Historical on-time performance
Pensacola to Chicago
781 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PNS–MDW arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 30 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)43%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 → MDW
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 81% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 114 flights · limited
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 108 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 91 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 30 min · 50 flights · limited
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