Route Reliability
Houston → Pensacola
IAH–PNS · 489 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.0%
- Cancelled
- 1,586
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Airlines on this route
- United Airlines79% on time · 1,576 flights
- Spirit Airlines80% on time · 10 flights
Too little history on this route to call a winner. We rank airlines only after 100 flights each.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
IAH–PNS flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 62% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
IAH–PNS flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 74%.
Slipping a little lately.
IAH–PNS flights arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon79%(225 flights)
- Tue85%(210 flights)
- Wed82%(222 flights)
- Thu78%(221 flights)
- Fri77%(226 flights)
- Sat75%(229 flights)
- Sun74%(228 flights)
- 6–9 AM82%(358 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(572 flights)
- 3–6 PM84%(83 flights)
- 6–9 PM77%(501 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM62%(47 flights)
Jun 64% → May 75% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 64% | 140 |
| July 2025 | 70% | 153 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 140 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 120 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 128 |
| November 2025 | 80% | 137 |
| December 2025 | 81% | 146 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 126 |
| February 2026 | 87% | 111 |
| March 2026 | 84% | 118 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 119 |
| May 2026 | 75% | 123 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,586 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.