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 one-hour layover misses 1 time in 5 at 10 am and 2 times in 5 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	PNS	2h 39m	69%	3.9%	1,074	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 Washington). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	DCA 06:00 → MCI 07:40WN 358	1h 30m Kansas City	MCI 09:10 → PNS 11:15WN 4593	6h 15m	100%	91%
American Details →	DCA 06:18 → CLT 07:57AA 1581	3h 25m Charlotte	CLT 11:22 → PNS 12:17AA 5349 · flown by PSA	7h 00m	97%	87%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	2h 51m Atlanta	ATL 10:39 → PNS 10:51DL 3198	5h 52m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → ATL 08:51DL 330	3h 59m Atlanta	ATL 12:50 → PNS 13:00DL 1640	7h 04m	99%	84%
United Details →	DCA 07:15 → ORD 08:28UA 2638	2h 10m Chicago	ORD 10:38 → PNS 13:07UA 2672	6h 52m	100%	82%
American Details →	DCA 08:25 → ORD 10:00AA 4360 · flown by Republic	1h 59m Chicago	ORD 11:59 → PNS 14:26AA 4023 · flown by Envoy	7h 01m	100%	80%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 54m Charlotte	CLT 09:20 → PNS 10:08AA 2316	6h 08m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	DCA 10:16 → ATL 12:08DL 926	3h 03m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → PNS 15:26DL 1013	6h 10m	99%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DCA 11:55 → MIA 14:38AA 1627	53m Miami	MIA 15:31 → PNS 16:34AA 3749 · flown by Envoy	5h 33m	71%	57%
United Details →	DCA 16:59 → IAH 19:27UA 1785	53m Houston	IAH 20:20 → PNS 22:01UA 497	6h 02m	60%	46%
American Details →	DCA 19:10 → MIA 22:00AA 3244	1h 08m Miami	MIA 23:08 → PNS 23:59AA 4109 · flown by Envoy	5h 49m	58%	45%

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

ORD · 55m · leaves 08:25 10%

CLT · 1h 09m · leaves 08:30 11%

ATL · 47m · leaves 08:00 21%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 18:25 26%

IAH · 53m · leaves 16:59 40%

MIA · 1h 08m · leaves 19:10 42%

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.


Southwest WN 4969 DCA 06:55 → ATL Delta DL 1640 ATL 12:50 → PNS Connection details →	4h 00m	7h 08m	100%	86%
United UA 1061 DCA 08:25 → ORD American AA 4444 ORD 12:29 → PNS Connection details →	2h 46m	7h 38m	98%	76%
Southwest WN 194 DCA 11:45 → ATL Delta DL 2211 ATL 16:50 → PNS Connection details →	3h 15m	6h 21m	94%	75%

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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