Historical on-time performance
Washington to Pensacola
Flights on DCA–PNS arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 928 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time87%Medianon timep90on timeCancel3.2%Flights31
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.9%Flights897
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security3%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 36 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → PNS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 60% to 75% on time.
- Mornings75% on time · p90 40 min · 559 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 60 min · 835 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 55 min · 276 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 110 min · 1,001 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 71% on time.
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 379 flights
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 386 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 55 min · 390 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 80 min · 389 flights
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 75 min · 386 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 95 min · 392 flights
- Fridays63% on time · p90 85 min · 392 flights
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