Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches West Palm Beach on time 77% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

Ranked by chance you reach West Palm Beach on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (West Palm Beach is 1 h ahead of Houston). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	HOU 05:50 → ATL 08:50WN 2622	2h 13m Atlanta	ATL 11:03 → PBI 12:54DL 1190	6h 06m	100%	80%
Southwest Details →	HOU 05:25 → BWI 09:30WN 3797	2h 05m Baltimore	BWI 11:35 → PBI 14:05WN 1044	7h 40m	100%	77%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	HOU 09:45 → ATL 12:48WN 1947	3h 51m Atlanta	ATL 16:39 → PBI 18:34DL 959	7h 49m	100%	73%
Delta Details →	HOU 10:16 → ATL 13:20DL 1509	2h 08m Atlanta	ATL 15:28 → PBI 17:23DL 1458	6h 07m	97%	70%
American Details →	HOU 06:03 → DFW 07:30AA 3395 · flown by Envoy	2h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:30 → PBI 13:21AA 2276	6h 17m	95%	66%
Delta Details →	HOU 17:12 → ATL 20:28DL 2381	2h 31m Atlanta	ATL 22:59 → PBI 00:51 +1DL 1065	6h 39m	94%	64%
Delta Details →	HOU 13:10 → ATL 16:18DL 1195	2h 40m Atlanta	ATL 18:58 → PBI 20:51DL 1058	6h 42m	95%	58%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	HOU 11:15 → LGA 15:45WN 2014	3h 44m New York	LGA 19:29 → PBI 22:46DL 2410	10h 31m	96%	55%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	HOU 16:14 → DFW 17:38AA 5002 · flown by SkyWest	1h 12m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:50 → PBI 22:45AA 2467	5h 31m	63%	36%
Southwest Details →	HOU 15:25 → BWI 19:35WN 184	1h 05m Baltimore	BWI 20:40 → PBI 23:15WN 1045	6h 55m	36%	19%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 12m · leaves 16:14 37%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON