Historical on-time performance
Panama City to Houston
571 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ECP–HOU arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 295 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights295
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline7%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft79%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline52%
- Weather44%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 25 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 ECP → HOU
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 251 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 435 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 158 flights · limited
- Evenings74% on time · p90 50 min · 377 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 87% on time.
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 165 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 135 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 30 min · 171 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 138 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 35 min · 237 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 167 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 247 flights
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