ON TIMEBOARD

PBI → PVD on time

President Donald J. Trump (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) to Rhode Island T. F. Green (Providence, RI). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.0%
396 flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+79 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
2 airlines

73% of flights from West Palm Beach to Providence arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 13% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for PBI → PVD: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 42% of the time. About 1 in 10 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 44 three hours or more; 3.0% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 396 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
JetBlue39374%3.0%−5 min9.7%+80 minJetBlue
Southwest Airlines3—————Southwest Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at PBI). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%7 a.m. departures: too few flights (38 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (7 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (75 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (4 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (87 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (19 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (1 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (3 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (31 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (17 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (11 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (24 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (67 flights)7p
PBI → PVD, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: May (87%). Worst: December (64%).

40%70%100%Jan: 73% on time (109 flights)73JanFeb: 73% on time (115 flights)73FebMar: 79% on time (134 flights)79MarApr: 84% on time (132 flights)84AprMay: 87% on time (106 flights)87MayJun: too few flights (86 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (62 flights)AugSep: too few flights (64 flights)SepOct: too few flights (93 flights)OctNov: 83% on time (130 flights)83NovDec: 64% on time (125 flights)64Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday58——
Tuesday51——
Wednesday52——
Thursday57——
Friday58——
Saturday57——
Sunday63——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 68%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 2%

Cancellations: weather 6 · airline 5 · air traffic/airport 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Nov 30, 202530%2
Nov 26, 20253100%0
Nov 29, 20253100%0

Nearby airport alternatives

Other ways to make the same trip, using airports within 60 miles of West Palm Beach or Providence. None has been clearly more reliable than PBI → PVD.

RouteFlightsOn timeCancelled
PBI → PVD (this route)39673%3.0%
FLL → PVD Fort Lauderdale to Rhode Island T. F. Green52967%2.3%
FLL → BOS Fort Lauderdale to Boston Logan3,29364%3.7%
PBI → BOS President Donald J. Trump to Boston Logan2,03863%3.7%

Questions

How often are flights from PBI to PVD on time?

73% of 396 scheduled flights from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL to Providence, RI arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from PBI to PVD?

December (64% on time). The best month is May (87%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.