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Route Reliability

Pensacola → Chicago

PNSORD · 794 miles · Pensacola International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
683
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines81%247 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines79%436 flights

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

PNS–ORD flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

PNS–ORD flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Thursdays and just 74% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 79% to 81% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon80%(97 flights)
  • Tue78%(82 flights)
  • Wed78%(86 flights)
  • Thu89%(89 flights)
  • Fri74%(98 flights)
  • Sat78%(105 flights)
  • Sun80%(106 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(30 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(43 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(563 flights)
  • 3–6 PM89%(27 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 67% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%39
July 202571%38
August 202588%33
September 202580%30
October 202590%31
November 202577%56
December 202578%59
January 202674%34
February 202691%75
March 202678%109
April 202674%80
May 202685%79

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.