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Airport month · January 2026
Pensacola International in January 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 924 domestic departures from Pensacola International (PNS). 76.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.1% reached their destination on time; 5.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so PNS departures were 0.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 902 departures with 73.9% leaving on time: a change of +2.6 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at PNS that month were on time 72.4% of the time (923 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 29% and extreme weather 18%.
- On time 78.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.9%
- Cancelled 5.8%
- Diverted 0.1%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | PNS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.5% | 73.9% | 77.6% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 78.1% | 75.2% | 78.1% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 5.8% | 11.4% | 2.0% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 22.0 min | 18.6 min | 20.1 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 31 | 30 | 38 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 924 | 902 | 13,941 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 232 | 25% | 70.3% | 23.4 min | 10.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 195 | 21% | 82.1% | 5.0 min | 3.6% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 124 | 13% | 84.7% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 113 | 12% | 72.6% | 15.9 min | 15.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 112 | 12% | 88.4% | 0.4 min | 1.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 58 | 6% | 86.2% | -2.8 min | 1.7% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 45 | 5% | 66.7% | 16.2 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 31 | 3% | 71.0% | -3.6 min | 6.5% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 14 | 2% | 78.6% | 6.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNS–ATL | Pensacola to Atlanta | 195 | 82.1% | 5.0 min | 3.6% |
| PNS–CLT | Pensacola to Charlotte | 160 | 72.5% | 17.0 min | 12.5% |
| PNS–MIA | Pensacola to Miami | 119 | 86.6% | 2.1 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–DFW | Pensacola to Dallas/Fort Worth | 97 | 74.2% | 18.0 min | 13.4% |
| PNS–DCA | Pensacola to Washington | 93 | 64.5% | 30.1 min | 9.7% |
| PNS–BNA | Pensacola to Nashville | 66 | 86.4% | 1.9 min | 3.0% |
| PNS–IAH | Pensacola to Houston | 53 | 86.8% | -2.7 min | 1.9% |
| PNS–ORD | Pensacola to Chicago | 36 | 69.4% | 1.5 min | 5.6% |
| PNS–DAL | Pensacola to Dallas | 34 | 88.2% | 2.5 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–MCO | Pensacola to Orlando | 24 | 70.8% | 5.1 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–FLL | Pensacola to Fort Lauderdale | 21 | 61.9% | 28.9 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–DEN | Pensacola to Denver | 14 | 78.6% | 6.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PNS on time in January 2026?
76.5% of 924 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 73.9% of 902 departures left on time and 11.4% were cancelled, against 76.5% and 5.8% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PNS · methodology · corrections.