Flights Houston → Panama City
HOU → ECP
How long is the flight from Houston to Panama City?
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Panama City (ECP) takes about 1h 34m. 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
The flight route from Houston to Panama City operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 67%. Over the course of its operation, it experiences an average delay of 13.3 minutes per flight, based on a total of 86 flights recorded. The destination 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 Houston (HOU) → Panama City (ECP) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 242 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.5/100 (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 Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Panama City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (HOU) to Panama City (ECP) heads east for about 916 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 34m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 65% of HOU-ECP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Panama City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 242 tracked HOU-ECP flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 14 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 HOU-ECP
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Panama City (ECP) takes about 1h 34m. 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 Houston (HOU) -> Panama City (ECP) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 242 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Panama City is 0.00% across 242 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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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.
