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 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


United	IAH	PNS	1h 42m	80%	0.8%	1,524	Flying now
Spirit	IAH	PNS	–	100%few flights	0.0%	3	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 →	IAH 06:01 → CLT 09:43AA 2011	1h 39m Charlotte	CLT 11:22 → PNS 12:17AA 5349 · flown by PSA	6h 17m	95%	85%
Delta Details →	IAH 05:40 → ATL 08:43DL 1069	1h 56m Atlanta	ATL 10:39 → PNS 10:51DL 3198	5h 12m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	IAH 07:02 → ATL 10:05DL 1315	2h 45m Atlanta	ATL 12:50 → PNS 13:00DL 1640	6h 01m	98%	83%
United Details →	IAH 05:04 → ORD 07:59UA 1044	2h 39m Chicago	ORD 10:38 → PNS 13:07UA 2672	8h 03m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	IAH 14:43 → ATL 17:54DL 1572	3h 45m Atlanta	ATL 21:39 → PNS 21:54DL 3086	7h 10m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	IAH 09:42 → ATL 12:48DL 1585	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → PNS 15:26DL 1013	5h 44m	97%	78%
United Details →	IAH 06:30 → DEN 08:02UA 2643	2h 18m Denver	DEN 10:20 → PNS 14:15UA 2185	7h 45m	100%	77%
American Details →	IAH 11:20 → MIA 15:01AA 1918	2h 54m Miami	MIA 17:55 → PNS 18:52AA 3743 · flown by Envoy	7h 32m	96%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	IAH 18:12 → MIA 21:50AA 1931	1h 18m Miami	MIA 23:08 → PNS 23:59AA 4109 · flown by Envoy	5h 47m	60%	49%
American Details →	IAH 10:39 → DFW 12:03AA 1916	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:53 → PNS 14:43AA 2320	4h 04m	59%	28%
American Details →	IAH 14:04 → DFW 15:30AA 2512	54m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:24 → PNS 18:14AA 2314	4h 11m	40%	15%

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

DFW · 59m · leaves 07:00 20%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 10m · leaves 17:30 24%

MIA · 1h 18m · leaves 18:12 40%

DFW · 54m · leaves 14:04 60%

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.


United UA 1030 IAH 07:20 → ATL Delta DL 1640 ATL 12:50 → PNS Connection details →	2h 11m	5h 43m	96%	82%
United UA 2182 IAH 07:24 → ORD American AA 4444 ORD 12:29 → PNS Connection details →	2h 09m	7h 39m	94%	75%
United UA 1211 IAH 14:40 → ATL Delta DL 3086 ATL 21:39 → PNS Connection details →	3h 45m	7h 13m	92%	74%

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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