The nonstop is quickest: American ECP → PHL (2h 34m), on time 58% of the time. Delta via Atlanta (4h 45m) is more reliable, 79%, but takes 2h 11m longer.
Nonstops (seasonal or thin)
Nonstop details →| American | ECP | PHL | 2h 34m | 60% | 4.0% | 101 | Flying now |
Best connections, any airlines
Ranked by chance you reach Philadelphia on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Panama City Beach). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
| Delta + Americantwo ticketsDetails → | ECP 07:41 → ATL 09:55DL 1674 | 2h 30m Atlanta | ATL 12:25 → PHL 14:36AA 4338 · flown by Republic | 5h 55m | 97% | 89% |
| DeltaDetails → | ECP 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3114 | 3h 06m Atlanta | ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279 | 6h 26m | 97% | 80% |
| Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails → | ECP 11:30 → MCI 13:45WN 1788 | 3h 36m Kansas City | MCI 17:21 → PHL 21:10AA 2875 | 8h 40m | 100% | 73% |
| Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails → | ECP 07:50 → BNA 09:15WN 1785 | 3h 48m Nashville | BNA 13:03 → PHL 16:15AA 3130 | 7h 25m | 100% | 72% |
| DeltaDetails → | ECP 17:08 → ATL 19:24DL 3094 | 3h 31m Atlanta | ATL 22:55 → PHL 00:59 +1DL 2642 | 6h 52m | 98% | 72% |
| AmericanDetails → | ECP 07:05 → CLT 09:56AA 5175 · flown by PSA | 3h 06m Charlotte | CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573 | 6h 45m | 98% | 70% |
| AmericanDetails → | ECP 16:16 → CLT 19:05AA 3535 · flown by Envoy | 3h 24m Charlotte | CLT 22:29 → PHL 00:17 +1AA 2189 | 7h 01m | 98% | 70% |
| DeltaDetails → | ECP 09:19 → ATL 11:31DL 3048 | 1h 29m Atlanta | ATL 13:00 → PHL 15:02DL 2131 | 4h 43m | 96% | 67% |
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| UnitedDetails → | ECP 14:05 → ORD 16:50UA 5654 · flown by SkyWest | 1h 09m Chicago | ORD 17:59 → PHL 21:19UA 1776 | 6h 14m | 68% | 38% |
| AmericanDetails → | ECP 16:51 → DFW 19:10AA 3502 · flown by Envoy | 1h 09m Dallas-Fort Worth | DFW 20:19 → PHL 00:35 +1AA 2542 | 6h 44m | 62% | 32% |
| SouthwestDetails → | ECP 18:20 → BNA 19:45WN 554 | 1h 25m Nashville | BNA 21:10 → PHL 00:25 +1WN 634 | 4h 50m | 73% | 21% |
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.
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
The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →
Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.
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