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Route Reliability

Pensacola → Denver

PNS–DEN · 1,179 miles · Pensacola International Airport to Denver International Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
620
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines74%242 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines71%168 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines65%210 flights

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

PNS–DEN flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 66% between 3–6 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

PNS–DEN flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays and just 64% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 74% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 65%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 620 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(103 flights)
  • Tue77%(57 flights)
  • Wed79%(62 flights)
  • Thu73%(78 flights)
  • Fri67%(101 flights)
  • Sat64%(113 flights)
  • Sun74%(95 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(3 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(100 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(404 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(102 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 69% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%71
July 202567%70
August 202545%42
September 202560%35
October 202569%52
November 202585%47
December 202531%16
January 202686%14
February 202691%22
March 202675%76
April 202678%78
May 202670%86

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Based on 620 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.