Los Angeles (LAX) to West Palm Beach (PBI)
Flight time
≈ 5h 27m
Bearing
92° E
Los Angeles (LAX) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 2,326 miles (3,743 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–PBI
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, JetBlue Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–PBI; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 54% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
56
April 2026
Seats
8,358
both directions
Passengers
7,345
both directions
Load factor
87.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–PBI?
JetBlue Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–PBI in April 2026 (56 departures).
- B6
56 departures · 8,358 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.9%
Load
What plane flies LAX–PBI?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 54% of LAX–PBI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
30 departures · 87.0% load
53.6% - Airbus A321neo
26 departures · 89.0% load
46.4%
How has LAX–PBI traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–PBI departures rose from 1 in September 2025 to 56 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–PBI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
September 2025
1 departures · 138 passengers
86.8%
Load
October 2025
12 departures · 1,024 passengers
61.8%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 6,356 passengers
76.4%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 6,629 passengers
77.5%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 6,871 passengers
82.3%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 6,265 passengers
82.7%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 7,408 passengers
83.7%
Load
April 2026
56 departures · 7,345 passengers
87.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAX → PBI
86.4% full
28 departures · 3,610 passengers
PBI → LAX
89.4% full
28 departures · 3,735 passengers
Nonstop LAX–PBI traffic has been filed 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from West Palm Beach (PBI)?
LAX to PBI is 2,326 miles (3,743 km / 2,021 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to PBI?
A nonstop covers the 2,326-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 27m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–PBI?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (53.6%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (46.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–PBI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,326-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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