Flights Philadelphia → West Palm Beach
PHL → PBI
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to West Palm Beach operates with an average on-time performance rate of 79%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 12.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 468 flights using either Airbus A319 or Embraer 190 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 8,657,372 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → West Palm Beach (PBI) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 646 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.2/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to West Palm Beach: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to West Palm Beach (PBI) heads south for about 1,534 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of PHL-PBI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into West Palm Beach it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 646 tracked PHL-PBI flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-PBI
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> West Palm Beach (PBI) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 646 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-West Palm Beach is 2.63% across 646 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
