OnTimeStats

Historical on-time performance

Atlanta to Panama City

240 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on ATL–ECP arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights

based on 2,420 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

  • Delta Air Lines
    On-time81%
    Medianon time
    p9030 min
    Cancel1.9%
    Flights2,420

Why flights run late

Delay causes

  • Airline56%
  • Weather4%
  • Air traffic (NAS)15%
  • Late aircraft24%
  • Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline70%
  • Weather28%
  • Air traffic (NAS)2%
  • Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 47 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Over time

On-time trend

By season

On-time rate by month

When to fly

Best time to fly ATL → ECP

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

Best time of day

Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.

  • Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,175 flights
  • Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,785 flights
  • Overnights80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,453 flights
  • Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,112 flights
  • Evenings78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,315 flights

Best day of week

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.

  • Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 925 flights
  • Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 929 flights
  • Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,017 flights
  • Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,016 flights
  • Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,018 flights
  • Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 919 flights
  • Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,016 flights

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Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.