Historical on-time performance
Denver to Pensacola
1,179 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–PNS arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 153 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights61
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time63%Median5 minp9050 minCancel0.0%Flights92
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft40%
- 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 DEN → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 30 min · 152 flights · limited
- Middays74% on time · p90 40 min · 589 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 416 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 90 min · 82 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 120 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 190 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 35 min · 166 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 319 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 75 min · 202 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 30 min · 143 flights · limited
- Tuesdays65% on time · p90 45 min · 99 flights · limited
Advertisement
Keep exploring