Route Reliability

Route reliability

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (DJT) to Newark (EWR): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (DJT) to Newark, NJ (EWR), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FLNewark, NJ

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

DJT to EWR

West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL to Newark, NJ

On time
73.0%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
3.1%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
11.4%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
Scheduled flights
3,620in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
United Airlines75.7% on time · 2,783 flights

On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from DJT to EWR, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. United Airlines Most reliable 75.7% 2.4% 10.5% 95 min 0.4% 2,783
2. JetBlue Airways 67.1% 4.6% 13.5% 76 min 0.3% 717
3. Spirit Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) 45.0% 12.5% 20.8% 68 min 0.0% 120

On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.

What this means

United Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • United Airlines had the best on-time record from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (DJT) to Newark (EWR): 75.7% of its 2,783 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 67.1% for JetBlue Airways.
  • 3.1% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 32), 1.2 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 11.4% of flights, about 1 in 9, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 89 min.
  • Overall, 73.0% of flights on this route arrived on time, 2.6 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month on this route (79.6% on time) and July the least reliable (58.4%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 7.8% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (92.2% on time); flights scheduled to depart 6 pm to 7 pm were the least (50.5%).
  • In the other direction, Newark (EWR) to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (DJT), 74.4% of flights were on time and 2.8% were cancelled. Compare airlines EWR to DJT.

Best and worst months to fly DJT to EWR

Jan 70.8%
Feb 76.5%
Mar 71.1%
Apr 73.2%
May 70.5%
Jun 70.5%
Jul 58.4%
Aug 66.7%
Sep 79.6%
Oct 79.1%
Nov 75.9%
Dec 72.0%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 73.0%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 70.8% 1,060
February 76.5% 997
March 71.1% 1,169
April 73.2% 1,101
May 70.5% 844
June 70.5% 630
July 58.4% 669
August 66.7% 666
September 79.6% 592
October 79.1% 674
November 75.9% 891
December 72.0% 1,091
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
United Airlines October (81.1%) July (57.5%)
JetBlue Airways September (77.9%) April (60.5%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 82.3%
Oct 67.8%
Nov 68.9%
Dec 69.2%
Jan 72.3%
Feb 72.0%
Mar 67.4%
Apr 79.9%
May 89.0%
Jun 73.7%
Jul 65.7%
Aug 68.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 82.3% 203
Oct 2025 67.8% 236
Nov 2025 68.9% 325
Dec 2025 69.2% 393
Jan 2026 72.3% 368
Feb 2026 72.0% 350
Mar 2026 67.4% 408
Apr 2026 79.9% 383
May 2026 89.0% 291
Jun 2026 73.7% 224
Jul 2026 65.7% 213
Aug 2026 68.6% 226

Best and worst departure times

6a 90.0%
7a 92.2%
8a 90.9%
9a 81.8%
10a 86.4%
11a 77.0%
12p 80.4%
1p 72.5%
2p 56.9%
3p 69.0%
4p 59.4%
5p 54.9%
6p 50.5%
7p 55.1%
8p 72.3%
9p 70.2%
10p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at DJT, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing 6 am to 7 am 90.0% 310
Departing 7 am to 8 am 92.2% 332
Departing 8 am to 9 am 90.9% 187
Departing 9 am to 10 am 81.8% 77
Departing 10 am to 11 am 86.4% 375
Departing 11 am to noon 77.0% 261
Departing noon to 1 pm 80.4% 270
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 72.5% 233
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 56.9% 232
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 69.0% 87
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 59.4% 224
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 54.9% 328
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 50.5% 208
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 55.1% 323
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 72.3% 112
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 70.2% 57
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm Insufficient sample 4
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Sources & data dates

Source
U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through
August 2026
Processed
2026-11-03
Scope
Nonstop scheduled flights from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (DJT) to Newark, NJ (EWR), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
Method
Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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