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

No clear winner: Southwest’s DAL → ECP flights land within a few points of 7 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	ECP	1h 50m	71%	0.3%	691	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → MCI 07:35WN 4631	3h 05m Kansas City	MCI 10:40 → ECP 12:45WN 2552	6h 40m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516	1h 26m Atlanta	ATL 10:41 → ECP 10:50DL 3045	4h 45m	94%	80%
Delta Details →	DAL 10:09 → ATL 13:20DL 441	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 16:01 → ECP 16:12DL 3094	6h 02m	98%	75%
Delta Details →	DAL 18:40 → ATL 22:00DL 2780	1h 27m Atlanta	ATL 23:27 → ECP 23:37DL 3131	4h 59m	86%	70%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → HOU 07:10WN 1628	3h 50m Houston	HOU 11:00 → ECP 12:45WN 1790	6h 45m	100%	70%
Delta Details →	DAL 12:19 → ATL 15:31DL 1115	2h 14m Atlanta	ATL 17:45 → ECP 17:56DL 3053	5h 37m	96%	69%
Southwest Details →	DAL 09:00 → AUS 10:00WN 4172	2h 15m Austin	AUS 12:15 → ECP 14:15WN 295	5h 15m	100%	54%
Southwest Details →	DAL 07:05 → BNA 08:50WN 1519	3h 40m Nashville	BNA 12:30 → ECP 13:50WN 2176	6h 45m	98%	52%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DAL 15:59 → ATL 19:14DL 512	51m Atlanta	ATL 20:05 → ECP 20:16DL 2494	4h 18m	65%	52%

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

HOU · 1h 15m · leaves 08:30 9%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 51m · leaves 15:59 35%

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.


Southwest WN 1261 DAL 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 1359 ATL 12:27 → ECP Connection details →	3h 22m	6h 34m	100%	84%
Southwest WN 1263 DAL 16:30 → ATL Delta DL 3131 ATL 23:27 → ECP Connection details →	3h 47m	7h 09m	96%	80%
Southwest WN 4172 DAL 09:00 → AUS Delta DL 3767 AUS 12:53 → ECP Connection details →	2h 53m	6h 12m	100%	77%

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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