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Route Reliability

Denver → Pensacola

DEN–PNS · 1,179 miles · Denver International Airport to Pensacola International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
620
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines81%242 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines79%210 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines71%168 flights

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 80% of the time, against 75% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

DEN–PNS flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 71%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 71%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 620 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(104 flights)
  • Tue76%(58 flights)
  • Wed79%(62 flights)
  • Thu75%(80 flights)
  • Fri78%(101 flights)
  • Sat82%(115 flights)
  • Sun80%(96 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(345 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(262 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 75% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%72
July 202572%74
August 202577%44
September 202574%34
October 202562%53
November 202587%47
December 202563%16
January 202679%14
February 2026100%22
March 202667%76
April 202689%78
May 202686%86

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Based on 620 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.