Route Reliability
Chicago → Pensacola
ORD–PNS · 794 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pensacola International Airport
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.8%
- Cancelled
- 683
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines82%436 flights
- 2.American Airlines77%247 flights
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
ORD–PNS flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 53% between 6–9 PM.
Tuesday has been the better bet.
A small edge: 83% on time on Tuesdays against 77% on Fridays.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 77%.
Slipping a little lately.
ORD–PNS flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% 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
- Mon83%(87 flights)
- Tue83%(84 flights)
- Wed83%(89 flights)
- Thu82%(99 flights)
- Fri77%(98 flights)
- Sat79%(107 flights)
- Sun77%(107 flights)
- 6–9 AM68%(19 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM82%(572 flights)
- 12–3 PM86%(50 flights)
- 6–9 PM53%(30 flights)
Jun 77% → May 85% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 39 |
| July 2025 | 92% | 39 |
| August 2025 | 88% | 33 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 75% | 57 |
| December 2025 | 75% | 61 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 34 |
| February 2026 | 88% | 75 |
| March 2026 | 74% | 109 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 83 |
| May 2026 | 85% | 80 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 683 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.