Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Delta’s ATL → PNS flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	ATL	PNS	1h 13m	84%	1.8%	2,825	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Pensacola on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Pensacola is 1 h behind Atlanta). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	ATL 06:24 → CLT 07:55AA 5176 · flown by PSA	3h 27m Charlotte	CLT 11:22 → PNS 12:17AA 5349 · flown by PSA	6h 54m	97%	85%
United Details →	ATL 11:37 → IAH 12:47UA 425	1h 33m Houston	IAH 14:20 → PNS 16:06UA 4869 · flown by CommuteAir	5h 29m	96%	80%
Southwest Details →	ATL 06:30 → DAL 07:35WN 192	2h 00m Dallas	DAL 09:35 → PNS 11:25WN 3796	5h 55m	100%	78%
American Details →	ATL 05:00 → CLT 06:25AA 5507 · flown by PSA	2h 55m Charlotte	CLT 09:20 → PNS 10:08AA 2316	6h 08m	96%	77%
American Details →	ATL 10:38 → MIA 12:38AA 512	2h 53m Miami	MIA 15:31 → PNS 16:34AA 3749 · flown by Envoy	6h 50m	96%	76%
American Details →	ATL 07:25 → ORD 08:45AA 616	3h 14m Chicago	ORD 11:59 → PNS 14:26AA 4023 · flown by Envoy	8h 01m	95%	75%
United Details →	ATL 15:57 → IAH 17:23UA 3992 · flown by Mesa	2h 57m Houston	IAH 20:20 → PNS 22:01UA 497	7h 04m	95%	74%
United Details →	ATL 07:30 → DEN 08:51UA 340	1h 29m Denver	DEN 10:20 → PNS 14:15UA 2185	7h 45m	96%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ATL 19:00 → MIA 21:00AA 1367	2h 08m Miami	MIA 23:08 → PNS 23:59AA 4109 · flown by Envoy	5h 59m	72%	59%
American Details →	ATL 15:06 → CLT 16:36AA 5041 · flown by PSA	1h 40m Charlotte	CLT 18:16 → PNS 19:10AA 5429 · flown by PSA	5h 04m	72%	47%
American Details →	ATL 17:34 → DFW 19:08AA 1376	1h 14m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:22 → PNS 22:22AA 5510 · flown by PSA	5h 48m	48%	21%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

LGA · 1h 19m · leaves 06:00 3%

PHL · 53m · leaves 06:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 49m · leaves 15:57 39%

DFW · 1h 14m · leaves 17:34 52%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 3144 ATL 07:38 → CLT American AA 5349 CLT 11:22 → PNS Connection details →	2h 29m	5h 40m	96%	88%
Delta DL 1682 ATL 10:05 → IAH United UA 4869 IAH 14:20 → PNS Connection details →	3h 02m	7h 01m	97%	80%
Delta DL 1178 ATL 07:25 → ORD American AA 4023 ORD 11:59 → PNS Connection details →	3h 24m	8h 01m	100%	78%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON