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Route Reliability

Washington → Panama City

DCA–ECP · 769 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
4.7%
Cancelled
382
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 382 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

DCA–ECP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 75% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

DCA–ECP flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays and just 68% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(50 flights)
  • Tue72%(50 flights)
  • Wed84%(51 flights)
  • Thu73%(48 flights)
  • Fri75%(48 flights)
  • Sat83%(63 flights)
  • Sun81%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(17 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(283 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(62 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 70% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%30
July 202581%32
August 202584%31
September 202573%30
October 202590%31
November 202576%29
December 202570%27
January 202679%28
February 202673%26
March 202669%29
April 202672%32
May 202681%37

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 382 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.