PBI to IAH flight delays
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) Houston, TX (IAH) · 956 miles
460 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
83.63%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.3%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
86 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In February it ran 40.8 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 86 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from PBI overall run 8.9 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion PBI has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only United Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on PBI to IAH. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in June.
Every airline on PBI to IAH
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 460 | 83.63% | 1.3% | 86 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
Other routes from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach
Common questions
Are flights from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Houston usually delayed?
83.63% of flights on the PBI to IAH route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Houston?
Only United Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 460 flights and 83.63% arriving on time.
How often are PBI to IAH flights cancelled?
1.3% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 13 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Houston?
February, when 97.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 57.1%.
When PBI to IAH flights are late, how late are they?
About 86 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on PBI to IAH during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →