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Airport · PNS · Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola, FL

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Pensacola, FL (PNS) ranks #87 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Pensacola, FL posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

81.4%
On-time
Top 74%
on-time, US airports
81 min
Delay when late
1.17%
Cancelled
#87 of 382
Corpus placement
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PNS on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%81.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 1,048,076.

Late Aircraft 47.1% (494,088 min)
Carrier 30.4% (318,387 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 16.0% (167,206 min)
Weather 6.4% (67,064 min)
Security 0.1% (1,331 min)

PNS - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (94.3%) · worst: June (88.9%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.8%

PNS - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.7% 90.6% ▼ -5.3%

PNS - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 13.8 min · taxi-in 5.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

12 min13 min14 min15 min16 min Jan 24Dec 25 13.5 min 14.3 min ▲ +5.9%

PNS's average taxi-out (13.8 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (November 2025, 15.1 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Pensacola, FL.

Cancellation Rate

1.17%

1,679 of 143,115 flights

Diversion Rate

0.14%

194 of 143,115 flights

Delay Rate

18.6%

26,670 of 143,115 flights

Top Routes from PNS

Busiest routes to and from Pensacola, FL.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ATL (Atlanta) → PNS (Pensacola) 14,894 85.6% 271 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → ATL (Atlanta) 14,888 91.3% 271 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → PNS (Pensacola) 10,831 78.5% 488 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → CLT (Charlotte) 10,831 82.7% 488 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 9,895 74.7% 604 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → PNS (Pensacola) 9,892 72.4% 604 mi
MIA (Miami) → PNS (Pensacola) 5,418 82.5% 530 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → MIA (Miami) 5,417 83.3% 530 mi
BNA (Nashville) → PNS (Pensacola) 4,800 82.1% 391 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → BNA (Nashville) 4,771 87.8% 391 mi
DCA (Washington) → PNS (Pensacola) 4,268 74% 816 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → DCA (Washington) 4,267 79.9% 816 mi
IAH (Houston) → PNS (Pensacola) 3,923 78.1% 489 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → IAH (Houston) 3,922 86.8% 489 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → DAL (Dallas) 2,515 85.1% 592 mi
DAL (Dallas) → PNS (Pensacola) 2,513 79.1% 592 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → HOU (Houston) 2,158 84.8% 488 mi
HOU (Houston) → PNS (Pensacola) 2,155 77.1% 488 mi
PNS (Pensacola) → ORD (Chicago) 2,139 81.7% 794 mi
ORD (Chicago) → PNS (Pensacola) 2,138 82.4% 794 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Pensacola, FL, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 81.4%).

Charleston, SC

Charleston, SC

81.4% on-time 276,798 flights

El Paso, TX

El Paso, TX

81.4% on-time 186,225 flights

Little Rock, AR

Little Rock, AR

81.4% on-time 133,985 flights

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, AL

81.5% on-time 178,467 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 143,115).

Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs, CO

134,711 flights 80.4% on-time

Fresno, CA

Fresno, CA

133,263 flights 83% on-time

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, NY

131,663 flights 81.5% on-time

Greer, SC

Greer, SC

155,526 flights 83.5% on-time

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Compare performance with other Florida airports.

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Jacksonville, FL

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PNS delay-share reading

The standout signal at Pensacola, FL is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 47.1% of 1,048,076 delay minutes across 143,115 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.4% (2.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 26,670 delayed and 1,679 cancelled (1.17%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (47.1% late-aircraft, 30.4% carrier, 16.0% NAS, 6.4% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, PNS is strongest in September (94.3% on-time) and weakest in June (88.9%), a 5.4-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~2,515 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 85.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Florida: Florida flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using PNS's data

PNS's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.

  • Check the busiest route from PNS before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.8 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.