Northwest Florida Beaches International in February 2026

82.9%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 539 domestic departures from Northwest Florida Beaches International (ECP). 82.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.1% reached their destination on time; 1.9% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so ECP departures were 4.8 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 406 departures with 80.5% leaving on time: a change of +2.4 points, with flights up 33%.

Flights arriving at ECP that month were on time 82.0% of the time (540 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 42% and national aviation system 13%.

On time 83.1%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.7%
Cancelled 1.9%
Diverted 0.4%

Every scheduled departure from ECP in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	ECP, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	82.9%	80.5%	77.6%	78.1%
Arrived on time	83.1%	81.8%	78.7%	78.3%
Cancelled	1.9%	1.2%	1.7%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	10.7 min	16.0 min	16.3 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	18	14	27	17,168
Scheduled departures	539	406	9,679	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	171	32%	89.5%	-5.8 min	1.2%
OH PSA Airlines	148	27%	77.0%	6.4 min	4.7%
WN Southwest Airlines	127	24%	79.5%	2.8 min	0.8%
MQ Envoy Air	55	10%	83.6%	-5.8 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	32	6%	87.5%	4.9 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	3	1%	100.0%	-6.3 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	3	1%	100.0%	-12.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
ECP–ATL	Panama City to Atlanta	171	89.5%	-5.8 min	1.2%
ECP–DFW	Panama City to Dallas/Fort Worth	73	83.6%	-6.6 min	4.1%
ECP–CLT	Panama City to Charlotte	68	83.8%	3.5 min	2.9%
ECP–BNA	Panama City to Nashville	66	74.2%	7.2 min	0.0%
ECP–ORD	Panama City to Chicago	40	82.5%	-5.1 min	0.0%
ECP–DAL	Panama City to Dallas	35	85.7%	0.4 min	2.9%
ECP–DCA	Panama City to Washington	28	53.6%	36.5 min	7.1%
ECP–IAH	Panama City to Houston	28	85.7%	7.8 min	0.0%
ECP–AUS	Panama City to Austin	15	73.3%	-1.9 min	0.0%
ECP–HOU	Panama City to Houston	15	100.0%	-10.6 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	42.0%	38.2%	2,212
Late-arriving aircraft	43.7%	37.2%	2,301
National Aviation System	13.3%	18.5%	703
Extreme weather	0.9%	6.0%	50
Security	0.1%	0.2%	3

5,269 delay minutes on 79 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left ECP on time in February 2026?

82.9% of 539 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 80.5% of 406 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 82.9% and 1.9% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ECP · methodology · corrections.