PBI to BOS flight delays
PBI BOS President Donald J. Trump to Boston Logan · 1,197 miles
6,222 flights were scheduled from PBI to BOS over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,089 that made the trip, 70.8% 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
- 6,222
- Arrived on time
- 70.8%
- Cancelled
- 2%
- Scheduled distance
- 1,197 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 PBI–BOS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 70.5% | 78 min | 2% | 4,512 |
| Delta Air Lines | 71.5% | 89 min | 1.9% | 1,692 |
Month by month
September was the month to avoid on PBI–BOS: 65.3% of flights arrived on time, against 80.4% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.
| Month | Share flights that arrived on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72.4% | 631 |
| February | 68.4% | 638 |
| March | 68.6% | 695 |
| April | 72.1% | 668 |
| May | 69% | 487 |
| June | 68.2% | 407 |
| July | 67.9% | 380 |
| August | 67.9% | 344 |
| September | 65.3% | 300 |
| October | 77.8% | 431 |
| November | 80.4% | 569 |
| December | 68.1% | 672 |
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.
PBI to BOS in one number
PBI → BOS
When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 81 min.
Questions about PBI to BOS
- Which airline is most reliable from PBI to BOS?
- Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 71.5% of the time, with 1,692 scheduled. JetBlue Airways came in at 70.5% over 4,512 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
- What is the worst month to fly PBI to BOS?
- September, at 65.3% of arrivals on time, with 300 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 80.4%.
- How late are PBI–BOS flights when they are late?
- 81 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 PBI to BOS flight cancelled?
- 2% 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 BOS 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.