Historical on-time performance
Washington to Pensacola
816 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–PNS arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.8%of scheduled flights
based on 808 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.6%Flights61
- PSA AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep90100 minCancel6.2%Flights747
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 DCA → 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 61% to 77% on time.
- Mornings77% on time · p90 35 min · 417 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 948 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 50 min · 162 flights · limited
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 964 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 150 min · 77 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 367 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 363 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 50 min · 371 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 364 flights
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 366 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 90 min · 370 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 75 min · 367 flights
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