Historical on-time performance
Houston to Pensacola
488 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–PNS arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 300 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights300
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft65%
- 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 HOU → PNS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 20 min · 319 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 30 min · 505 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 55 min · 167 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 60 min · 137 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 159 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 149 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 30 min · 154 flights · limited
- Fridays74% on time · p90 35 min · 153 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 35 min · 223 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 148 flights · limited
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 35 min · 153 flights · limited
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