HOU → ECPHouston to Panama City Beach

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Panama City Beach (ECP): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 916 km, an estimated 1 hour 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Panama City Beach. Updated 28 October 2026 at 10:54 UTC.

Today, HOU → ECP

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. 14:50 WN2040 On scheduleGate 44 ·

Checked HOU board 05:54

HOU Houston busy · +17
ECP Panama City Beach tracking
916 km · ~1h 40m est.
dep bank 10:25–17:357x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100

route health from live HOU and ECP delay boards

Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+9 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-27WN2040departed+6
10-26WN1861departed+21
10-25WN2529departed+9
10-24WN1464departed−2

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
HOUHouston +17 min busy 🌤 overcast · ESE 6 kt Full HOU delay board →
ECPPanama City Beach tracking Full ECP delay board →

How the Houston to Panama City Beach route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to ECP flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

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HOU to ECP questions

Is HOU–ECP running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–ECP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:25 and evening departures around 17:35 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ECP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to ECP?

Great-circle distance is 916 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 95–109 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–ECP fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.