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Airport month · May 2026
Pensacola International in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,320 domestic departures from Pensacola International (PNS). 75.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.8% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so PNS departures were 2.1 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 1,329 departures with 75.6% leaving on time: a change of −0.6 points, with flights down 1%.
Flights arriving at PNS that month were on time 71.1% of the time (1,320 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 14%.
- On time 77.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.5%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.4%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | PNS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.0% | 75.6% | 77.6% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 77.8% | 75.1% | 78.1% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.3 min | 17.9 min | 20.1 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 44 | 44 | 38 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,320 | 1,329 | 13,941 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 268 | 20% | 74.6% | 8.2 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 265 | 20% | 84.9% | -1.4 min | 1.5% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 237 | 18% | 73.4% | 17.2 min | 1.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 215 | 16% | 75.8% | 15.6 min | 2.3% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 168 | 13% | 78.6% | 3.9 min | 1.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 93 | 7% | 82.8% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 41 | 3% | 73.2% | 18.5 min | 2.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 28 | 2% | 85.7% | -17.7 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 3 | 0% | 33.3% | 22.0 min | 33.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2 | 0% | 50.0% | 26.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNS–ATL | Pensacola to Atlanta | 265 | 84.9% | -1.4 min | 1.5% |
| PNS–DFW | Pensacola to Dallas/Fort Worth | 174 | 60.3% | 37.8 min | 3.4% |
| PNS–CLT | Pensacola to Charlotte | 170 | 82.9% | 3.5 min | 1.2% |
| PNS–MIA | Pensacola to Miami | 108 | 82.4% | 3.2 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–DCA | Pensacola to Washington | 93 | 75.3% | 6.6 min | 2.2% |
| PNS–BNA | Pensacola to Nashville | 88 | 73.9% | 10.0 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–DEN | Pensacola to Denver | 86 | 69.8% | 4.2 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–ORD | Pensacola to Chicago | 82 | 81.7% | 3.3 min | 2.4% |
| PNS–IAH | Pensacola to Houston | 52 | 78.8% | 10.9 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–PHL | Pensacola to Philadelphia | 46 | 84.8% | 10.0 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–DAL | Pensacola to Dallas | 40 | 77.5% | 6.1 min | 0.0% |
| PNS–HOU | Pensacola to Houston | 35 | 88.6% | 4.2 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PNS on time in May 2026?
75.0% of 1,320 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 75.6% of 1,329 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 75.0% and 1.3% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.