Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Panama City
634 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–ECP arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 305 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 STL → ECP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 292 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 244 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 114 flights · limited
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 262 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 105 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 97 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 102 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 97 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 20 min · 105 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 158 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 266 flights
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