Flights Newark → West Palm Beach
EWR → PBI
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to West Palm Beach has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.3 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 1141 total flights operated by various aircraft models including Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-900, and Boeing 757-200.
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 Newark (EWR) → West Palm Beach (PBI) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, United Airlines. Across 1482 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.2/100 (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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to West Palm Beach: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to West Palm Beach (PBI) heads south for about 1,650 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 29m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of EWR-PBI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into West Palm Beach it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,482 tracked EWR-PBI flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 6.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-PBI
On the Newark (EWR) -> West Palm Beach (PBI) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 1482 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-West Palm Beach is 6.68% across 1482 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
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.
