Route · PBI → IAH · 2020–2025 BTS data
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Houston
The PBI–IAH corridor (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL → Houston, TX) runs behind the national average, served by 7 carriers across roughly 956 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 78.8%
- On-time
- -0.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 93 min
- Delay when late
- 1,362
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
Dec 2025 86%
Worst Month
Mar 2024 61%
Distance
956 mi
Carriers
7
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2025 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2025 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| May 2025 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Mar 2025 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Feb 2025 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jan 2025 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2024 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Mar 2024 | 61 | 24 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Feb 2024 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jan 2024 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2023 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2023 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 1 | UA |
| Jan 2023 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
8 of 925 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 925 flights
Explore origin & destination
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 →IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
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What the Data Says About PBI to IAH
1,362 tracked flights put the PBI to IAH pairing (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Houston) at a 78.8% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 93.0 minutes on average. Across the 956-mile route and its 7 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 0.9% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (925 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Dec 2025 posted the strongest performance at 86% on-time, while Mar 2024 came in at just 61% - a 26-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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