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Route Reliability

Pensacola → Washington

PNSDCA · 816 miles · Pensacola International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
34 min
Average arrival delay
4.7%
Cancelled
1,068
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 1,068 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PNS–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Tuesday is the weak spot.

PNS–DCA flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays. On Tuesdays: 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

PNS–DCA flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(145 flights)
  • Tue68%(146 flights)
  • Wed69%(146 flights)
  • Thu68%(144 flights)
  • Fri71%(148 flights)
  • Sat79%(138 flights)
  • Sun75%(148 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM81%(345 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(300 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(44 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(325 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 65% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%78
July 202572%79
August 202574%91
September 202580%89
October 202574%93
November 202575%83
December 202568%85
January 202671%84
February 202669%75
March 202667%81
April 202674%87
May 202678%90

Based on 1,068 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.