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Flights WN2043 08:55 Sa · WN2549 13:15 Su
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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Panama City Beach (ECP): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. 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 6 September 2026 at 00:53 UTC.
MCI
Kansas City
smooth · +0
ECP
Panama City Beach
tracking
1,283 km · ~2h 09m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live MCI and ECP delay boards
Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−2 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~2h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
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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
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MCI to ECP questions
Is MCI–ECP running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. 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 08:55 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.
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