BOS to PBI flight delays

BOS PBI Boston Logan to President Donald J. Trump · 1,197 miles

6,225 flights were scheduled from BOS to PBI over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,087 that made the trip, 68.2% 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
6,225
Arrived on time
68.2%
Cancelled
1.8%
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 BOS–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
JetBlue Airways 65.8% 72 min 1.9% 4,516
Delta Air Lines 74.6% 73 min 1.5% 1,692

Month by month

December was the month to avoid on BOS–PBI: 56% of flights arrived on time, against 77.4% 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, 68.2%.
Arrival on-time share, BOS to PBI, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 58.1% 629
February 59.9% 637
March 67.5% 693
April 75.9% 668
May 77.3% 488
June 72.9% 408
July 68.6% 379
August 62.2% 345
September 73.3% 302
October 76.9% 434
November 77.4% 571
December 56% 671

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.

BOS to PBI in one number

BOS → PBI

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 72 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,225 flights

68.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about BOS to PBI

Which airline is most reliable from BOS to PBI?
Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 74.6% of the time, with 1,692 scheduled. JetBlue Airways came in at 65.8% over 4,516 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly BOS to PBI?
December, at 56% of arrivals on time, with 671 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 77.4%.
How late are BOS–PBI flights when they are late?
72 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 BOS to PBI flight cancelled?
1.8% 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.