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Airport month · March 2026
Pensacola International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,263 domestic departures from Pensacola International (PNS). 76.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.6% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so PNS departures were 3.4 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 1,157 departures with 79.3% leaving on time: a change of −3.1 points, with flights up 9%.
Flights arriving at PNS that month were on time 70.0% of the time (1,265 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 58%, national aviation system 23% and air carrier 11%.
- On time 76.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.1%
- Cancelled 3.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | PNS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.2% | 79.3% | 77.6% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 76.6% | 78.6% | 78.1% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.4 min | 24.9 min | 20.1 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 42 | 39 | 38 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,263 | 1,157 | 13,941 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 259 | 21% | 79.2% | 4.4 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 257 | 20% | 82.9% | -1.9 min | 4.3% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 217 | 17% | 80.2% | 4.0 min | 2.8% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 190 | 15% | 73.7% | 9.0 min | 4.2% |
| AA American Airlines | 127 | 10% | 73.2% | 11.2 min | 1.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 112 | 9% | 80.4% | 8.8 min | 2.7% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 62 | 5% | 46.8% | 36.2 min | 11.3% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 31 | 2% | 51.6% | 26.1 min | 3.2% |
| YX Republic Airline | 8 | 1% | 87.5% | -4.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNS–ATL | Pensacola to Atlanta | 257 | 82.9% | -1.9 min | 4.3% |
| PNS–CLT | Pensacola to Charlotte | 149 | 83.2% | 3.0 min | 1.3% |
| PNS–DFW | Pensacola to Dallas/Fort Worth | 147 | 76.9% | 6.2 min | 0.7% |
| PNS–ORD | Pensacola to Chicago | 114 | 74.6% | 14.5 min | 3.5% |
| PNS–MIA | Pensacola to Miami | 93 | 79.6% | 6.2 min | 3.2% |
| PNS–DCA | Pensacola to Washington | 89 | 60.7% | 19.1 min | 7.9% |
| PNS–DEN | Pensacola to Denver | 77 | 70.1% | 15.9 min | 1.3% |
| PNS–BNA | Pensacola to Nashville | 70 | 80.0% | 2.1 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–MCO | Pensacola to Orlando | 39 | 61.5% | 12.6 min | 10.3% |
| PNS–DAL | Pensacola to Dallas | 36 | 94.4% | -9.4 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–IAH | Pensacola to Houston | 35 | 91.4% | -11.2 min | 5.7% |
| PNS–FLL | Pensacola to Fort Lauderdale | 31 | 25.8% | 66.5 min | 9.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PNS on time in March 2026?
76.2% of 1,263 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 79.3% of 1,157 departures left on time and 2.9% were cancelled, against 76.2% and 3.0% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.