Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Delta’s ATL → ECP flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	ATL	ECP	1h 07m	84%	2.0%	2,444	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Panama City Beach on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Panama City Beach is 1 h behind Atlanta). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	ATL 11:11 → CLT 12:36AA 5039 · flown by PSA	2h 26m Charlotte	CLT 15:02 → ECP 15:46AA 3535 · flown by Envoy	5h 35m	99%	79%
Southwest Details →	ATL 06:30 → DAL 07:35WN 192	1h 50m Dallas	DAL 09:25 → ECP 11:20WN 3032	5h 50m	100%	78%
Delta Details →	ATL 09:40 → AUS 11:04DL 2886	1h 49m Austin	AUS 12:53 → ECP 15:14DL 3767 · flown by SkyWest	6h 32m	99%	75%
United Details →	ATL 11:37 → IAH 12:47UA 425	1h 43m Houston	IAH 14:30 → ECP 16:23UA 4902 · flown by CommuteAir	5h 46m	96%	74%
United Details →	ATL 15:57 → IAH 17:23UA 3992 · flown by Mesa	2h 38m Houston	IAH 20:01 → ECP 21:58UA 4343 · flown by CommuteAir	7h 01m	93%	71%
American Details →	ATL 05:00 → CLT 06:25AA 5507 · flown by PSA	3h 05m Charlotte	CLT 09:30 → ECP 10:27AA 5179 · flown by PSA	6h 26m	96%	71%
American Details →	ATL 06:01 → DFW 07:33AA 2770	2h 07m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:40 → ECP 11:54AA 5185 · flown by PSA	6h 53m	98%	70%
Southwest Details →	ATL 06:30 → HOU 07:35WN 4729	3h 25m Houston	HOU 11:00 → ECP 12:45WN 1790	7h 15m	100%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ATL 13:39 → DFW 15:10AA 1358	55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:05 → ECP 18:17AA 5187 · flown by PSA	5h 38m	67%	35%
American Details →	ATL 16:16 → DFW 17:49AA 1356	1h 53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:42 → ECP 21:39AA 813	6h 23m	72%	25%
American Details →	ATL 15:06 → CLT 16:36AA 5041 · flown by PSA	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 17:37 → ECP 18:22AA 5649 · flown by PSA	4h 16m	53%	20%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

LGA · 1h 03m · leaves 07:30 8%

DFW · 1h 14m · leaves 09:43 10%

BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 07:10 14%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 55m · leaves 13:39 33%

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 15:06 47%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 3190 ATL 10:10 → CLT American AA 3535 CLT 15:02 → ECP Connection details →	3h 36m	6h 36m	99%	81%
Delta DL 1147 ATL 09:02 → ORD American AA 4534 ORD 12:09 → ECP Connection details →	1h 56m	6h 40m	90%	75%
Delta DL 1682 ATL 10:05 → IAH United UA 4902 IAH 14:30 → ECP Connection details →	3h 12m	7h 18m	98%	74%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON