Historical on-time performance
Houston to Pensacola
489 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–PNS arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 395 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.0%Flights60
- United AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.7%Flights335
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline54%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
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 IAH → PNS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 71% on time.
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 80 min · 290 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 409 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 722 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 71% on time.
- Mondays71% on time · p90 105 min · 211 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 225 flights
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 210 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 213 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 210 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 85 min · 200 flights
- Fridays61% on time · p90 70 min · 207 flights
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