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PBI performance data

Palm Beach International (PBI, West Palm Beach FL) boarded 4127211 passengers in CY2024, up 8.2% vs 2023 — #51 nationally.

We hold 25 validated statistics for this airport, covering 1988 to 2024.

What this does not meanThis airport’s figures span 1 January 2018, when the DOT changed both which carriers must report (from 1% to half of one percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue) and how flights are attributed (from the operating carrier to the marketing carrier). Figures either side of that date describe different populations of flights, so they are listed by year below rather than drawn as one continuous trend.

Traffic and reliability

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2024, 1.75% of 29476 departures were cancelled and 23.1% left 15+ min late.

    2024n=29476 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • Palm Beach International (PBI, West Palm Beach FL) boarded 4127211 passengers in CY2024, up 8.2% vs 2023 — #51 nationally.

    2024complete FAA enplanement census

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2023, 1.5% of 27095 departures were cancelled and 24.1% left 15+ min late.

    2023n=27095 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2022, 3.99% of 24814 departures were cancelled and 28.3% left 15+ min late.

    2022n=24814 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2021, 1.82% of 21973 departures were cancelled and 18.2% left 15+ min late.

    2021n=21973 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2019, 1.52% of 26064 departures were cancelled and 20.2% left 15+ min late.

    2019n=26064 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2018, 1.76% of 25083 departures were cancelled and 21.5% left 15+ min late.

    2018n=25083 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2017, 2.31% of 24448 departures were cancelled and 21.3% left 15+ min late.

    2017n=24448 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2016, 1.39% of 24285 departures were cancelled and 20.3% left 15+ min late.

    2016n=24285 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2015, 1.48% of 24315 departures were cancelled and 21.2% left 15+ min late.

    2015n=24315 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2014, 1.9% of 22521 departures were cancelled and 22.1% left 15+ min late.

    2014n=22521 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2013, 0.74% of 22283 departures were cancelled and 21.4% left 15+ min late.

    2013n=22283 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2012, 0.93% of 23462 departures were cancelled and 15.9% left 15+ min late.

    2012n=23462 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2011, 1.53% of 24805 departures were cancelled and 17.7% left 15+ min late.

    2011n=24805 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2010, 1.84% of 25910 departures were cancelled and 18.2% left 15+ min late.

    2010n=25910 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2009, 0.86% of 25762 departures were cancelled and 21.4% left 15+ min late.

    2009n=25762 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2008, 0.92% of 27822 departures were cancelled and 22.1% left 15+ min late.

    2008n=27822 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2007, 1.21% of 29777 departures were cancelled and 23.7% left 15+ min late.

    2007n=29777 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2006, 0.72% of 28305 departures were cancelled and 22.3% left 15+ min late.

    2006n=28305 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2005, 1.46% of 28425 departures were cancelled and 22.6% left 15+ min late.

    2005n=28425 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2004, 1.51% of 27545 departures were cancelled and 18.2% left 15+ min late.

    2004n=27545 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2003, 0.79% of 25165 departures were cancelled and 14.0% left 15+ min late.

    2003n=25165 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 2000, 1.81% of 22995 departures were cancelled and 24.3% left 15+ min late.

    2000n=22995 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 1989, 1.56% of 26082 departures were cancelled and 21.7% left 15+ min late.

    1989n=26082 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At PBI (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL) in 1988, 0.6% of 25841 departures were cancelled and 19.5% left 15+ min late.

    1988n=25841 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

What this page does not tell you

  • Cancellation and delay rates are not directly comparable between airports. Route networks differ and so does the weather they fly through, and the source data says so.
  • Nothing here tells you what you are owed. That depends on the rule that applies to your situation, which is on the passenger rights pages.
  • These are counts and rates, not explanations. We have not tested why any figure moved.

Sources and provenance

Written by Row30 Data Desk. Data reviewed by Row30 Data Desk on July 26, 2026.

Underlying federal data covers 1988 to 2024.

Every figure above traces to a row in our statistics database: traffic-PBI-2024. Each was validated against its source row before this page could publish.

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How this article was produced

Produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a named human before publishing. The pipeline that pulls the federal data and computes the statistics is conventional software, not a language model. Software is never credited as an author.

Before a page can publish, an automated check matches every number in the draft against the stored source row. If a digit does not reconcile, the article is blocked. The same check confirms the period is stated, the citation is carried verbatim, the licence permits the use, and no comparative claim outruns its stated uncertainty.

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Source: Federal Aviation Administration passenger boarding data; analysis by Row30.

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics; analysis by Row30.