Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Pensacola
598 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–PNS arrive on time 89% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate89%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 168 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights168
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 STL → PNS
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 10 min · 231 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 232 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 80% on time.
- Sundays80% on time · p90 25 min · 130 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 155 flights · limited
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