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UA 1187 on time

United Airlines 1187: West Palm Beach to Newark at 7:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
63%
150 flights · likely 55–71%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+85 min
average delay
Similar flights
62%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1187 flights from West Palm Beach arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (37%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

UA 1187: PBI → EWR

Scheduled to leave West Palm Beach at 7:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (150 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (62%). Last seen in the data Jul 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from West Palm Beach to Newark (100% of days). United Airlines's last PBI–EWR flight was cancelled 3.6% of the time, against 2.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Feb 2026: too few flights (8 flights)FebMar 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79MayJun 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50JunJul 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43Jul

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2167%
Tuesday17—
Wednesday2152%
Thursday2568%
Friday2584%
Saturday17—
Sunday2458%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 48%Late inbound plane 35%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%

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Questions

How often is UA 1187 from PBI to EWR late?

United Airlines 1187 from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 150 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.