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

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

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MCI	PNS	2h 05m	84%	0.0%	190	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.


Southwest Details →	MCI 05:15 → MDW 06:40WN 4276	1h 05m Chicago	MDW 07:45 → PNS 10:00WN 4103	4h 45m	93%	90%
American Details →	MCI 06:31 → CLT 10:00AA 1297	1h 22m Charlotte	CLT 11:22 → PNS 12:17AA 5349 · flown by PSA	5h 47m	97%	88%
Delta Details →	MCI 05:38 → ATL 08:44DL 1204	1h 55m Atlanta	ATL 10:39 → PNS 10:51DL 3198	5h 14m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	MCI 07:00 → ATL 10:04DL 1212	2h 46m Atlanta	ATL 12:50 → PNS 13:00DL 1640	6h 03m	98%	84%
United Details →	MCI 08:30 → IAH 10:38UA 2228	3h 42m Houston	IAH 14:20 → PNS 16:06UA 4869 · flown by CommuteAir	7h 36m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	MCI 10:36 → ATL 13:37DL 2471	1h 34m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → PNS 15:26DL 1013	4h 50m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	MCI 15:38 → ATL 18:49DL 1443	2h 50m Atlanta	ATL 21:39 → PNS 21:54DL 3086	6h 15m	97%	78%
United Details →	MCI 06:00 → ORD 07:58UA 5485 · flown by SkyWest	2h 40m Chicago	ORD 10:38 → PNS 13:07UA 2672	7h 07m	95%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MCI 09:12 → ORD 11:02AA 6250 · flown by SkyWest	57m Chicago	ORD 11:59 → PNS 14:26AA 4023 · flown by Envoy	5h 14m	74%	59%
Southwest Details →	MCI 16:55 → DAL 18:30WN 1323	1h 20m Dallas	DAL 19:50 → PNS 21:35WN 1388	4h 40m	62%	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

MDW · 1h 05m · leaves 05:15 7%

ORD · 53m · leaves 07:53 21%

DFW · 58m · leaves 06:39 21%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 02m · leaves 15:38 13%

MIA · 1h 03m · leaves 17:53 15%

IAH · 59m · leaves 14:56 16%

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 3845 MCI 05:30 → ORD United UA 2672 ORD 10:38 → PNS Connection details →	3h 07m	7h 37m	97%	79%
Southwest WN 2575 MCI 10:00 → MIA American AA 3743 MIA 17:55 → PNS Connection details →	3h 45m	8h 52m	100%	79%
Southwest WN 2548 MCI 10:40 → DEN Frontier F9 3930 DEN 14:46 → PNS Connection details →	3h 21m	8h 08m	100%	79%

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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