Flights Atlanta → Panama City
ATL → ECP
How long is the flight from Atlanta to Panama City?
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Panama City (ECP) takes 42 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Panama City operates with an on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 626 flights using aircraft such as Boeing 717s, McDonnell Douglas MD-88s, and Canadair Regional Jet 900s, serving an airport that handles approximately 897,679 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Atlanta (ATL) → Panama City (ECP) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1487 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Panama City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Panama City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Panama City (ECP) heads south for about 387 km, a flight time of roughly 42m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of ATL-ECP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Panama City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,487 tracked ATL-ECP flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-ECP
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Panama City (ECP) takes 42 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Panama City (ECP) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 1487 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Panama City is 1.75% across 1487 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Panama City, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
