How reliable is Senador Nilo Coelho Airport?
Flights from PNZ avoided significant airline-controlled delay in 90% of 11,340 flights in official ANAC history — and weather is calmest in Jun. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Weather favorability
year-round climate
Origin-airport operations
What the airline-controlled delay record at PNZ looks like
Avoided 15+ min controlled delay
across 11,340 flights
Source: ANAC VRA · data through 2026-06-25. Origin-grouped, cause-attributed operational history; it is not a direct departure-punctuality measure or a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
When the weather works for you at Petrolina
A calm-weather score (0–100) for each month from decades of airport observations — how often conditions disrupt flying, not temperature. Higher is calmer.
Calmest month
Calmest flying weather of the year · 100/100 favorability
Roughest month
Most disruptive — thunderstorms, low visibility & fog · 99/100 favorability
The read on PNZ
What the numbers say about flying through Senador Nilo Coelho Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Petrolina avoided significant airline-controlled delay about 90% of the time over 11,340 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with a moderate cancellation rate of 1.5%. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around -3 minutes.
On weather, Petrolina is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. June is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 100 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while January is the most disruptive at 99, driven mainly by thunderstorms and low visibility & fog. The year is relatively steady, so no single month stands out as one to avoid on weather alone.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Petrolina, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about PNZ
- How reliable is Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ)?
- Flights from Petrolina avoided significant airline-controlled delay roughly 90% of the time across 11,340 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 1.5%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
- What is the best month to fly from PNZ for good weather?
- June has the calmest flying weather at Senador Nilo Coelho Airport. January is the most disruptive, mainly from thunderstorms and low visibility & fog.
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