Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Pensacola
592 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–PNS arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 496 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights496
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DAL → PNS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 260 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 682 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 40 min · 282 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 45 min · 110 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 166 flights · limited
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 268 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 20 min · 163 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 160 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 261 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 164 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 162 flights · limited
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