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 6% of the time at 8 am and 22% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	PNS	DCA	2h 22m	72%	4.6%	1,073	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	PNS 06:00 → MIA 08:49AA 3386 · flown by Envoy	3h 10m Miami	MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606	7h 44m	97%	82%
United Details →	PNS 07:00 → IAH 08:42UA 1823	1h 05m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	5h 57m	93%	80%
Delta Details →	PNS 07:00 → ATL 09:17DL 3129	1h 43m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	4h 42m	97%	76%
Delta Details →	PNS 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3019	1h 05m Atlanta	ATL 09:20 → DCA 11:08DL 380	4h 07m	94%	73%
American Details →	PNS 05:22 → CLT 08:18AA 5548 · flown by PSA	2h 56m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	6h 36m	97%	72%
American Details →	PNS 17:04 → MIA 19:52AA 3749 · flown by Envoy	2h 18m Miami	MIA 22:10 → DCA 00:49 +1AA 708	6h 45m	96%	71%
Delta Details →	PNS 08:00 → ATL 10:16DL 3067	2h 53m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → DCA 14:59DL 360	5h 59m	99%	70%
United Details →	PNS 09:00 → IAH 10:46UA 6287 · flown by Mesa	1h 09m Houston	IAH 11:55 → DCA 16:03UA 654	6h 03m	88%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PNS 16:42 → CLT 19:40AA 5604 · flown by PSA	1h 09m Charlotte	CLT 20:49 → DCA 22:20AA 527	4h 38m	68%	38%
American Details →	PNS 15:34 → DFW 17:49AA 2320	1h 04m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:53 → DCA 22:59AA 2752	6h 26m	53%	31%
Southwest Details →	PNS 11:40 → BNA 13:05WN 3392	50m Nashville	BNA 13:55 → DCA 16:45WN 4380	4h 00m	37%	17%

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

ATL · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 6%

CLT · 1h 03m · leaves 05:22 7%

IAH · 1h 05m · leaves 07:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 14:09 22%

CLT · 1h 09m · leaves 16:42 32%

DFW · 1h 04m · leaves 15:34 47%

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 3019 PNS 06:00 → ATL American AA 3976 ATL 10:57 → DCA Connection details →	2h 42m	5h 55m	96%	67%
American AA 3386 PNS 06:00 → MIA Delta DL 2888 MIA 11:22 → DCA Connection details →	2h 33m	7h 03m	95%	66%
Southwest WN 3391 PNS 07:50 → BNA Delta DL 5769 BNA 11:40 → DCA Connection details →	2h 20m	5h 44m	97%	61%

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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