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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Providence to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach: on-time record
Rhode Island Tf Green International to Palm Beach International
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. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
In the 12 months to July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 425 flights from Providence (PVD) to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (PBI), a distance of 1,148 miles. 73.9% of them arrived within 15 minutes of schedule.
That is 2.1 points below the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 3.0 points below the 76.9% recorded for all departures from PVD. Flights that did arrive were 9.9 min late on average, and 2.8% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
JetBlue Airways is the only reporting carrier on the route, with 422 flights in the period.
By scheduled departure hour (local time at PVD), flights leaving from 10 am to 11 am had the highest on-time share, 91.7%; those leaving from 11 am to 12 pm had the lowest, 61.9%.
The on-time share is up 0.8 points on the previous 12 months (73.1%); cancellations moved from 1.4% to 2.8%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, national aviation system 42%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and air carrier 25%.
- On time 73.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.3%
- Cancelled 2.8%
- Diverted 0.0%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 422 | 99% | 73.9% | 9.8 min | 2.8% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | PVD to PBI | All departures from PVD | All arrivals at PBI | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 73.9% | 76.9% | 71.8% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 23.3% | 20.0% | 25.5% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 9.9 min | 7.7 min | 10.0 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,825 | 1,660 | 1,835 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 425 | 15,595 | 31,405 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, PBI to PVD, recorded 74.5% on time across 427 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 73.9% against 73.1% (+0.8 pts), cancelled 2.8% against 1.4%, flights 425 against 516.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 110 | 57.3% | 5.5% | 15.5 min | 3 |
| Feb | 116 | 64.7% | 4.3% | 17.5 min | 3 |
| Mar | 132 | 80.3% | 1.5% | -2.5 min | 3 |
| Apr | 132 | 80.3% | 0.0% | 3.1 min | 3 |
| May | 106 | 79.2% | 0.0% | 5.2 min | 3 |
| Jun | 86 | 75.6% | 1.2% | 7.6 min | 3 |
| Jul | 93 | 63.4% | 3.2% | 27.4 min | 3 |
| Aug | 93 | 65.6% | 1.1% | 18.5 min | 3 |
| Sep | 64 | 73.4% | 0.0% | 12.0 min | 3 |
| Oct | 91 | 81.3% | 1.1% | 1.1 min | 3 |
| Nov | 130 | 83.8% | 1.5% | 3.0 min | 3 |
| Dec | 126 | 65.1% | 1.6% | 17.6 min | 3 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from Providence (PVD)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVD–DCA | Providence to Washington | 2,424 | 68.9% | 13.9 min | 4.4% |
| PVD–BWI | Providence to Baltimore | 1,870 | 84.8% | 0.0 min | 2.0% |
| PVD–ORD | Providence to Chicago | 1,686 | 71.7% | 15.8 min | 4.2% |
| PVD–MCO | Providence to Orlando | 1,592 | 74.9% | 7.5 min | 1.8% |
| PVD–CLT | Providence to Charlotte | 1,461 | 79.7% | 5.6 min | 2.5% |
| PVD–ATL | Providence to Atlanta | 1,134 | 82.9% | -1.8 min | 2.7% |
| PVD–DTW | Providence to Detroit | 820 | 75.1% | 14.6 min | 2.4% |
| PVD–MDW | Providence to Chicago | 777 | 83.4% | 0.2 min | 1.5% |
All 23 routes and the airport record for PVD · airport record for PBI
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Providence to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach on time?
73.9% of the 425 flights scheduled from PVD to PBI in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from PVD to PBI?
JetBlue Airways is the only reporting carrier with at least 60 flights on the route in the period, so there is no comparison to make.
What causes delays between Providence and West Palm Beach/Palm Beach?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: national aviation system 42%, late-arriving aircraft 32%, air carrier 25%, extreme weather 0%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from PVD?
Flights scheduled to leave PVD from 10 am to 11 am arrived on time 91.7% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare. The lowest was 11 am to 12 pm at 61.9%. Delays tend to build through the day as late aircraft carry over to later flights.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 73.9%, up 0.8 points on the previous 12 months (73.1%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months. Across those months, November had the highest on-time share (83.8%) and January the lowest (57.3%).
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.