Southwest AirlinesWN
Flights WN4508 06:40 Sa · WN2920 10:45 Su
live
Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Panama City Beach (ECP): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 1,283 km, an estimated 2 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Panama City Beach. Updated 5 November 2026 at 19:21 UTC.
MCI
Kansas City
smooth · +0
ECP
Panama City Beach
tracking
1,283 km · ~2h 09m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
75 / 100
route health from live MCI and ECP delay boards
Flight time~2h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysAirports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Kansas City to Panama City Beach route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MCI to ECP flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
Cite this data
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Suggested citation
Pro Flight Search: Kansas City (MCI) to Panama City Beach (ECP) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
Canonical URL
How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/MCI-ECP
MCI to ECP questions
Is MCI–ECP running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on MCI–ECP?
Operators schedule morning departures around 06:40 from MCI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ECP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from MCI to ECP?
Great-circle distance is 1,283 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 121–140 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MCI–ECP fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sat–sun). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
.