Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Panama City
810 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–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)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 91 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time97%Medianon timep90on timeCancel0.0%Flights30
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)44%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ORD → ECP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 25 min · 67 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 73 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 67 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 20 min · 71 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 35 min · 74 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 30 min · 87 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 157 flights · limited
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