PBI to JFK flight delays

PBI JFK President Donald J. Trump to John F. Kennedy · 1,028 miles

6,415 flights were scheduled from PBI to JFK over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,234 that made the trip, 72.9% 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
6,415
Arrived on time
72.9%
Cancelled
2.6%
Scheduled distance
1,028 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–JFK, 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 74.3% 77 min 2.5% 4,226
Delta Air Lines 70.1% 89 min 2.7% 2,189

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on PBI–JFK: 57.9% of flights arrived on time, against 83.6% in November. 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, 72.9%.
Arrival on-time share, PBI to JFK, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 69% 572
February 72.7% 578
March 69.4% 677
April 76.7% 614
May 73.7% 470
June 68.4% 457
July 57.9% 439
August 70.9% 437
September 80.3% 443
October 79.4% 483
November 83.6% 588
December 69.9% 657

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 JFK in one number

PBI → JFK

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 82 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,415 flights

72.9% of flights arrived on time

Questions about PBI to JFK

Which airline is most reliable from PBI to JFK?
JetBlue Airways — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 74.3% of the time, with 4,226 scheduled. Delta Air Lines came in at 70.1% over 2,189 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly PBI to JFK?
July, at 57.9% of arrivals on time, with 439 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 83.6%.
How late are PBI–JFK flights when they are late?
82 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 JFK flight cancelled?
2.6% 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 JFK 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.