Atlanta (ATL) to Panama City Beach (ECP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 17m
Bearing
200° S
Atlanta (ATL) to Panama City Beach (ECP) is 240 miles (387 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–ECP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–ECP; the Boeing 717-200 was the most common aircraft at 65% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
444
April 2026
Seats
57,423
both directions
Passengers
47,361
both directions
Load factor
82.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–ECP?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–ECP in April 2026 (444 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
444 departures · 57,423 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.5%
Load
What plane flies ATL–ECP?
In April 2026, the Boeing 717-200 flew 65% of ATL–ECP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 717-200
290 departures · 86.4% load
65.3% - Boeing 737-800
98 departures · 75.6% load
22.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
56 departures · 80.7% load
12.6%
How has ATL–ECP traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–ECP departures rose from 404 in May 2025 to 444 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–ECP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
404 departures · 50,540 passengers
82.5%
Load
June 2025
422 departures · 49,536 passengers
81.9%
Load
July 2025
446 departures · 51,184 passengers
84.9%
Load
August 2025
420 departures · 48,450 passengers
82.5%
Load
September 2025
383 departures · 49,076 passengers
81.8%
Load
October 2025
402 departures · 49,187 passengers
86.5%
Load
November 2025
371 departures · 40,145 passengers
79.0%
Load
December 2025
340 departures · 35,795 passengers
79.5%
Load
January 2026
314 departures · 31,924 passengers
77.6%
Load
February 2026
339 departures · 35,965 passengers
82.9%
Load
March 2026
437 departures · 46,059 passengers
85.2%
Load
April 2026
444 departures · 47,361 passengers
82.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ECP → ATL
83.3% full
223 departures · 24,041 passengers
ATL → ECP
81.6% full
221 departures · 23,320 passengers
Nonstop ATL–ECP traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Panama City Beach
US
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Coordinates
30.36°N, 85.80°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from Panama City Beach (ECP)?
ATL to ECP is 240 miles (387 km / 209 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to ECP?
A nonstop covers the 240-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–ECP?
In April 2026, the Boeing 717-200 flew the largest share of departures (65.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (22.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–ECP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 240-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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