Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Pensacola
604 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–PNS arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,614 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time58%Medianon timep9095 minCancel4.6%Flights219
- Envoy AirbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel5.8%Flights274
- American AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.4%Flights1,121
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 DFW → 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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,416 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,339 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 625 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 105 min · 781 flights
- Afternoons52% on time · p90 110 min · 913 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 71% on time.
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 680 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 75 min · 725 flights
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 690 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 75 min · 765 flights
- Mondays64% on time · p90 80 min · 732 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 85 min · 748 flights
- Fridays62% on time · p90 85 min · 734 flights
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