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 7% of the time at 10 am and 23% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	PNS	PHL	2h 34m	82%	1.5%	265	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	PNS 07:00 → ATL 09:17DL 3129	2h 04m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	5h 26m	97%	80%
American Details →	PNS 07:10 → CLT 09:59AA 2103	3h 03m Charlotte	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	6h 40m	98%	73%
American Details →	PNS 05:22 → CLT 08:18AA 5548 · flown by PSA	2h 42m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	6h 21m	97%	73%
American Details →	PNS 17:04 → MIA 19:52AA 3749 · flown by Envoy	2h 12m Miami	MIA 22:04 → PHL 00:55 +1AA 2188	6h 51m	96%	72%
Delta Details →	PNS 08:00 → ATL 10:16DL 3067	2h 44m Atlanta	ATL 13:00 → PHL 15:02DL 2131	6h 02m	99%	70%
Delta Details →	PNS 18:11 → ATL 20:35DL 2211	2h 20m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → PHL 00:59 +1DL 2642	5h 49m	95%	69%
American Details →	PNS 12:47 → CLT 15:43AA 5349 · flown by PSA	2h 29m Charlotte	CLT 18:12 → PHL 20:12AA 2879	6h 25m	100%	69%
American Details →	PNS 16:42 → CLT 19:40AA 5604 · flown by PSA	2h 49m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → PHL 00:17 +1AA 2189	6h 35m	97%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PNS 19:32 → ATL 22:00DL 3059	55m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → PHL 00:59 +1DL 2642	4h 28m	75%	53%
American Details →	PNS 15:15 → ORD 18:02AA 4023 · flown by Envoy	46m Chicago	ORD 18:48 → PHL 21:59AA 2443	5h 51m	69%	37%
American Details →	PNS 15:34 → DFW 17:49AA 2320	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:35 → PHL 22:57AA 3242	6h 23m	39%	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

CLT · 1h 11m · leaves 05:22 6%

ATL · 1h 05m · leaves 08:00 7%

BNA · 55m · leaves 07:50 7%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 55m · leaves 19:32 25%

ORD · 46m · leaves 15:15 31%

DFW · 46m · leaves 15:34 61%

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 4338 ATL 12:25 → PHL Connection details →	3h 08m	6h 36m	98%	91%
Delta DL 3019 PNS 06:00 → ATL American AA 5037 ATL 09:50 → PHL Connection details →	1h 35m	4h 59m	92%	73%
Southwest WN 3391 PNS 07:50 → BNA American AA 3130 BNA 13:03 → PHL Connection details →	3h 43m	7h 25m	99%	72%

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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