West Palm Beach (PBI) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 2h 42m
Bearing
16° N
West Palm Beach (PBI) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 953 miles (1,534 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PBI–PHL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop PBI–PHL; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 40% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
326
April 2026
Seats
57,174
both directions
Passengers
43,060
both directions
Load factor
75.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies PBI–PHL?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop PBI–PHL departures in April 2026 (240), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- AA
American Airlines
240 departures · 40,224 seats
Share of departures73.6%71.9%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
83 departures · 16,734 seats
Share of departures25.5%83.8%
Load
- LF
Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
2 departures · 16 seats
Share of departures0.6%31.3%
Load
- B6
JetBlue Airways
1 departures · 200 seats
Share of departures0.3%63.5%
Load
What plane flies PBI–PHL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 40% of PBI–PHL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
132 departures · 63.8% load
40.5% - Airbus A320
64 departures · 84.1% load
19.6% - Airbus A320neo
44 departures · 86.4% load
13.5% - Airbus A321neo
37 departures · 76.3% load
11.3% - Airbus A321
27 departures · 92.2% load
8.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
12 departures · 65.0% load
3.7% - Airbus A319
8 departures · 84.4% load
2.5% - Cessna 510 Mustang
2 departures · 31.3% load
0.6%
How has PBI–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop PBI–PHL departures rose from 281 in May 2025 to 326 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop PBI–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
281 departures · 37,944 passengers
77.2%
Load
June 2025
211 departures · 29,549 passengers
83.1%
Load
July 2025
196 departures · 28,010 passengers
85.0%
Load
August 2025
208 departures · 27,676 passengers
78.1%
Load
September 2025
175 departures · 21,603 passengers
76.8%
Load
October 2025
248 departures · 30,081 passengers
73.9%
Load
November 2025
209 departures · 30,186 passengers
77.0%
Load
December 2025
306 departures · 40,586 passengers
71.5%
Load
January 2026
281 departures · 38,517 passengers
75.7%
Load
February 2026
273 departures · 41,037 passengers
83.7%
Load
March 2026
319 departures · 50,730 passengers
85.0%
Load
April 2026
326 departures · 43,060 passengers
75.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PBI → PHL
83.1% full
164 departures · 23,884 passengers
PHL → PBI
67.5% full
162 departures · 19,176 passengers
Nonstop PBI–PHL 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 West Palm Beach (PBI) from Philadelphia (PHL)?
PBI to PHL is 953 miles (1,534 km / 828 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PBI to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 953-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 42m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PBI–PHL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (40.5%), followed by the Airbus A320 (19.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying PBI–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 953-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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