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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 2 in 3 on time.

Nonstops


American	DFW	PNS	1h 49m	67%	3.3%	1,714	Flying now
Spirit	DFW	PNS	–	89%few flights	0.0%	9	Not 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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	DFW 05:00 → CLT 08:38AA 575	2h 44m Charlotte	CLT 11:22 → PNS 12:17AA 5349 · flown by PSA	7h 18m	99%	90%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	1h 57m Atlanta	ATL 10:39 → PNS 10:51DL 3198	5h 22m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	DFW 06:55 → ATL 10:09DL 893	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 12:50 → PNS 13:00DL 1640	6h 08m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	DFW 08:10 → ATL 11:28DL 1627	3h 43m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → PNS 15:26DL 1013	7h 16m	96%	81%
United Details →	DFW 09:46 → IAH 11:03UA 1586	3h 17m Houston	IAH 14:20 → PNS 16:06UA 4869 · flown by CommuteAir	6h 20m	97%	80%
United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	1h 38m Houston	IAH 08:00 → PNS 09:43UA 4293 · flown by CommuteAir	4h 33m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	DFW 10:06 → ATL 13:25DL 839	3h 25m Atlanta	ATL 16:50 → PNS 17:06DL 2211	7h 00m	99%	76%
American Details →	DFW 07:18 → ORD 09:50AA 1106	2h 39m Chicago	ORD 12:29 → PNS 15:03AA 4444 · flown by Republic	7h 45m	97%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DFW 07:08 → ORD 09:50UA 1695	48m Chicago	ORD 10:38 → PNS 13:07UA 2672	5h 59m	65%	52%
American Details →	DFW 12:45 → MIA 16:43AA 3117	1h 12m Miami	MIA 17:55 → PNS 18:52AA 3743 · flown by Envoy	6h 07m	62%	48%
American Details →	DFW 18:10 → MIA 22:05AA 2206	1h 03m Miami	MIA 23:08 → PNS 23:59AA 4109 · flown by Envoy	5h 49m	58%	46%

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 · 1h 19m · leaves 08:30 7%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 20m · leaves 16:51 26%

IAH · 54m · leaves 16:01 40%

MIA · 1h 03m · leaves 18:10 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.


American AA 3390 DFW 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 1640 ATL 12:50 → PNS Connection details →	3h 37m	7h 03m	100%	86%
American AA 3591 DFW 09:35 → IAH United UA 4869 IAH 14:20 → PNS Connection details →	3h 27m	6h 31m	95%	77%
Frontier F9 3022 DFW 10:00 → ATL Delta DL 2211 ATL 16:50 → PNS Connection details →	3h 23m	7h 06m	97%	76%

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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