Panama City Beach (ECP) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 56m
Bearing
267° W
Panama City Beach (ECP) to Houston (HOU) is 569 miles (916 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ECP–HOU
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ECP–HOU; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 44% of departures; flights ran 67% full.
Departures
75
April 2026
Seats
11,871
both directions
Passengers
7,963
both directions
Load factor
67.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ECP–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ECP–HOU in April 2026 (75 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
75 departures · 11,871 seats
Share of departures100.0%67.1%
Load
What plane flies ECP–HOU?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 44% of ECP–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
33 departures · 62.3% load
44.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
26 departures · 68.2% load
34.7% - Boeing 737-800
16 departures · 72.9% load
21.3%
How has ECP–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop ECP–HOU departures fell from 79 in May 2025 to 75 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ECP–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
79 departures · 9,864 passengers
77.4%
Load
June 2025
86 departures · 9,714 passengers
71.5%
Load
July 2025
84 departures · 10,204 passengers
75.5%
Load
August 2025
69 departures · 7,577 passengers
69.4%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,254 passengers
65.6%
Load
October 2025
70 departures · 7,495 passengers
64.7%
Load
November 2025
42 departures · 3,544 passengers
57.5%
Load
December 2025
34 departures · 3,067 passengers
58.8%
Load
January 2026
20 departures · 1,729 passengers
59.7%
Load
February 2026
30 departures · 2,692 passengers
60.5%
Load
March 2026
66 departures · 7,885 passengers
74.9%
Load
April 2026
75 departures · 7,963 passengers
67.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HOU → ECP
67.8% full
38 departures · 4,223 passengers
ECP → HOU
66.3% full
37 departures · 3,740 passengers
Nonstop ECP–HOU 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
Panama City Beach
US
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Coordinates
30.36°N, 85.80°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Panama City Beach (ECP) from Houston (HOU)?
ECP to HOU is 569 miles (916 km / 495 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ECP to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 569-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ECP–HOU?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (44.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (34.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying ECP–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 569-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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