West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Charlotte

What the Data Says About PBI to CLT

The West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Charlotte corridor (PBI → CLT) covers roughly 590 miles and is served by 2 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 10,962 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 83.4% on-time rate with an average delay of 93.3 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,987 flights were recorded on this pairing — 53 cancelled (1.3%) and 3 diverted (0.1%). 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 10,962 total flights analyzed, the 83.4% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 93.3-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 89% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 67% on-time — a 22-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PBI to CLT route, the combination of a 83.4% on-time rate, 93.3-minute average delay, 1.3% recent cancellation rate, and 2 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.