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Route Reliability

Washington → Pensacola

DCA–PNS · 816 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Pensacola International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
1,070
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 69% of the time across 1,070 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–PNS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 57% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

DCA–PNS flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Mondays. On Thursdays: 64%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(147 flights)
  • Tue66%(148 flights)
  • Wed66%(148 flights)
  • Thu64%(149 flights)
  • Fri69%(147 flights)
  • Sat69%(138 flights)
  • Sun69%(147 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(259 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM68%(84 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(304 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(47 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(330 flights)
On-time trend by month
57%
May

Jun 64% → May 57% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%80
July 202568%83
August 202577%90
September 202579%89
October 202579%93
November 202569%80
December 202566%80
January 202658%86
February 202672%78
March 202664%85
April 202670%89
May 202657%91

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Based on 1,070 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.