Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Pensacola
781 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–PNS arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 30 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- 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 MDW → 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 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 77 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 117 flights · limited
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 30 min · 62 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 91 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 50 flights · limited
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