Historical on-time performance
Pensacola to Houston
488 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PNS–HOU 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)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 300 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights300
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline6%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 → HOU
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 — 96% on time.
- Mornings96% on time · p90 on time · 225 flights
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 434 flights
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 25 min · 178 flights · limited
- Evenings73% on time · p90 35 min · 227 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 140 flights · limited
- Mondays89% on time · p90 10 min · 150 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 138 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 221 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 151 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 150 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 165 flights · limited
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