Historical on-time performance
Pensacola to Dallas
592 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PNS–DAL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 496 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights496
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft65%
- 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 PNS → DAL
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 65% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 332 flights
- Middays89% on time · p90 10 min · 632 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 287 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 75 min · 93 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 91% on time.
- Wednesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 160 flights · limited
- Fridays87% on time · p90 20 min · 164 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 163 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 166 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 268 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 162 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 261 flights
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