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

No clear winner: Southwest’s STL → PNS flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	STL	PNS	1h 45m	85%	0.0%	216	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	STL 05:10 → CLT 08:03AA 858	3h 19m Charlotte	CLT 11:22 → PNS 12:17AA 5349 · flown by PSA	7h 08m	99%	90%
Delta Details →	STL 06:00 → ATL 08:38DL 1524	2h 01m Atlanta	ATL 10:39 → PNS 10:51DL 3198	4h 52m	99%	85%
Southwest Details →	STL 05:40 → MDW 06:45WN 1008	1h 00m Chicago	MDW 07:45 → PNS 10:00WN 4103	4h 20m	89%	84%
Delta Details →	STL 07:08 → ATL 09:45DL 1536	3h 05m Atlanta	ATL 12:50 → PNS 13:00DL 1640	5h 55m	99%	84%
United Details →	STL 08:35 → IAH 10:50UA 4579 · flown by GoJet	3h 30m Houston	IAH 14:20 → PNS 16:06UA 4869 · flown by CommuteAir	7h 31m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	STL 09:24 → ATL 12:02DL 1571	3h 09m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → PNS 15:26DL 1013	6h 02m	99%	81%
United Details →	STL 06:00 → ORD 07:30UA 2805	3h 08m Chicago	ORD 10:38 → PNS 13:07UA 2672	7h 07m	97%	80%
American Details →	STL 09:08 → ORD 10:36AA 4104 · flown by Envoy	1h 53m Chicago	ORD 12:29 → PNS 15:03AA 4444 · flown by Republic	5h 55m	97%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	STL 08:37 → DFW 10:37AA 3194	47m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:24 → PNS 13:25AA 5353 · flown by PSA	4h 48m	65%	35%
American Details →	STL 13:14 → DFW 15:10AA 5655 · flown by PSA	1h 14m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:24 → PNS 18:14AA 2314	5h 01m	72%	27%
American Details →	STL 17:13 → DFW 19:15AA 2712	1h 07m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:22 → PNS 22:22AA 5510 · flown by PSA	5h 09m	38%	16%

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 17m · leaves 05:10 4%

ATL · 54m · leaves 07:08 5%

MDW · 1h 00m · leaves 05:40 11%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 13m · leaves 18:13 17%

IAH · 56m · leaves 14:57 39%

DFW · 1h 07m · leaves 17:13 62%

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 236 STL 10:00 → ATL Delta DL 1013 ATL 15:11 → PNS Connection details →	2h 36m	5h 26m	96%	80%
United UA 4423 STL 07:20 → ORD American AA 4023 ORD 11:59 → PNS Connection details →	2h 59m	7h 06m	96%	77%
Southwest WN 4312 STL 11:30 → DEN Frontier F9 3930 DEN 14:46 → PNS Connection details →	2h 06m	7h 18m	92%	73%

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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