Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Pensacola
391 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–PNS arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 930 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.0%Flights930
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BNA → PNS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 1,094 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 223 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 335 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 40 min · 410 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 60 min · 528 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 351 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 353 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 369 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 379 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 381 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 379 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 378 flights
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