EWR to PBI flight delays

EWR PBI Newark Liberty to President Donald J. Trump · 1,023 miles

10,319 flights were scheduled from EWR to PBI over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 10,033 that made the trip, 76.6% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
10,319
Arrived on time
76.6%
Cancelled
2.5%
Scheduled distance
1,023 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on EWR–PBI, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
United Airlines 78.3% 67 min 2.4% 8,064
JetBlue Airways 71.3% 74 min 2.2% 2,135
Spirit Airlines 51.5% 72 min 14.2% 120

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on EWR–PBI: 66.3% of flights arrived on time, against 82.5% in September. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 76.6%.
Arrival on-time share, EWR to PBI, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 76.5% 1,061
February 77.9% 998
March 73.9% 1,172
April 80.9% 1,101
May 77% 839
June 78.3% 629
July 66.3% 642
August 73.1% 624
September 82.5% 593
October 79.4% 678
November 81.2% 890
December 71.8% 1,092

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

EWR to PBI in one number

EWR → PBI

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 69 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 10,319 flights

76.6% of flights arrived on time

Questions about EWR to PBI

Which airline is most reliable from EWR to PBI?
United Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 78.3% of the time, with 8,064 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 51.5% over 120 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly EWR to PBI?
July, at 66.3% of arrivals on time, with 642 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 82.5%.
How late are EWR–PBI flights when they are late?
69 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the EWR to PBI flight cancelled?
2.5% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at PBI less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.