Route · FLL → PNS · 2020–2025 BTS data
Fort Lauderdale to Pensacola
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), FLL to PNS (Fort Lauderdale to Pensacola) ranks #4497 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 74.2%
- On-time
- -4.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 70 min
- Delay when late
- 1,011
- Flights
- #4497 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.6%
Best Month
Jul 2024 64%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 64%
Distance
525 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Aug 2025 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Jul 2025 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Jun 2025 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| May 2025 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Mar 2025 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Nov 2024 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Oct 2024 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Sep 2024 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Aug 2024 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | NK |
| Jul 2024 | 58 | 21 | 2 | 0 | NK |
| Jun 2024 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 0 | NK |
| May 2024 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Dec 2023 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1 | NK |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | NK |
FLL–PNS seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (90.2%) · weakest: December (63.6%)
Strongest calendar month
November
90.2% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
July
~41 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
December
63.6% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.6%
13 of 829 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 829 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
FLL - Fort Lauderdale
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Fort Lauderdale, FL.
FLL on-time profilePNS - Pensacola
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Pensacola, FL.
PNS on-time profileCompare the two airports
See FLL and PNS side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare FLL vs PNSOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from FLL
Among 62 routes leaving FLL, only 29 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 1 stay ≥85% and 32 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing FLL options should weigh this 74.2% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4581 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About FLL to PNS
On-time performance on the FLL to PNS pairing (Fort Lauderdale to Pensacola) trails a chunk of the network: 74.2% of 1,011 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 70.2-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 525 miles across 1 carrier. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 1.6% (13 of 829 flights), with 0.1% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, FLL–PNS peaks in November at 90.2% on-time while July carries the heaviest traffic (~41 flights per month) ; the softest month is December at 63.6%, a 26.6-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using FLL–PNS data
FLL–PNS sits 4.8 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare FLL and PNS airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. FLL airport
- If your dates flex, November (90.2% on-time) beats December (63.6%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 74.2% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.