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 ECP → ATL flights land within a few points of 86% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	ECP	ATL	1h 13m	86%	2.0%	2,444	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	ECP 06:30 → IAH 08:28UA 4255 · flown by CommuteAir	3h 27m Houston	IAH 11:55 → ATL 15:16UA 4079 · flown by Mesa	7h 46m	99%	78%
American Details →	ECP 16:16 → CLT 19:05AA 3535 · flown by Envoy	3h 31m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	6h 42m	98%	66%
American Details →	ECP 07:05 → CLT 09:56AA 5175 · flown by PSA	3h 09m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ATL 14:31AA 5041 · flown by PSA	6h 25m	98%	62%
American Details →	ECP 07:28 → DFW 09:50AA 1381	1h 08m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:58 → ATL 14:10AA 1386	5h 42m	93%	62%
Southwest Details →	ECP 18:20 → BNA 19:45WN 554	1h 57m Nashville	BNA 21:42 → ATL 10:45WN 447	4h 32m	88%	57%
Delta Details →	ECP 13:20 → LGA 16:59DL 4989 · flown by Endeavor	1h 01m New York	LGA 18:00 → ATL 21:10DL 964	6h 50m	79%	51%
United Details →	ECP 14:05 → ORD 16:50UA 5654 · flown by SkyWest	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 18:20 → ATL 21:41UA 1398	6h 36m	94%	51%
United Details →	ECP 09:00 → IAH 10:57UA 4034 · flown by Mesa	3h 43m Houston	IAH 14:40 → ATL 17:54UA 1211	7h 54m	98%	48%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ECP 10:25 → ORD 13:09UA 5874 · flown by SkyWest	46m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → ATL 17:10UA 356	5h 45m	51%	37%
American Details →	ECP 13:17 → PHL 16:48AA 5173 · flown by PSA	47m Philadelphia	PHL 17:35 → ATL 19:55AA 3041	5h 38m	50%	32%
American Details →	ECP 18:54 → CLT 21:45AA 5178 · flown by PSA	51m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	4h 04m	47%	30%

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

IAH · 58m · leaves 09:00 14%

Afternoon and evening

DAL · 1h 10m · leaves 13:20 15%

PHL · 47m · leaves 13:17 50%

CLT · 51m · leaves 18:54 53%

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 4180 ECP 06:10 → MDW Delta DL 1063 MDW 11:05 → ATL Connection details →	2h 40m	6h 51m	100%	88%
Southwest WN 1785 ECP 07:50 → BNA Delta DL 2867 BNA 12:38 → ATL Connection details →	3h 23m	6h 02m	100%	82%
Southwest WN 1788 ECP 11:30 → MCI Delta DL 1443 MCI 15:38 → ATL Connection details →	1h 53m	6h 19m	93%	80%

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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