PBI to AVL flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Asheville Regional Airport · 620 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PBI or AVL right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (PBI) to Asheville (AVL) arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.6% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
- Allegiant Air is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 9pm did best (77% on time); around 2pm did worst (65%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (100% on time) and Sunday the least (62%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (70%).
Which airline is most on time from PBI to AVL?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 74% | 0.6% | 33 min | 14.4% | 162 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 11am100%10 flights
- 2pm65%20 flights
- 3pm76%25 flights
- 4pm66%40 flights
- 7pm67%18 flights
- 9pm77%26 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday77%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday100%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday100%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday80%0.0% cancelled
- Friday75%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday65%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday62%2.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft70%
- Security14%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)6%
- Extreme weather2%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
PBI to AVL: common questions
- How often are PBI to AVL flights on time?
- 74% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from West Palm Beach/Palm Beach to Asheville cancelled?
- 0.6% of scheduled flights were cancelled (1 of 162).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 33 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 121 min behind schedule on average, and 14.4% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at PBI?
- Flights on this route spent 17 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: AVL to PBI — 75% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: PBI → AVL, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.