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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Pensacola

DFWPNS · 604 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Pensacola International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
1,769
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Airlines on this route

  • American Airlines67% on time · 1,718 flights
  • Spirit Airlines78% on time · 51 flights

Too little history on this route to call a winner. We rank airlines only after 100 flights each.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–PNS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 55% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 70% on time on Thursdays against 65% on Saturdays.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% 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
  • Mon65%(242 flights)
  • Tue68%(219 flights)
  • Wed68%(224 flights)
  • Thu70%(265 flights)
  • Fri68%(250 flights)
  • Sat65%(248 flights)
  • Sun68%(264 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(7 flights)
  • 6–9 AM78%(312 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(293 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(390 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(454 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(140 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM55%(116 flights)
On-time trend by month
60%
May

Jun 59% → May 60% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%209
July 202564%232
August 202563%155
September 202583%126
October 202580%136
November 202557%99
December 202552%105
January 202672%83
February 202680%109
March 202667%146
April 202679%144
May 202660%168

Based on 1,769 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.