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
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ECP–HOU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 41% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
93
July 2026
Seats
15,249
both directions
Passengers
12,715
both directions
Load factor
83.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ECP–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ECP–HOU in July 2026 (93 departures).
- WN
93 departures · 15,249 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.4%
Load
What plane flies ECP–HOU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 41% of ECP–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
38 departures · 79.2% load
40.9% - Boeing 737-800
28 departures · 85.2% load
30.1% - Boeing 737-700
27 departures · 88.5% load
29.0%
How has ECP–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop ECP–HOU departures rose from 69 in August 2025 to 93 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ECP–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
83 departures · 10,942 passengers
82.9%
Load
June 2026
85 departures · 11,921 passengers
85.4%
Load
July 2026
93 departures · 12,715 passengers
83.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ECP → HOU
82.9% full
50 departures · 6,908 passengers
HOU → ECP
84.0% full
43 departures · 5,807 passengers
Nonstop ECP–HOU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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 July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (40.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.1%).
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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