Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Panama City Beach → Chicago via Kansas City: arrives on time 33%

11:30 ECP → 13:45 MCI

WN 1788 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled
2h 20m layover in Kansas City (MCI) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
16:05 MCI → 17:30 MDW

WN 9 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 36% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 12 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 95 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 20m layover.

Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).

Total trip6h 00mECP 11:30 to MDW 17:30, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.