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Direct Flights from Dallas to Pensacola

Pensacola · Florida

Nonstop service from DFW and DAL to PNS on American, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~6/dayacross 2 airport pairs
Distance
603 mi
Flight time
~1h 40mgate to gate
Elevation
121 ft486 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Dallas (DFW) to Pensacola (PNS), 603 miles nonstop.DFWPNS

Which airports fly this route

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  • DFWPNSDallas Fort Worth International
    American~5/dayDaily (all week)603 mi
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  • DALPNSDallas Love Field
    Southwest~1/dayDaily (all week)591 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

23 cities have a nonstop to Pensacola, Dallas among them.

How long to go to Pensacola for, from Dallas

1h 40m in the air, 603 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Pensacola. Two nights works.

With roughly 6 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Pensacola

Pensacola is a historic beach city in northwest Florida, in the United States of America. It is in Escambia County, Florida's westernmost county, at the tip of the "panhandle". The city is home to the Pensacola Naval Air Station, the National Museum of Naval Aviation and many historic districts that skirt the downtown area. Surrounded on three sides by water, the Pensacola area is full of history, shipwrecks, beaches and spectacular vistas.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Pensacola

  1. USS Massachusetts was an Indiana-class, pre-dreadnought battleship and the second United States Navy ship comparable to foreign battleships of its time.
  2. The National Naval Aviation Museum, formerly known as the National Museum of Naval Aviation and the Naval Aviation Museum, is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, US.
  3. Blackwater River State Park is a Florida State Park located fifteen miles northeast of Milton, near Harold, off U.S. 90. The address is 7720 Deaton Bridge Road.
  4. The Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) is an art museum located in downtown Pensacola, Florida. PMA is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
  5. Perdido Key State Park is a 247-acre (1.00 km2) Florida State Park located on a barrier island fifteen miles (24 km) southwest of Pensacola, off S.R. 292, in northwestern Florida.
  6. First acquired in 1977, Big Lagoon State Park is a 705-acre (2.85 km2) Florida State Park located on the northwestern Florida coast, approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Pensacola on Gulf Beach Highway.
  7. The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, is the seat of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. It shares this distinction with the Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Tallahassee.
  8. The Gulf Breeze Zoo is a 50-acre (20 ha) zoo located in Woodlawn Beach, Florida, neighboring Navarre and Gulf Breeze, Florida.
  9. The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo opened in June 1989 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States as Zooland Animal Park. It is operated by the Zoo Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
  10. The Wales West Light Railway is a 1.6-kilometre (1 mi) 2 ft narrow gauge tourist railway in Silverhill, Alabama owned by Ann and Ken Zadnichek. It is built to simulate a Welsh narrow gauge railway.
  11. The Fort Walton Mound (8OK6) is an archaeological site located in present-day Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States.
  12. Barrancas National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, in the city of Pensacola, Florida. It encompasses 94.9 acres (38.4 ha), and as of 2021 had over 50,000 interments.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Pensacola weather, compared with Dallas

Within 1° of Dallas on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:

January
Pensacola 62°F · Dallas 57°F · 5° warmer
April
Pensacola 77°F · Dallas 77°F · much the same
July
Pensacola 91°F · Dallas 96°F · 6° colder
October
Pensacola 80°F · Dallas 79°F · much the same

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.

Planning a trip to Pensacola

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Pensacola is October–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–80°F.
How long to stay
Pensacola rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from USS Massachusetts (BB-2), National Naval Aviation Museum, and Blackwater River State Park and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Dallas to Pensacola?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Dallas (DFW, DAL) to Pensacola (PNS) on American, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to Pensacola?
American, Southwest fly nonstop between Dallas (DFW, DAL) and Pensacola (PNS).
Which Dallas airport has nonstop flights to Pensacola?
You can leave from 2 Dallas airports: DFW (Dallas Fort Worth International) on American; DAL (Dallas Love Field) on Southwest.
How many nonstop flights are there from Dallas to Pensacola?
There are about 6 nonstop departures per day (roughly 42 per week) from Dallas to Pensacola.
How far is Pensacola from Dallas?
Pensacola is about 603 miles from Dallas by air.
What is there to do in Pensacola?
Popular things to do include USS Massachusetts (BB-2), National Naval Aviation Museum, Blackwater River State Park, Pensacola Museum of Art, and more.

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