Flights Panama City → Atlanta
ECP → ATL
How long is the flight from Panama City to Atlanta?
The flight from Panama City (ECP) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 43 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 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 Panama City to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, with 87% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 625 total flights on this route, each averaging a delay of just 5.8 minutes. The aircraft used include Boeing 717s, McDonnell Douglas MD-88s, and Canadair Regional Jet 900s, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, with Atlanta's airport handling over 108 million 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 Panama City (ECP) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1551 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Panama City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Panama City (ECP) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north for about 387 km, a flight time of roughly 43m.
Departures from Panama City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of ECP-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Panama City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,551 tracked ECP-ATL flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.7% 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 ECP-ATL
The flight from Panama City (ECP) to Atlanta (ATL) takes 43 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Panama City (ECP) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1551 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Panama City-Atlanta is 1.74% across 1551 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 Atlanta, 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.
