Route · LGA → PNS · 2020–2025 BTS data
New York to Pensacola
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), LGA to PNS (New York to Pensacola) ranks #4908 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.9%
- On-time
- +2.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 57 min
- Delay when late
- 518
- Flights
- #4908 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
2.5%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,030 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9E |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9E |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9E |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9E |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9E |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9E |
| Aug 2022 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | YX |
| Jul 2022 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Jun 2022 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | YX |
| May 2022 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Mar 2022 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | YX |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 | YX |
| Aug 2021 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | YX |
| Jul 2021 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | YX |
| Jun 2021 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | YX |
LGA–PNS seasonal on-time pattern
Best: June (85.3%) · weakest: May (75.8%)
Strongest calendar month
June
85.3% on-time · ~34 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
July
~36 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
May
75.8% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
2.5%
13 of 518 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
1 of 518 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
LGA - New York
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New York, NY.
LGA on-time profilePNS - Pensacola
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Pensacola, FL.
PNS on-time profileCompare the two airports
See LGA and PNS side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare LGA vs PNSOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among LGA departures
From LGA, this corridor sits with 64 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 75 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (8 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 3 below 75%). Destination: Pensacola · fleet on-time rank #2405 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About LGA to PNS
518 tracked flights put the LGA to PNS pairing (New York to Pensacola) at a 81.9% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 57.2 minutes on average. Across the 1,030-mile route and its 2 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 2.5% cancelled and 0.2% diverted (518 flights sampled).
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, LGA–PNS peaks in June at 85.3% on-time while July carries the heaviest traffic (~36 flights per month) ; the softest month is May at 75.8%, a 9.5-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 LGA–PNS data
LGA–PNS is mid-pack at 81.9% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare LGA and PNS airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. LGA airport
- If your dates flex, June (85.3% on-time) beats May (75.8%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 81.9% 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.