Dallas/Fort Worth to Panama City

What the Data Says About DFW to ECP

The Dallas/Fort Worth to Panama City corridor (DFW → ECP) covers roughly 685 miles and is served by 25 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 5,682 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 70.6% on-time rate with an average delay of 84.3 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,325 flights were recorded on this pairing — 61 cancelled (2.6%) and 6 diverted (0.3%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 25 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 5,682 total flights analyzed, the 70.6% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 84.3-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Jan 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 94% on-time, while Apr 2025 came in at 46% on-time — a 48-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the DFW to ECP route, the combination of a 70.6% on-time rate, 84.3-minute average delay, 2.6% recent cancellation rate, and 25 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.