Route · PBI → IAD · 2020–2025 BTS data
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Washington
The PBI–IAD corridor (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL → Washington, DC) runs ahead of the national average, served by 9 carriers across roughly 859 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.5%
- On-time
- +3.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 92 min
- Delay when late
- 1,042
- Flights
Cancelled
3.9%
Best Month
Mar 2021 93%
Worst Month
Mar 2022 71%
Distance
859 mi
Carriers
9
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | UA |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | UA,YX |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | YV,UA |
| May 2022 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| Mar 2022 | 56 | 16 | 2 | 0 | UA,YV,YX |
| Feb 2022 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 0 | YV,YX,UA |
| Jan 2022 | 62 | 10 | 11 | 0 | YV,YX |
| Dec 2021 | 62 | 14 | 3 | 0 | UA,YV,YX |
| Nov 2021 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | YV,YX,UA |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | YV,YX |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | YX |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1 | YX |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | YV,YX |
| Jun 2021 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | YV,YX |
| May 2021 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | UA,YV,YX |
| Apr 2021 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | UA,YV |
| Mar 2021 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | UA,YV,YX |
| Feb 2021 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 0 | YV,YX |
| Jan 2021 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | UA,YV |
| Dec 2020 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | UA,YV |
| Aug 2020 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| Apr 2020 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | YV |
Cancellation Rate
3.9%
39 of 1,011 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
2 of 1,011 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
PBI - West Palm Beach/Palm Beach
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL.
Origin airport →IAD - Washington
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Washington, DC.
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What the Data Says About PBI to IAD
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Washington (PBI to IAD) running a 82.5% on-time rate over 1,042 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 92.3 minutes. The 859-mile corridor is served by 9 carriers, and over the last 24 months 3.9% of 1,011 flights were cancelled, 0.2% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Mar 2021 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Mar 2022 came in at just 71% - a 22-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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