Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Pensacola
935 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–PNS arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay110 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.4%of scheduled flights
based on 237 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights62
- PSA AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep90135 minCancel4.6%Flights175
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 PHL → 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 53% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 40 min · 237 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 35 min · 329 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 40 min · 139 flights · limited
- Evenings53% on time · p90 180 min · 122 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 102 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 110 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 60 min · 130 flights · limited
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 115 flights · limited
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 45 min · 117 flights · limited
- Fridays68% on time · p90 70 min · 131 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 65 min · 123 flights · limited
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