West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to White Plains

What the Data Says About PBI to HPN

The West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to White Plains corridor (PBI → HPN) covers roughly 1,056 miles and is served by 2 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 8,708 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 77.4% on-time rate with an average delay of 85.8 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,571 flights were recorded on this pairing — 49 cancelled (1.4%) and 35 diverted (1.0%). 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 8,708 total flights analyzed, the 77.4% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 85.8-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 93% on-time, while Aug 2024 came in at 62% on-time — a 31-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the PBI to HPN route, the combination of a 77.4% on-time rate, 85.8-minute average delay, 1.4% recent cancellation rate, and 2 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.