West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Newark

What the Data Says About PBI to EWR

The West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Newark corridor (PBI → EWR) covers roughly 1,023 miles and is served by 17 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 17,955 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 75.1% on-time rate with an average delay of 90.6 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 6,929 flights were recorded on this pairing — 183 cancelled (2.6%) and 29 diverted (0.4%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 17 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 17,955 total flights analyzed, the 75.1% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 90.6-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, Sep 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 86% on-time, while May 2025 came in at 49% on-time — a 37-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PBI to EWR route, the combination of a 75.1% on-time rate, 90.6-minute average delay, 2.6% recent cancellation rate, and 17 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.