Historical on-time performance
Houston to Pensacola
Flights on IAH–PNS arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 456 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.5%Flights396
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.0%Flights60
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline48%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 IAH → PNS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 71% on time.
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 85 min · 306 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 436 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 703 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 73% on time.
- Mondays73% on time · p90 90 min · 211 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 222 flights
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 211 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 221 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 85 min · 214 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 75 min · 215 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 80 min · 206 flights
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