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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 10 at 9 am and 1 time in 4 at 4 pm.

American PNS CLT 1h 52m 83% 2.1% 1,887 Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → PNS 08:00 → ATL 10:16DL 3067 2h 04m Atlanta ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157 4h 35m 98% 82%
DeltaDetails → PNS 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3019 1h 55m Atlanta ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190 4h 28m 96% 80%
DeltaDetails → PNS 16:31 → ATL 18:50DL 1013 3h 51m Atlanta ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177 6h 28m 98% 78%
SouthwestDetails → PNS 07:50 → BNA 09:20WN 3391 50m Nashville BNA 10:10 → CLT 12:35WN 477 3h 45m 88% 77%
AmericanDetails → PNS 06:00 → MIA 08:49AA 3386 · flown by Envoy 1h 06m Miami MIA 09:55 → CLT 12:05AA 840 5h 05m 89% 74%
UnitedDetails → PNS 09:00 → IAH 10:46UA 6287 · flown by Mesa 1h 24m Houston IAH 12:10 → CLT 16:02UA 6197 · flown by Mesa 6h 02m 88% 74%
DeltaDetails → PNS 09:23 → ATL 11:35DL 3103 3h 25m Atlanta ATL 15:00 → CLT 16:18DL 3031 5h 55m 99% 71%
DeltaDetails → PNS 11:57 → ATL 14:13DL 3198 2h 48m Atlanta ATL 17:01 → CLT 18:19DL 3158 5h 23m 98% 66%
Tight connection: often missed
AmericanDetails → PNS 11:23 → PHL 14:56AA 5469 · flown by PSA 54m Philadelphia PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573 5h 30m 52% 43%
SouthwestDetails → PNS 18:20 → BNA 19:45WN 2264 1h 05m Nashville BNA 20:50 → CLT 23:15WN 4518 3h 55m 68% 34%
AmericanDetails → PNS 15:34 → DFW 17:49AA 2320 1h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 18:54 → CLT 22:38AA 1229 6h 04m 54% 27%

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.

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.
Delta DL 3129 PNS 07:00 → ATL
American AA 5039 ATL 11:11 → CLT
Connection details →
1h 54m 4h 36m 94% 75%
Southwest WN 3391 PNS 07:50 → BNA
American AA 5082 BNA 12:32 → CLT
Connection details →
3h 12m 6h 18m 98% 69%
United UA 1823 PNS 07:00 → IAH
American AA 1930 IAH 10:19 → CLT
Connection details →
1h 37m 5h 57m 88% 69%

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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