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Airport month · May 2026
Northwest Florida Beaches International in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,021 domestic departures from Northwest Florida Beaches International (ECP). 74.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.0% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so ECP departures were 2.8 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 924 departures with 72.2% leaving on time: a change of +2.1 points, with flights up 10%.
Flights arriving at ECP that month were on time 73.6% of the time (1,020 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 76.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.2%
- Cancelled 1.5%
- Diverted 0.3%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | ECP, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.3% | 72.2% | 77.6% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 76.0% | 74.4% | 78.7% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.5 min | 18.7 min | 16.3 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 34 | 31 | 27 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,021 | 924 | 9,679 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 380 | 37% | 73.2% | 9.4 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 234 | 23% | 79.1% | 3.2 min | 2.6% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 136 | 13% | 74.3% | 7.1 min | 2.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 107 | 10% | 77.6% | 2.9 min | 3.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 53 | 5% | 86.8% | 4.3 min | 1.9% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 52 | 5% | 78.8% | 9.2 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 35 | 3% | 80.0% | 2.2 min | 2.9% |
| UA United Airlines | 24 | 2% | 58.3% | 26.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECP–ATL | Panama City to Atlanta | 234 | 79.1% | 3.2 min | 2.6% |
| ECP–DFW | Panama City to Dallas/Fort Worth | 123 | 74.8% | 10.7 min | 3.3% |
| ECP–CLT | Panama City to Charlotte | 113 | 78.8% | 4.7 min | 2.7% |
| ECP–BNA | Panama City to Nashville | 106 | 71.7% | 11.3 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–ORD | Panama City to Chicago | 92 | 73.9% | 9.7 min | 1.1% |
| ECP–DAL | Panama City to Dallas | 72 | 69.4% | 11.0 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–AUS | Panama City to Austin | 62 | 79.0% | 12.1 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–HOU | Panama City to Houston | 41 | 75.6% | 4.3 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–STL | Panama City to St. Louis | 41 | 78.0% | 10.3 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–DCA | Panama City to Washington | 38 | 78.9% | -5.9 min | 2.6% |
| ECP–DEN | Panama City to Denver | 36 | 75.0% | 7.3 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–MDW | Panama City to Chicago | 23 | 65.2% | 5.2 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ECP on time in May 2026?
74.3% of 1,021 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 72.2% of 924 departures left on time and 1.4% were cancelled, against 74.3% and 1.5% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.