Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Pensacola
525 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–PNS arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 266 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights266
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security1%
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 FLL → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 461 flights
- Middays64% on time · p90 65 min · 152 flights · limited
- Evenings63% on time · p90 55 min · 164 flights · limited
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 90 min · 376 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 172 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 145 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 172 flights · limited
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 144 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 173 flights · limited
- Mondays69% on time · p90 65 min · 173 flights · limited
- Fridays66% on time · p90 70 min · 174 flights · limited
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