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Airport month · January 2026
Palm Beach International in January 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,108 domestic departures from Palm Beach International (PBI). 69.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 70.5% reached their destination on time; 5.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so PBI departures were 6.6 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 2,945 departures with 71.7% leaving on time: a change of −2.7 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at PBI that month were on time 66.5% of the time (3,109 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 51%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 70.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.9%
- Cancelled 5.5%
- Diverted 0.2%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | PBI, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 69.0% | 71.7% | 72.6% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 70.5% | 76.4% | 72.9% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 5.5% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 21.6 min | 18.6 min | 21.7 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 104 | 98 | 86 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,108 | 2,945 | 31,406 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 922 | 30% | 63.9% | 16.1 min | 6.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 653 | 21% | 74.9% | 6.3 min | 4.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 639 | 21% | 71.2% | 13.0 min | 8.1% |
| UA United Airlines | 496 | 16% | 75.6% | 3.2 min | 2.8% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 247 | 8% | 76.9% | 1.7 min | 2.4% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 55 | 2% | 61.8% | 17.3 min | 9.1% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 51 | 2% | 58.8% | 46.2 min | 2.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 45 | 1% | 62.2% | 16.8 min | 6.7% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBI–EWR | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Newark | 368 | 72.3% | 6.9 min | 4.3% |
| PBI–LGA | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to New York | 339 | 65.2% | 15.0 min | 7.1% |
| PBI–ATL | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Atlanta | 317 | 82.6% | 1.9 min | 3.2% |
| PBI–BOS | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Boston | 219 | 63.5% | 17.4 min | 7.3% |
| PBI–DCA | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Washington | 211 | 65.9% | 13.7 min | 7.1% |
| PBI–JFK | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to New York | 206 | 61.7% | 25.6 min | 6.8% |
| PBI–HPN | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to White Plains | 173 | 65.9% | 12.1 min | 6.4% |
| PBI–CLT | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Charlotte | 161 | 75.8% | 8.8 min | 9.9% |
| PBI–PHL | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Philadelphia | 149 | 69.8% | 23.5 min | 6.0% |
| PBI–ORD | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Chicago | 136 | 66.2% | 11.6 min | 1.5% |
| PBI–ISP | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Islip | 130 | 66.9% | 7.0 min | 4.6% |
| PBI–BWI | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Baltimore | 97 | 82.5% | -1.9 min | 3.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PBI on time in January 2026?
69.0% of 3,108 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 70.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 71.7% of 2,945 departures left on time and 1.9% were cancelled, against 69.0% and 5.5% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PBI · methodology · corrections.