Flights Atlanta → West Palm Beach
ATL → PBI
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to West Palm Beach operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time performance for 77% of its flights. Over the course of a year, this route sees an average delay of twelve minutes per flight and is served by various aircraft models including the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Boeing 757, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Boeing 737-300, catering to one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic with over eight million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → West Palm Beach (PBI) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1331 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to West Palm Beach: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to West Palm Beach (PBI) heads south-east for about 878 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of ATL-PBI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into West Palm Beach it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,331 tracked ATL-PBI flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-PBI
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> West Palm Beach (PBI) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1331 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-West Palm Beach is 1.05% across 1331 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
