Flights West Palm Beach → Philadelphia
PBI → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from West Palm Beach to Philadelphia operates with a mix of Embraer 190 and Airbus A319 aircraft, serving the busy Philadelphia International Airport which handles over 28 million passengers annually. With an on-time performance rate of 75%, flights experience an average delay of 22.7 minutes across the total of 468 flights recorded.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The West Palm Beach (PBI) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 646 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.32%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north for about 1,534 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from West Palm Beach on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of PBI-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 646 tracked PBI-PHL flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating PBI-PHL
Airports
Frequently asked questions about PBI-PHL
On the West Palm Beach (PBI) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 646 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on West Palm Beach-Philadelphia is 2.32% across 646 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Philadelphia, 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.
