Flights Boston → West Palm Beach
BOS → PBI
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to West Palm Beach operates with an average on-time performance rate of 69%, experiencing a mean delay of 20.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 711 flights using either Airbus A320 or Embraer 190 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 8.66 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 Boston (BOS) → West Palm Beach (PBI) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 883 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (medium), 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 Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to West Palm Beach: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to West Palm Beach (PBI) heads south-west for about 1,929 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 50m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of BOS-PBI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into West Palm Beach it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 883 tracked BOS-PBI flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 3.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-PBI
On the Boston (BOS) -> West Palm Beach (PBI) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 883 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-West Palm Beach is 3.17% across 883 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at West Palm Beach, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
