Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Panama City
634 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–ECP arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 312 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.3%Flights312
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 1 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 STL → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 288 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 30 min · 228 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 269 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 139 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 85% on time.
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 106 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 20 min · 102 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 25 min · 106 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 30 min · 279 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 60 min · 155 flights · limited
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