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Airport month · March 2026
Northwest Florida Beaches International in March 2026
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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 940 domestic departures from Northwest Florida Beaches International (ECP). 76.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.3% reached their destination on time; 2.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so ECP departures were 3.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 770 departures with 81.2% leaving on time: a change of −4.5 points, with flights up 22%.
Flights arriving at ECP that month were on time 74.0% of the time (941 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 51%, air carrier 21% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 78.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.7%
- Cancelled 2.8%
- Diverted 0.2%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | ECP, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.7% | 81.2% | 77.6% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 78.3% | 79.9% | 78.7% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.0 min | 13.7 min | 16.3 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 31 | 26 | 27 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 940 | 770 | 9,679 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 323 | 34% | 80.2% | 3.7 min | 0.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 227 | 24% | 83.3% | 0.6 min | 4.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 209 | 22% | 74.6% | 4.8 min | 4.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 77 | 8% | 71.4% | 25.4 min | 3.9% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 62 | 7% | 75.8% | 4.7 min | 4.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 31 | 3% | 74.2% | 22.4 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 11 | 1% | 63.6% | 50.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECP–ATL | Panama City to Atlanta | 227 | 83.3% | 0.6 min | 4.0% |
| ECP–ORD | Panama City to Chicago | 124 | 73.4% | 18.2 min | 3.2% |
| ECP–BNA | Panama City to Nashville | 94 | 77.7% | 5.5 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–CLT | Panama City to Charlotte | 93 | 80.6% | 0.5 min | 2.2% |
| ECP–DFW | Panama City to Dallas/Fort Worth | 85 | 76.5% | -1.9 min | 5.9% |
| ECP–DAL | Panama City to Dallas | 59 | 84.7% | -4.5 min | 1.7% |
| ECP–AUS | Panama City to Austin | 53 | 84.9% | 13.2 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–STL | Panama City to St. Louis | 35 | 80.0% | 4.9 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–HOU | Panama City to Houston | 33 | 75.8% | 3.2 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–DCA | Panama City to Washington | 31 | 51.6% | 37.9 min | 9.7% |
| ECP–DEN | Panama City to Denver | 31 | 71.0% | 18.6 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–MDW | Panama City to Chicago | 31 | 77.4% | 15.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ECP on time in March 2026?
76.7% of 940 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 81.2% of 770 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 76.7% and 2.8% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.