Flights New York → West Palm Beach
JFK → PBI
Route overview
The flight route from New York to West Palm Beach, operating since the opening of the origin airport in 1948, sees an average delay of 16.6 minutes with 73% of flights arriving on time. The high traffic volume is evident with a total of 639 flights annually, and the destination airport handles over 8.6 million passengers per year, serviced by aircraft such as the Embraer 190 and Airbus A320.
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 New York (JFK) → West Palm Beach (PBI) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 806 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.1/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to West Palm Beach: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to West Palm Beach (PBI) heads south for about 1,657 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 29m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 35% of JFK-PBI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into West Palm Beach it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 806 tracked JFK-PBI flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.4% 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 JFK-PBI
On the New York (JFK) -> West Palm Beach (PBI) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 806 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-West Palm Beach is 3.35% across 806 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.
