights)69July 2025: 72% on-time (2,056 flights)72August 2025: 75% on-time (2,008 flights)75Aug 2025September 2025: 81% on-time (1,818 flights)81October 2025: 78% on-time (2,268 flights)78November 2025: 75% on-time (2,792 flights)75Nov 2025December 2025: 68% on-time (3,186 flights)68January 2026: 73% on-time (3,108 flights)73February 2026: 74% on-time (2,973 flights)74Feb 2026March 2026: 69% on-time (3,385 flights)69April 2026: 75% on-time (3,067 flights)75May 2026: 81% on-time (2,545 flights)81May 2026June 2026: 78% on-time (2,154 flights)78July 2026: 71% on-time (2,102 flights)71

Best time of day to depart from PBI

On-time percentage by scheduled departure hour at PBI5 a.m.: 97% on-time (206 flights)56 a.m.: 94% on-time (5,131 flights)67 a.m.: 94% on-time (5,177 flights)78 a.m.: 93% on-time (2,372 flights)89 a.m.: 86% on-time (2,406 flights)910 a.m.: 84% on-time (4,623 flights)1011 a.m.: 79% on-time (5,822 flights)1112 p.m.: 75% on-time (5,540 flights)121 p.m.: 70% on-time (3,745 flights)132 p.m.: 67% on-time (3,900 flights)143 p.m.: 65% on-time (3,853 flights)154 p.m.: 66% on-time (3,778 flights)165 p.m.: 64% on-time (4,071 flights)176 p.m.: 61% on-time (4,440 flights)187 p.m.: 59% on-time (5,533 flights)198 p.m.: 63% on-time (2,293 flights)209 p.m.: 63% on-time (541 flights)21scheduled departure hour

By day of week

DayOn-timeAvg delay
Monday73%24 min
Tuesdaybest80%17 min
Wednesday79%16 min
Thursday71%24 min
Friday74%22 min
Saturday79%19 min
Sunday69%28 min

Next: compare the busiest routes from PBI ↓

Busiest routes from PBI

RouteFlights/12moOn-timeAvg delay
PBI → ATL (Atlanta)3,79182%13 min
PBI → EWR (Newark)3,60872%28 min
PBI → LGA (New York)3,20871%24 min
PBI → JFK (New York)2,20673%24 min
PBI → BOS (Boston)2,15270%25 min
PBI → CLT (Charlotte)1,83083%16 min
PBI → DCA (Washington)1,80671%26 min
PBI → HPN (White Plains)1,66775%19 min
PBI → PHL (Philadelphia)1,55374%30 min
PBI → ORD (Chicago)1,32869%28 min
PBI → BWI (Baltimore)1,23382%13 min
PBI → ISP (Islip)1,22274%18 min
PBI → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth)1,14471%26 min
PBI → MCO (Orlando)60785%10 min
PBI → BDL (Hartford)51880%16 min
PBI → IAH (Houston)49178%20 min
PBI → DTW (Detroit)47574%20 min
PBI → PVD (Providence)42778%17 min
PBI → BNA (Nashville)36570%17 min
PBI → IAD (Washington)33385%11 min
PBI → ACY (Atlantic City)32682%14 min
PBI → DEN (Denver)27276%22 min
PBI → LAX (Los Angeles)18580%18 min
PBI → AVL (Asheville)16276%26 min
PBI → PIT (Pittsburgh)14472%19 min
PBI → MSP (Minneapolis)12769%22 min

Compare airlines departing PBI ↓

Where flights into PBI come from

RouteFlights/12moOn-timeAvg delay
ATL (Atlanta) → PBI3,79174%16 min
EWR (Newark) → PBI3,60976%18 min
LGA (New York) → PBI3,20870%24 min
JFK (New York) → PBI2,20572%21 min
BOS (Boston) → PBI2,15367%25 min
CLT (Charlotte) → PBI1,82976%17 min
DCA (Washington) → PBI1,80575%19 min
HPN (White Plains) → PBI1,66775%21 min

Most reliable routes

  1. PBI → MCO85%
  2. PBI → IAD85%
  3. PBI → CLT83%
  4. PBI → ATL82%
  5. PBI → BWI82%

Most delay-prone routes

  1. PBI → ORD69%
  2. PBI → MSP69%
  3. PBI → BOS70%
  4. PBI → BNA70%
  5. PBI → DFW71%

What causes delays at PBI

Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT, weighted across routes departing PBI.

  • Late-arriving aircraft47%
  • Airline operations26%
  • National airspace system24%
  • Weather3%

Airline performance at PBI

AirlineOn-time departuresAvg delayFlights
Southwest Airlines77%15 min5,448
Spirit Airlines77%17 min830
Delta Air Lines76%19 min14,936
American Airlines75%25 min13,066
United Airlines75%26 min8,019
Republic Airways74%22 min448
JetBlue Airways73%22 min18,582
Allegiant Air73%23 min914
Frontier Airlines60%40 min1,232

Frequently asked questions

How often are flights delayed at PBI?
25% of departures from PBI Airport left 15+ minutes late between 2024-07 and 2026-07, with an average departure delay of 22 minutes. The national on-time average over the same period was 78%.
What is the best time of day to depart from PBI?
Flights scheduled around 5 a.m. depart on time 97% of the time at PBI, versus 59% around 7 p.m.. Booking before noon is the usual rule of thumb here.
What is the worst month for delays at PBI?
In this dataset, December 2025 was the weakest month at PBI, with 68% of departures on time.
How often are flights cancelled at PBI?
2.1% of scheduled departures from PBI were cancelled in this period, compared with a national rate of 1.6%.

Popular route pages from this airport

Related guides

Based on 63,526 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.