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

Connect in the morning. The same 80-minute layover misses 6% of the time at 9 am and 17% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	PNS	1h 40m	71%	0.6%	490	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:00 → ATL 09:05WN 1261	3h 45m Atlanta	ATL 12:50 → PNS 13:00DL 1640	7h 03m	100%	86%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → MCI 07:35WN 4631	1h 35m Kansas City	MCI 09:10 → PNS 11:15WN 4593	5h 10m	95%	86%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 09:30 → ATL 12:35WN 1766	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → PNS 15:26DL 1013	5h 56m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516	1h 24m Atlanta	ATL 10:39 → PNS 10:51DL 3198	4h 47m	94%	80%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:00 → DEN 07:00WN 1296	3h 20m Denver	DEN 10:20 → PNS 14:15UA 2185	8h 15m	100%	78%
Southwest + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 10:45 → DEN 11:45WN 4394	3h 01m Denver	DEN 14:46 → PNS 18:41F9 3930	8h 03m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	DAL 10:09 → ATL 13:20DL 441	3h 30m Atlanta	ATL 16:50 → PNS 17:06DL 2211	6h 57m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	DAL 15:59 → ATL 19:14DL 512	2h 25m Atlanta	ATL 21:39 → PNS 21:54DL 3086	5h 54m	95%	75%

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.

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 18:40 17%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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