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 MCI → ECP flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MCI	ECP	2h 05m	84%	0.0%	99	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 →	MCI 05:15 → MDW 06:40WN 4276	2h 00m Chicago	MDW 08:40 → ECP 10:50WN 2773	5h 35m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	MCI 05:38 → ATL 08:44DL 1204	1h 57m Atlanta	ATL 10:41 → ECP 10:50DL 3045	5h 12m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	MCI 07:00 → ATL 10:04DL 1212	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 12:27 → ECP 12:31DL 1359	5h 34m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	MCI 17:40 → ATL 20:54DL 1660	2h 33m Atlanta	ATL 23:27 → ECP 23:37DL 3131	5h 59m	99%	81%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	MCI 07:53 → ORD 09:45UA 1491	2h 24m Chicago	ORD 12:09 → ECP 14:42AA 4534 · flown by Republic	6h 49m	96%	81%
Delta Details →	MCI 13:20 → ATL 16:30DL 2747	3h 35m Atlanta	ATL 20:05 → ECP 20:16DL 2494	6h 57m	98%	80%
United Details →	MCI 08:30 → IAH 10:38UA 2228	3h 52m Houston	IAH 14:30 → ECP 16:23UA 4902 · flown by CommuteAir	7h 53m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	MCI 10:36 → ATL 13:37DL 2471	2h 24m Atlanta	ATL 16:01 → ECP 16:12DL 3094	5h 35m	99%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MCI 09:45 → DFW 11:30AA 2050	57m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:27 → ECP 14:31AA 1796	4h 46m	73%	37%
Southwest Details →	MCI 16:55 → DAL 18:30WN 1323	1h 20m Dallas	DAL 19:50 → ECP 21:45WN 1937	4h 45m	62%	30%
Southwest Details →	MCI 16:15 → DEN 17:05WN 2549	50m Denver	DEN 17:55 → ECP 22:00WN 4379	5h 45m	26%	10%

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

PHL · 1h 17m · leaves 06:00 5%

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 07:53 13%

DFW · 1h 08m · leaves 06:39 13%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 16m · leaves 15:38 9%

IAH · 52m · leaves 14:56 20%

DEN · 50m · leaves 16:15 74%

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.

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.

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