Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Panama City
795 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–ECP arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 30 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft69%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MDW → ECP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 123 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 183 flights · limited
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 93 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 55 min · 56 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 80% on time.
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 60 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 60 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 55 min · 59 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 75 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 154 flights · limited
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