Historical on-time performance
Pensacola to Orlando
381 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PNS–MCO arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled flights
based on 260 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.5%Flights260
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather24%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft31%
- 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 → MCO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Evenings72% on time · p90 75 min · 455 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 75 min · 268 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 85 min · 369 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 148 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 162 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 90 min · 163 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 80 min · 196 flights · limited
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 80 min · 196 flights · limited
- Mondays66% on time · p90 95 min · 194 flights · limited
- Sundays65% on time · p90 60 min · 199 flights · limited
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