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 90-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 10 am and 17% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	PNS	DEN	3h 25m	76%	0.0%	242	Flying now
Frontier	PNS	DEN	3h 34m	70%	0.9%	219	Flying now
Southwest	PNS	DEN	3h 15m	53%	0.0%	168	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	PNS 08:00 → ATL 10:16DL 3067	2h 34m Atlanta	ATL 12:50 → DEN 14:04DL 957	7h 04m	99%	88%
United Details →	PNS 16:48 → IAH 18:43UA 4303 · flown by CommuteAir	3h 27m Houston	IAH 22:10 → DEN 23:57UA 1066	8h 09m	97%	86%
United Details →	PNS 07:00 → IAH 08:42UA 1823	3h 51m Houston	IAH 12:33 → DEN 14:17UA 2168	8h 17m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	PNS 07:00 → ATL 09:17DL 3129	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 11:45 → DEN 12:59DL 706	6h 59m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	PNS 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3019	1h 35m Atlanta	ATL 09:50 → DEN 11:07DL 995	6h 07m	96%	78%
United Details →	PNS 11:35 → IAH 13:30UA 4258 · flown by CommuteAir	2h 51m Houston	IAH 16:21 → DEN 18:23UA 484	7h 48m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	PNS 09:23 → ATL 11:35DL 3103	2h 15m Atlanta	ATL 13:50 → DEN 15:00DL 530	6h 37m	98%	76%
American Details →	PNS 05:22 → CLT 08:18AA 5548 · flown by PSA	3h 12m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DEN 12:56AA 1758	8h 34m	97%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PNS 07:22 → DFW 09:35AA 5437 · flown by PSA	1h 06m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:41 → DEN 11:46AA 2359	5h 24m	74%	49%
American Details →	PNS 17:27 → DFW 19:37AA 5355 · flown by PSA	52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:29 → DEN 21:32AA 577	5h 05m	65%	28%
American Details →	PNS 18:54 → DFW 21:09AA 2314	1h 36m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:45 → DEN 23:55AA 662	6h 01m	63%	26%

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 15m · leaves 09:23 5%

IAH · 50m · leaves 07:00 13%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 07:22 26%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 59m · leaves 19:32 24%

MCI · 1h 00m · leaves 14:10 33%

DFW · 52m · leaves 17:27 35%

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 United UA 1327 ATL 11:10 → DEN Connection details →	2h 55m	7h 28m	96%	84%
Delta DL 3129 PNS 07:00 → ATL Frontier F9 3293 ATL 12:33 → DEN Connection details →	3h 16m	8h 00m	98%	77%
United UA 4303 PNS 16:48 → IAH Frontier F9 3205 IAH 22:08 → DEN Connection details →	3h 25m	8h 10m	96%	75%

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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