Historical on-time performance
Pensacola to Washington
Flights on PNS–DCA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 926 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel3.2%Flights31
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9095 minCancel4.5%Flights895
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline55%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather93%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 41 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PNS → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 45 min · 1,091 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 159 flights · limited
- Middays69% on time · p90 55 min · 575 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 90 min · 885 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 76% on time.
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 379 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 75 min · 392 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 390 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 385 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 80 min · 387 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 80 min · 385 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 75 min · 392 flights
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