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

No clear winner: Delta’s PNS → ATL flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	PNS	ATL	1h 17m	89%	1.9%	2,825	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Atlanta on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Pensacola). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	PNS 07:00 → IAH 08:42UA 1823	3h 13m Houston	IAH 11:55 → ATL 15:16UA 4079 · flown by Mesa	7h 16m	98%	76%
American Details →	PNS 05:22 → CLT 08:18AA 5548 · flown by PSA	52m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → ATL 10:41AA 5039 · flown by PSA	4h 19m	91%	76%
American Details →	PNS 16:42 → CLT 19:40AA 5604 · flown by PSA	2h 56m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	6h 16m	97%	65%
American Details →	PNS 07:10 → CLT 09:59AA 2103	3h 06m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ATL 14:31AA 5041 · flown by PSA	6h 20m	98%	64%
American Details →	PNS 11:23 → PHL 14:56AA 5469 · flown by PSA	2h 39m Philadelphia	PHL 17:35 → ATL 19:55AA 3041	7h 32m	96%	62%
Southwest Details →	PNS 18:20 → BNA 19:45WN 2264	1h 57m Nashville	BNA 21:42 → ATL 10:45WN 447	4h 32m	94%	60%
American Details →	PNS 17:04 → MIA 19:52AA 3749 · flown by Envoy	2h 04m Miami	MIA 21:56 → ATL 23:59AA 659	5h 55m	94%	59%
Delta Details →	PNS 12:11 → LGA 15:58DL 5156 · flown by Endeavor	2h 02m New York	LGA 18:00 → ATL 21:10DL 964	7h 59m	89%	58%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PNS 12:11 → LGA 15:58DL 5156 · flown by Endeavor	1h 02m New York	LGA 17:00 → ATL 19:50DL 968	6h 39m	71%	51%
American Details →	PNS 15:34 → DFW 17:49AA 2320	1h 37m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:26 → ATL 22:36AA 3212	6h 01m	67%	34%
American Details →	PNS 16:42 → CLT 19:40AA 5604 · flown by PSA	49m Charlotte	CLT 20:29 → ATL 21:52AA 5528 · flown by PSA	4h 09m	46%	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

CLT · 52m · leaves 05:22 9%

IAH · 1h 09m · leaves 09:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 57m · leaves 15:15 23%

LGA · 1h 02m · leaves 12:11 29%

CLT · 49m · leaves 16:42 54%

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 3391 PNS 07:50 → BNA Delta DL 2867 BNA 12:38 → ATL Connection details →	3h 18m	6h 02m	98%	81%
Southwest WN 4979 PNS 11:55 → STL Delta DL 2700 STL 15:57 → ATL Connection details →	2h 12m	5h 47m	94%	80%
Southwest WN 3393 PNS 07:00 → DAL Delta DL 1115 DAL 12:19 → ATL Connection details →	3h 34m	7h 31m	100%	80%

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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