Pensacola

PNS · KPNS

Pensacola International Airport

30.47°, -87.19°FL, United States

Passengers a year

3.1M

#88 busiest in the U.S.

29

nonstop destinations

21

airlines

43

departures a day

76.1%

arrivals on time

1.8%

flights cancelled

78.8%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from PNS, by passengers: ATL, DFW, CLT, BNA, IAH, DEN, ORD, MIA, DAL, DCAPNSDALDFWDENORDBNAATLDCACLTMIAIAH
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Pensacola, with 31% of all passengers. 21 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 31% of the airport — the 57th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is FWA at 31%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American79% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Envoy, Republic, Piedmont
31.3%959.3K+7.7%
DL
Delta85% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic
26.0%796.8K+1%
WN
Southwest77% full
20.2%618.8K+5.7%
UA
United82% fullUnited Express · operated by CommuteAir, Mesa, SkyWest, Republic
11.6%355.7K+15.8%
MX
Breeze71% full
4.2%128.9K+356.9%
+Other airlines
6.7%205.4K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

29 nonstop destinations from Pensacola, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    372.3K departing · 86% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    177.1K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    143.7K departing · 79% full

    American Airlines

  • Nashville (BNA)

    109.6K departing · 73% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Houston (IAH)

    97.6K departing · 79% full

    United Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    90.4K departing · 83% full

    Frontier Airlines · United Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    67.5K departing · 83% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Miami (MIA)

    64.4K departing · 71% full

    American Airlines

  • Dallas (DAL)

    60.9K departing · 83% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Washington (DCA)

    53K departing · 72% full

    American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

29 nonstop · 9 airlines · 29 domestic / 0 intl

CLTCharlotteDFWDallas-Fort WorthPHLPhiladelphia

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways

ORDChicagoMIAMiamiDCAWashington

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Pensacola.

Body class · share of departures

When Pensacola is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak July 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
882,824
1991
847,232
1992
874,078
1993
758,930
1994
1,004,286
1995
1,027,478
1996
1,056,218
1997
1,073,299
1998
1,036,600
1999
991,710
2000
931,647
2001
879,207
2002
1,153,510
2003
1,382,283
2004
1,471,083
2005
1,629,474
2006
1,613,666
2007
1,660,982
2008
1,548,687
2009
1,389,784
2010
1,458,428
2011
1,502,969
2012
1,483,248
2013
1,497,235
2014
1,521,323
2015
1,585,650
2016
1,597,957
2017
1,700,815
2018
1,966,590
2019
2,220,160
2020
1,173,408
2021
2,368,154
2022
2,442,210
2023
2,745,571
2024
3,076,342
2025
3,061,599
2026
1,841,372 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Pensacola, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 76Late 22Cancelled 2

17 min

average delay

251

flights cancelled

13.6K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 83.1%

Least reliable here

Spirit Airlines 63.5%

Among US airports

#88

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 67.9%–85.5%

The weak spot is July 2026, when 67.9% of arrivals landed on time — 8.2 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 85.5%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Pensacola International Airport (PNS)?

Pensacola International Airport handled about 3.1M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #88 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 43 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Pensacola International Airport (PNS)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Pensacola (PNS), flying about 31% of its passengers. 21 airlines serve Pensacola in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Pensacola International Airport (PNS)?

Pensacola (PNS) has 29 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Pensacola International Airport (PNS)?

About 76.1% of flights arriving at Pensacola (PNS) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.8% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Pensacola International Airport (PNS)?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Pensacola (PNS), about 16% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Pensacola. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).