Historical on-time performance
Pensacola to Orlando
381 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PNS–MCO arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.2%of scheduled flights
based on 165 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel4.2%Flights165
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 → MCO
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 203 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 60 min · 235 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 75 min · 508 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 95 min · 300 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 142 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 55 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 85 min · 160 flights · limited
- Fridays71% on time · p90 75 min · 199 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 204 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 80 min · 202 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 90 min · 193 flights · limited
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