Newark (EWR) to West Palm Beach (PBI)
Flight time
≈ 2h 51m
Bearing
201° S
Newark (EWR) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 1,025 miles (1,650 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies EWR–PBI
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop EWR–PBI; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 28% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
760
April 2026
Seats
126,188
both directions
Passengers
94,242
both directions
Load factor
74.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies EWR–PBI?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop EWR–PBI departures in April 2026 (597), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
597 departures · 100,522 seats
Share of departures78.6%72.8%
Load
- B6
JetBlue Airways
142 departures · 21,970 seats
Share of departures18.7%81.5%
Load
- NK
Spirit Airlines
21 departures · 3,696 seats
Share of departures2.8%86.6%
Load
What plane flies EWR–PBI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 28% of EWR–PBI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
209 departures · 72.7% load
27.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
134 departures · 75.6% load
17.6% - Boeing 737-900ER
129 departures · 66.6% load
17.0% - Airbus A320
116 departures · 78.7% load
15.3% - Boeing 757-200
56 departures · 76.7% load
7.4% - Airbus A319
50 departures · 78.8% load
6.6% - Airbus A220-300
47 departures · 92.4% load
6.2% - Boeing 737-700
16 departures · 74.3% load
2.1% - Airbus A321neo
2 departures · 77.8% load
0.3% - Boeing 737-900
1 departures · 39.1% load
0.1%
How has EWR–PBI traffic changed?
Nonstop EWR–PBI departures rose from 485 in May 2025 to 760 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop EWR–PBI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
485 departures · 62,729 passengers
75.4%
Load
June 2025
392 departures · 57,657 passengers
86.8%
Load
July 2025
401 departures · 59,594 passengers
88.5%
Load
August 2025
431 departures · 62,639 passengers
86.0%
Load
September 2025
403 departures · 52,853 passengers
76.9%
Load
October 2025
464 departures · 64,793 passengers
82.6%
Load
November 2025
630 departures · 82,652 passengers
78.9%
Load
December 2025
771 departures · 108,144 passengers
82.7%
Load
January 2026
702 departures · 94,757 passengers
79.8%
Load
February 2026
647 departures · 92,916 passengers
84.0%
Load
March 2026
796 departures · 116,734 passengers
86.6%
Load
April 2026
760 departures · 94,242 passengers
74.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PBI → EWR
81.1% full
381 departures · 51,138 passengers
EWR → PBI
68.3% full
379 departures · 43,104 passengers
Nonstop EWR–PBI traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Newark (EWR) from West Palm Beach (PBI)?
EWR to PBI is 1,025 miles (1,650 km / 891 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from EWR to PBI?
A nonstop covers the 1,025-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies EWR–PBI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (27.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 9 (17.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying EWR–PBI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,025-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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