ORD to PNS flight delays
Chicago, IL (ORD) Pensacola, FL (PNS) · 794 miles
704 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.91%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.7%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
70 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 70 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 20.1 points more punctual than in April — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 4 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Chicago to Pensacola route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on ORD to PNS. Envoy Air was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in April.
Every airline on ORD to PNS
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 363 | 80.61% | 0.55% | 79 min | B |
| Envoy Air | 227 | 76.82% | 3.08% | 58 min | D |
| Republic Airways | 83 | 82.72% | 2.41% | 68 min | — |
| SkyWest Airlines | 21 | 90% | 4.76% | 101 min | — |
| American Airlines | 10 | 80% | 0% | 89 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
PNS to ORD Pensacola back to Chicago 78.53% on time COther routes from Chicago
Common questions
Are flights from Chicago to Pensacola usually delayed?
79.91% of flights on the ORD to PNS route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Chicago to Pensacola?
United Airlines, at 80.61% on time across 363 flights. The least punctual on the route was Envoy Air at 76.82%.
How often are ORD to PNS flights cancelled?
1.7% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 17 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Chicago to Pensacola?
September, when 90% of flights arrived on time. The worst was April at 69.9%.
When ORD to PNS flights are late, how late are they?
About 70 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ORD to PNS during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →