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 MDW → ECP flights land within a few points of 87% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MDW	ECP	2h 10m	87%	0.6%	168	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 + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 07:15 → ATL 10:05WN 3054	2h 22m Atlanta	ATL 12:27 → ECP 12:31DL 1359	5h 19m	100%	84%
Southwest Details →	MDW 08:00 → MCI 09:30WN 2808	1h 10m Kansas City	MCI 10:40 → ECP 12:45WN 2552	4h 45m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	MDW 06:00 → ATL 08:55DL 1285	1h 46m Atlanta	ATL 10:41 → ECP 10:50DL 3045	4h 50m	94%	80%
Delta Details →	MDW 17:10 → ATL 20:22DL 1728	3h 05m Atlanta	ATL 23:27 → ECP 23:37DL 3131	6h 29m	97%	79%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 05:15 → LGA 08:15WN 2801	2h 30m New York	LGA 10:45 → ECP 12:37DL 4989 · flown by Endeavor	7h 22m	100%	75%
Southwest Details →	MDW 05:00 → DAL 07:15WN 1377	2h 10m Dallas	DAL 09:25 → ECP 11:20WN 3032	6h 20m	100%	75%
Delta Details →	MDW 11:05 → ATL 14:01DL 1063	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 16:01 → ECP 16:12DL 3094	5h 06m	97%	74%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 11:00 → ATL 13:50WN 4606	3h 55m Atlanta	ATL 17:45 → ECP 17:56DL 3053	6h 56m	100%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	MDW 16:20 → DAL 18:35WN 2758	1h 15m Dallas	DAL 19:50 → ECP 21:45WN 1937	5h 20m	70%	33%

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.

Afternoon and evening

DAL · 1h 15m · leaves 16:20 30%

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