Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Pensacola
794 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–PNS arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 ORD → 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 81% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,143 flights
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 160 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Mondays84% on time · p90 40 min · 170 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 168 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 262 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 168 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 50 min · 171 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 170 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 196 flights · limited
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