Historical on-time performance
Pensacola to Fort Lauderdale
525 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PNS–FLL arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 268 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.5%Flights268
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline7%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 → FLL
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 57% to 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 40 min · 404 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 50 min · 185 flights · limited
- Evenings68% on time · p90 65 min · 263 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 115 min · 249 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 50 min · 54 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 144 flights · limited
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 172 flights · limited
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 144 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 172 flights · limited
- Fridays67% on time · p90 55 min · 174 flights · limited
- Mondays65% on time · p90 70 min · 175 flights · limited
- Sundays60% on time · p90 70 min · 174 flights · limited
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