Flights West Palm Beach → Los Angeles
PBI → LAX
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 West Palm Beach (PBI) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 87 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 76% | 9 min | 2.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about PBI-LAX
On the West Palm Beach (PBI) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 87 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on West Palm Beach-Los Angeles is 2.30% across 87 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.
