Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Pensacola
743 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–PNS arrive on time 89% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate89%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 92 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights92
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 MCI → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 117 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 275 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 91% on time.
- Thursdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 57 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 58 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 57 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 81 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 20 min · 56 flights · limited
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