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

Connect in the morning. The same 90-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 9 am and 15% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	PBI	IAH	3h 01m	82%	1.2%	507	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PBI 06:00 → ATL 07:50DL 1376	3h 47m Atlanta	ATL 11:37 → IAH 12:47UA 425	7h 47m	99%	87%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PBI 07:10 → BWI 09:35WN 3189	3h 20m Baltimore	BWI 12:55 → IAH 15:11UA 743	9h 01m	100%	85%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PBI 06:10 → MCO 07:10WN 3083	2h 00m Orlando	MCO 09:10 → IAH 10:45UA 2611	5h 35m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	PBI 07:00 → ATL 08:50DL 1352	3h 40m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → IAH 13:38DL 1572	7h 38m	99%	84%
United Details →	PBI 06:00 → EWR 08:54UA 2158	3h 42m Newark	EWR 12:36 → IAH 15:34UA 2204	10h 34m	99%	84%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PBI 07:04 → PHL 09:48AA 2642	3h 16m Philadelphia	PHL 13:04 → IAH 15:35UA 2038	9h 31m	100%	83%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PBI 08:03 → CLT 10:05AA 1853	1h 43m Charlotte	CLT 11:48 → IAH 13:34UA 6236 · flown by Mesa	6h 31m	91%	81%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PBI 07:05 → DFW 09:19AA 1220	2h 40m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:59 → IAH 13:17UA 539	7h 12m	97%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PBI 17:27 → CLT 19:31AA 2270	1h 14m Charlotte	CLT 20:45 → IAH 22:27AA 1840	6h 00m	63%	43%
American Details →	PBI 16:08 → PHL 18:58AA 2280	57m Philadelphia	PHL 19:55 → IAH 22:49AA 3021	7h 41m	54%	34%
JetBlue Details →	PBI 10:44 → JFK 13:34B6 1154	55m New York	JFK 14:29 → IAH 17:19B6 281	7h 35m	68%	32%

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.

Morning

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 07:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 55m · leaves 12:25 17%

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 17:27 37%

PHL · 57m · leaves 16:08 46%

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