Historical on-time performance
Houston to Pensacola
488 miData through May 2026Source: 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 delay35 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 timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights300
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline45%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 20 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 324 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 30 min · 399 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 70 min · 192 flights · limited
- Evenings60% on time · p90 60 min · 174 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 165 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 140 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 151 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 40 min · 150 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 40 min · 221 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 138 flights · limited
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 35 min · 151 flights · limited
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