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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Panama City to Chicago: on-time record
Northwest Florida Beaches International to Chicago O'Hare International
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. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
74.6% of scheduled ECP to ORD flights arrived on time in the 12 months to July 2026. The figure covers 619 flights between Panama City and Chicago by carriers that report to BTS, a distance of 810 miles.
That is 1.4 points below the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 4.1 points below the 78.7% recorded for all departures from ECP. Flights that did arrive were 8.5 min late on average, and 2.6% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
4 reporting carriers flew the route at least 60 times. Republic Airline had the highest on-time share at 82.3% of 220 flights; SkyWest Airlines had the lowest at 64.0% of 150.
By scheduled departure hour (local time at ECP), flights leaving from 1 pm to 2 pm had the highest on-time share, 81.9%; those leaving from 2 pm to 3 pm had the lowest, 62.3%.
The on-time share is up 2.0 points on the previous 12 months (72.6%); cancellations moved from 0.4% to 2.6%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, late-arriving aircraft 43%, national aviation system 30% and extreme weather 14%.
- On time 74.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.1%
- Cancelled 2.6%
- Diverted 0.6%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 220 | 36% | 82.3% | 0.0 min | 1.8% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 162 | 26% | 78.4% | 0.9 min | 4.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 150 | 24% | 64.0% | 21.5 min | 2.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 79 | 13% | 67.1% | 21.5 min | 1.3% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | ECP to ORD | All departures from ECP | All arrivals at ORD | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 74.6% | 78.7% | 71.2% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 22.1% | 19.3% | 25.4% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 2.6% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 8.5 min | 6.0 min | 15.4 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,715 | 1,529 | 2,373 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 619 | 9,679 | 359,867 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, ORD to ECP, recorded 80.6% on time across 619 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 74.6% against 72.6% (+2.0 pts), cancelled 2.6% against 0.4%, flights 619 against 274.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | 81.8% | 9.1% | -1.7 min | 2 |
| Feb | 46 | 82.6% | 0.0% | -4.2 min | 3 |
| Mar | 182 | 72.5% | 2.2% | 18.2 min | 3 |
| Apr | 164 | 79.3% | 1.8% | 5.7 min | 3 |
| May | 158 | 75.3% | 1.3% | 10.3 min | 3 |
| Jun | 134 | 68.7% | 3.0% | 21.8 min | 3 |
| Jul | 163 | 65.6% | 2.5% | 12.8 min | 3 |
| Aug | 74 | 78.4% | 0.0% | 4.3 min | 3 |
| Sep | 62 | 88.7% | 0.0% | 2.3 min | 3 |
| Oct | 51 | 84.3% | 0.0% | 5.2 min | 2 |
| Nov | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | — | 1 |
| Dec | 27 | 88.9% | 0.0% | 1.0 min | 2 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from Panama City (ECP)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECP–ATL | Panama City to Atlanta | 2,428 | 84.0% | 0.4 min | 2.0% |
| ECP–DFW | Panama City to Dallas/Fort Worth | 1,290 | 74.3% | 11.6 min | 3.2% |
| ECP–CLT | Panama City to Charlotte | 1,118 | 82.6% | 1.7 min | 1.9% |
| ECP–BNA | Panama City to Nashville | 1,078 | 78.8% | 7.2 min | 0.2% |
| ECP–DAL | Panama City to Dallas | 692 | 78.5% | 3.2 min | 0.9% |
| ECP–AUS | Panama City to Austin | 623 | 78.5% | 8.5 min | 0.0% |
| ECP–DCA | Panama City to Washington | 388 | 67.3% | 20.9 min | 5.4% |
| ECP–HOU | Panama City to Houston | 365 | 77.8% | 4.2 min | 0.0% |
All 18 routes and the airport record for ECP · airport record for ORD
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Panama City to Chicago on time?
74.6% of the 619 flights scheduled from ECP to ORD in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from ECP to ORD?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, Republic Airline had the highest on-time share (82.3%), followed by Envoy Air (78.4%) and United Airlines (67.1%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between Panama City and Chicago?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 43%, national aviation system 30%, extreme weather 14%, air carrier 13%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from ECP?
Flights scheduled to leave ECP from 1 pm to 2 pm arrived on time 81.9% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare. The lowest was 2 pm to 3 pm at 62.3%. Delays tend to build through the day as late aircraft carry over to later flights.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 74.6%, up 2.0 points on the previous 12 months (72.6%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months. Across those months, September had the highest on-time share (88.7%) and July the lowest (65.6%).
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.