Panama City to Houston

What the Data Says About ECP to HOU

The Panama City to Houston corridor (ECP → HOU) covers roughly 570 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 2,579 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 84.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 63.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 939 flights were recorded on this pairing — 4 cancelled (0.4%) and 2 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 2,579 total flights analyzed, the 84.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 63.4-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, Aug 2023 posted the best performance on this corridor at 85% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 69% on-time — a 17-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the ECP to HOU route, the combination of a 84.7% on-time rate, 63.4-minute average delay, 0.4% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.