Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) Statistics

Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) lies in unincorporated Palm Beach County, just west of downtown West Palm Beach, Florida. The FAA classifies the 2,120-acre airfield and its three runways as a medium hub. PBI is the Miami metro area's third-busiest airport and serves mostly point-to-point travelers because no airline bases a hub there.

As of November 2025, 7.77 million passengers have passed through PBI year-to-date (Jan–Nov).

• Passenger volume climbed from 5.89 million in 2014 to 6.90 million in 2019 before the pandemic stalled travel.
• COVID-19 cut traffic to 3.09 million in 2020, a 55% drop from 2019.
• Demand bounced back fast. The airport handled 5.26 million passengers in 2021, a 71% jump over 2020, then reached 6.64 million in 2022.
• PBI set a new high in 2023 with 7.77 million passengers, beating the previous 2019 peak by 12.6% (calculated).
• Growth held in 2024 as totals reached 8.40 million, an 8.2% year-over-year rise.

As of November 2025 (12 months ended), PBI handled 162,699 aircraft operations.

• Before COVID-19, the airport managed around 142,522 operations in 2019. Activity fell to 112,931 in 2020 at the pandemic low point.
• Operations rebounded to 162,237 in 2021, a 44% surge versus 2020, as private flying took off while commercial schedules were thin.
• By 2022, totals reached 171,855 and have since leveled in the mid-170,000 range each year.
• General aviation outnumbers airline movements. In 2024, private and corporate aircraft made 111,983 flights, about 64% of the total.
• PBI handled 176,089 aircraft operations in 2024, the highest total to date and a 1.6% increase over 2023.

Atlanta leads the chart with 620.84 thousand passengers in the Nov 2024–Oct 2025 period, followed by Newark (471.37 thousand) and New York LaGuardia (406.65 thousand).

• Atlanta, Newark, and New York LaGuardia were the three biggest domestic markets from PBI in Nov 2024–Oct 2025.
• Charlotte (291.72 thousand) and Boston (278.30 thousand) round out the next tier of high-volume routes.
• Multiple New York-area airports appear in the top 10, including LGA, JFK, HPN, and ISP.

Operating revenue reached $95.82 million in FY 2024 (fiscal year ending September 30).

• Operating revenue was $68.59 million in FY 2014 and rose to $71.75 million by FY 2019 before the pandemic period.
• Revenue dipped to $61.89 million in FY 2020, then recovered to $65.10 million in FY 2021.
• Growth accelerated post-pandemic, reaching $79.09 million in FY 2022, $90.64 million in FY 2023, and $95.82 million in FY 2024.

PBI's on-time performance typically ranges in the mid-70% range. For the November 2024-October 2025 period, 76% of departures and 75% of arrivals operated on schedule.

• Departure on-time performance declined sharply during the pandemic, falling to 69% in 2022, before improving to 75% in 2024 and 76% in 2025\*.
• Arrival punctuality followed a similar pattern, bottoming out at 66% in 2022 and recovering to 75% in 2025\*.
• Average delays peaked in 2024, with departing flights delayed by 84 minutes on average, before easing to 74 minutes in 2025\*.
• Cancellation rates dropped significantly, falling to just 0.44% in 2025\*, the lowest level in the period reviewed.