Route · PNS → FLL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Pensacola to Fort Lauderdale
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), PNS to FLL (Pensacola to Fort Lauderdale) ranks #4495 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 70.5%
- On-time
- -8.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 77 min
- Delay when late
- 1,014
- Flights
- #4495 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.9%
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 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Aug 2025 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | NK |
| Jul 2025 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Jun 2025 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| May 2025 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Mar 2025 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | NK |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Nov 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Oct 2024 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Sep 2024 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Aug 2024 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | NK |
| Jul 2024 | 58 | 21 | 2 | 0 | NK |
| Jun 2024 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 0 | NK |
| May 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Dec 2023 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 1 | NK |
PNS–FLL seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (80.5%) · weakest: December (59.8%)
Strongest calendar month
October
80.5% on-time · ~39 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
July
~41 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
December
59.8% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.9%
16 of 831 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
2 of 831 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
PNS - Pensacola
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Pensacola, FL.
PNS on-time profileFLL - Fort Lauderdale
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Fort Lauderdale, FL.
FLL on-time profileCompare the two airports
See PNS and FLL side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare PNS vs FLLOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from PNS
Among 16 routes leaving PNS, only 4 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 5 stay ≥85% and 7 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing PNS options should weigh this 70.5% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4830 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About PNS to FLL
On-time performance on the PNS to FLL pairing (Pensacola to Fort Lauderdale) trails a chunk of the network: 70.5% of 1,014 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 77.0-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 1.9% (16 of 831 flights), with 0.2% 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, PNS–FLL peaks in October at 80.5% on-time while July carries the heaviest traffic (~41 flights per month) ; the softest month is December at 59.8%, a 20.7-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 PNS–FLL data
PNS–FLL sits 8.5 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare PNS and FLL airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. PNS airport
- If your dates flex, October (80.5% on-time) beats December (59.8%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 70.5% 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.