Flights Baltimore → Panama City
BWI → ECP
How long is the flight from Baltimore to Panama City?
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Panama City (ECP) takes about 2h 2m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
This flight route connects Baltimore with Panama City, featuring an on-time performance rate of 82%, with average delays of just 3.6 minutes. Since its origin airport opened in 1947, the route has seen a total of eleven flights, while the destination city's airport serves 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.
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The Baltimore (BWI) → Panama City (ECP) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 29 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 6.3/100 (low), 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 Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Panama City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Panama City (ECP) heads south-west for about 1,286 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of BWI-ECP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Panama City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 29 tracked BWI-ECP flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-ECP
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Panama City (ECP) takes about 2h 2m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Panama City (ECP) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 29 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Panama City is 0.00% across 29 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
