Flights New York → West Palm Beach
LGA → PBI
Route overview
The flight route from New York to West Palm Beach operates with a mix of aircraft including Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Embraer 190, and Airbus A319. With an on-time performance rate of 73%, the flights experience an average delay of 19.8 minutes, based on a total of 970 flights recorded annually to a destination airport that serves approximately 8,657,372 passengers per year.
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 (LGA) → West Palm Beach (PBI) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 1268 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.4/100 (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 (LGA) to West Palm Beach (PBI) heads south for about 1,668 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 30m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of LGA-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 1,268 tracked LGA-PBI flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-PBI
On the New York (LGA) -> West Palm Beach (PBI) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1268 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-West Palm Beach is 4.34% across 1268 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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.
