West Palm Beach (PBI) to St Louis (STL)
Flight time
≈ 2h 51m
Bearing
327° NW
West Palm Beach (PBI) to St Louis (STL) is 1,024 miles (1,648 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PBI–STL
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop PBI–STL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 64% of departures; flights ran 59% full.
Departures
14
April 2026
Seats
2,336
both directions
Passengers
1,382
both directions
Load factor
59.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PBI–STL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop PBI–STL in April 2026 (14 departures).
- WN
14 departures · 2,336 seats
Share of departures100.0%59.2%
Load
What plane flies PBI–STL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 64% of PBI–STL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
9 departures · 60.6% load
64.3% - Boeing 737-700
3 departures · 55.7% load
21.4% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 56.6% load
14.3%
How has PBI–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop PBI–STL departures rose from 1 in October 2025 to 14 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop PBI–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
October 2025
1 departures · 32 passengers
22.4%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
63 departures · 8,000 passengers
77.3%
Load
April 2026
14 departures · 1,382 passengers
59.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PBI → STL
64.2% full
7 departures · 738 passengers
STL → PBI
54.3% full
7 departures · 644 passengers
Nonstop PBI–STL 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 West Palm Beach (PBI) from St Louis (STL)?
PBI to STL is 1,024 miles (1,648 km / 890 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PBI to STL?
A nonstop covers the 1,024-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 PBI–STL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (64.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (21.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying PBI–STL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,024-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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