PBI · West Palm Beach, United States
Palm Beach International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 26.6832° N, 80.0956° W
Palm Beach International Airport
Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PBI
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3766; ident KPBI; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
pbia.org
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Palm Beach International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
PBI / KPBI
OurAirports ident
KPBI
GPS / local code
KPBI / PBI
ISO region
US-FL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
pbia.org
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1432310
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
5.5 km
Approximate distance to central West Palm Beach.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
10,001 ft / 3,048 m
Runway surface
asph-g (3)
Opened / operator
1936
Owner / entity
Q1432310
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Palm Beach International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for West Palm Beach, United States. West Palm Beach's built-up core sits roughly 5.5 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI / KPBI) is at 26.6832° N, 80.0956° W, elevation 19 ft (6 m), serving West Palm Beach, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
West Palm Beach is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central West Palm Beach: 6 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for PBI.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI / KPBI)
Palm Beach International Airport · Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Known label 1
MFW
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PBI, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
South Florida
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PBI, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KPBI · KPBI · PBI · US-FL
pbia.org · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is also the primary airport for most of Palm Beach County, serving the suburbs and cities of Boca Raton, Wellington, Boynton Beach, Jupiter, and Palm Beach Gardens.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for PBI; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Palm Springs
palm-springs · 5.3 km from PBI
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 22,341 · city coordinates 26.6359, -80.0961
2. West Palm Beach
west-palm-beach · 5.5 km from PBI
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 120,932 · city coordinates 26.7153, -80.0534
3. Greenacres City
greenacres-city · 7.2 km from PBI
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 32,963 · city coordinates 26.6237, -80.1253
4. Lake Worth Corridor
lake-worth-corridor · 7.4 km from PBI
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 20,635 · city coordinates 26.6165, -80.1010
5. Lake Worth Beach
lake-worth-beach · 7.7 km from PBI
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 37,498 · city coordinates 26.6171, -80.0723
6. Riviera Beach
riviera-beach · 11 km from PBI
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 34,005 · city coordinates 26.7753, -80.0581
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. FLL KFLL
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale
68 km from PBI · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 9 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 26.0726, -80.1527
2. MIA KMIA
Miami International Airport · Miami
101 km from PBI · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 8 ft (2 m) · airport coordinates 25.7960, -80.2898
3. RSW KRSW
Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers
166 km from PBI · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 30 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 26.5347, -81.7528
4. MCO KMCO
Orlando International Airport · Orlando
228 km from PBI · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 96 ft (29 m) · airport coordinates 28.4294, -81.3090
5. SRQ KSRQ
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton
256 km from PBI · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 30 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 27.3946, -82.5544
Route-time reference set
1. PBI-FLL
Fort Lauderdale · 68 km · 55m
America/New_York · +0h from PBI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PBI-MIA
Miami · 101 km · 58m
America/New_York · +0h from PBI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PBI-RSW
Fort Myers · 166 km · 1h 3m
America/New_York · +0h from PBI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. PBI-MCO
Orlando · 228 km · 1h 7m
America/New_York · +0h from PBI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. PBI-SRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton · 256 km · 1h 9m
America/New_York · +0h from PBI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 10,001 ft / 3,048 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asph-g (3)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PBI.
Runway identifiers
10L/28R · 10R/28L · 14/32
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. FLL KFLL
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale · 68 km from PBI
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 9 ft (3 m) · 26.0726, -80.1527
2. MIA KMIA
Miami International Airport · Miami · 101 km from PBI
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 8 ft (2 m) · 25.7960, -80.2898
3. RSW KRSW
Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers · 166 km from PBI
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 30 ft (9 m) · 26.5347, -81.7528
4. MCO KMCO
Orlando International Airport · Orlando · 228 km from PBI
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 96 ft (29 m) · 28.4294, -81.3090
5. SRQ KSRQ
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton · 256 km from PBI
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 30 ft (9 m) · 27.3946, -82.5544
6. SFB KSFB
Orlando Sanford International Airport · Orlando · 258 km from PBI
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 55 ft (17 m) · 28.7743, -81.2346
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is the third busiest airport in the Miami metropolitan area after Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PBI.
Country and authority
PBI sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). PBI is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
PBI is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with MFW, South Florida. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is also the primary airport for most of Palm Beach County, serving the suburbs and cities of Boca Raton, Wellington, Boynton Beach, Jupiter, and Palm Beach Gardens.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1432310 · Palm Beach International Airport. Administrative area: West Palm Beach. Named after: Palm Beach County
Field and clock profile
Palm Beach International Airport is a near sea-level field at 19 ft (6 m), positioned at 26.6832° N, 80.0956° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 10,001 ft / 3,048 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Palm Springs is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.3 km. FLL Fort Lauderdale is the closest retained airport alternative at 68 km.
Country airport peers
PBI is compared with FLL Fort Lauderdale at 68 km, MIA Miami at 101 km, RSW Fort Myers at 166 km, MCO Orlando at 228 km, SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton at 256 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
PBI-FLL Fort Lauderdale: 68 km, about 55m, +0h. PBI-MIA Miami: 101 km, about 58m, +0h. PBI-RSW Fort Myers: 166 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. PBI-MCO Orlando: 228 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KPBI backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. pbia.org is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 10,001 ft / 3,048 m
Runway identifiers
10L/28R, 10R/28L, 14/32
OurAirports classifies PBI as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for West Palm Beach.
PBI (KPBI) is a near sea-level field at 19 ft (6 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PBI sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PBI's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 10,001 ft / 3,048 m and source surfaces recorded as asph-g (3).
Civil aviation oversight for PBI runs through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- It is the third busiest airport in the Miami metropolitan area after Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at pbia.org, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PBI
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
PBI uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Palm Beach International Airport is about 5.5 km from central West Palm Beach; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
FLL Fort Lauderdale is the closest retained alternate at 68 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
pbia.org is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place PBI inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PBI ranks #61 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
PBI shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PBI is 19 ft (6 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include GYE 19 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · ADL 20 ft (6 m) (1 ft delta) · AEP 18 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta) · BOS 20 ft (6 m) (1 ft delta) · EWR 18 ft (5 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PBI's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are FLL 68 km +0h · MIA 101 km +0h · RSW 166 km +0h · MCO 228 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | FLL | 68 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Miami | MIA | 101 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Fort Myers | RSW | 166 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Orlando | MCO | 228 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Sarasota/Bradenton | SRQ | 256 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PBI to FLL
Fort Lauderdale
Distance 68 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PBI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PBI to MIA
Miami
Distance 101 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PBI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PBI to RSW
Fort Myers
Distance 166 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from PBI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central West Palm Beach is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
West Palm Beach is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Palm Beach International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from PBI, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Palm Springs
palm-springs · 5.3 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
West Palm Beach
west-palm-beach · 5.5 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Greenacres City
greenacres-city · 7.2 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lake Worth Corridor
lake-worth-corridor · 7.4 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lake Worth Beach
lake-worth-beach · 7.7 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Riviera Beach
riviera-beach · 11 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Royal Palm Beach
royal-palm-beach · 14 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wellington
wellington · 15 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Palm Beach Gardens
palm-beach-gardens · 16 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Boynton Beach
boynton-beach · 18 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
The Acreage
the-acreage · 21 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Delray Beach
delray-beach · 25 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Palm Beach International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Miami (MIA), Fort Myers (RSW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 10,001 ft / 3,048 m; identifiers 10L/28R, 10R/28L, 14/32.
- Runway surfaces: asph-g (3); 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1936.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PBI. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFLL
Fort Lauderdale · large airport
- Distance
- 68 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 9 ft (3 m)
Compare against FLL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Miami International AirportMIA
Miami · large airport
- Distance
- 101 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 8 ft (2 m)
Compare against MIA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Southwest Florida International AirportRSW
Fort Myers · large airport
- Distance
- 166 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9 m)
Compare against RSW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Orlando International AirportMCO
Orlando · large airport
- Distance
- 228 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 96 ft (29 m)
Compare against MCO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sarasota Bradenton International AirportSRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton · large airport
- Distance
- 256 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9 m)
Compare against SRQ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) in?▾
Palm Beach International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Palm Beach International Airport?▾
Palm Beach International Airport uses IATA code PBI and ICAO code KPBI.
Where is Palm Beach International Airport located?▾
Palm Beach International Airport is located in West Palm Beach, United States at coordinates 26.6832° N, 80.0956° W, with an elevation of 19 ft (6 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Palm Beach International Airport from central West Palm Beach?▾
Palm Beach International Airport sits roughly 5.5 km from the nearest mapped city center for West Palm Beach.
Which route reference is most useful from PBI?▾
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from PBI.
Which authority regulates PBI?▾
Palm Beach International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to PBI?▾
PBI's curated peers in United States on this site include FLL Fort Lauderdale, MIA Miami, RSW Fort Myers, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Palm Beach International Airport have?▾
Palm Beach International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,001 ft / 3,048 m; identifiers include 10L/28R, 10R/28L, 14/32.