White Plains to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach

What the Data Says About HPN to PBI

The White Plains to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach corridor (HPN → PBI) covers roughly 1,056 miles and is served by 2 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 8,694 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 74.3% on-time rate with an average delay of 83.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,566 flights were recorded on this pairing — 44 cancelled (1.2%) and 19 diverted (0.5%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 2 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 8,694 total flights analyzed, the 74.3% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 83.4-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 93% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 62% on-time — a 30-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the HPN to PBI route, the combination of a 74.3% on-time rate, 83.4-minute average delay, 1.2% recent cancellation rate, and 2 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.