Panama City, FL

What the Data Says About ECP

Panama City, FL in Panama City, Florida handled 93,692 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 81.7% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 17,183 experienced delays, 874 were cancelled, and 137 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.93%, the diversion rate to 0.15%, and the average delay when departures run late is 71.9 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing ECP against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at ECP, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 49.2% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 29.9% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 13.6%. Weather contributes 7.3% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at ECP with a 94.3% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 87.3% — a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 1,889. The busiest route from ECP is to ATL (Atlanta), with 13,019 flights at a 87.8% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 81.7% on-time, 71.9-minute average delay, 0.93% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Panama City, FL.