Route Reliability
Pensacola → Washington
PNS–DCA · 816 miles · Pensacola International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 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
- Mon77%(145 flights)
- Tue68%(146 flights)
- Wed69%(146 flights)
- Thu68%(144 flights)
- Fri71%(148 flights)
- Sat79%(138 flights)
- Sun75%(148 flights)
- 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)
Jun 65% → May 78% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 65% | 78 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 79 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 91 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 89 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 93 |
| November 2025 | 75% | 83 |
| December 2025 | 68% | 85 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 84 |
| February 2026 | 69% | 75 |
| March 2026 | 67% | 81 |
| April 2026 | 74% | 87 |
| May 2026 | 78% | 90 |
Keep nerding
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.