Panama City Beach (ECP) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 1h 56m
Bearing
270° W
Panama City Beach (ECP) to Houston (IAH) is 571 miles (918 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ECP–IAH
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Mesa Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop ECP–IAH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 65% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
181
April 2026
Seats
11,776
both directions
Passengers
9,191
both directions
Load factor
78.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ECP–IAH?
Mesa Airlines operated the most nonstop ECP–IAH departures in April 2026 (118), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- YV
Mesa Airlines
118 departures · 8,626 seats
Share of departures65.2%77.3%
Load
- C5
CommuteAir
63 departures · 3,150 seats
Share of departures34.8%80.0%
Load
What plane flies ECP–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 65% of ECP–IAH departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
118 departures · 77.3% load
65.2% - Embraer ERJ-145
63 departures · 80.0% load
34.8%
How has ECP–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop ECP–IAH departures fell from 297 in May 2025 to 181 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ECP–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
297 departures · 13,263 passengers
72.8%
Load
June 2025
269 departures · 14,431 passengers
81.5%
Load
July 2025
297 departures · 15,538 passengers
82.0%
Load
August 2025
277 departures · 13,178 passengers
74.6%
Load
September 2025
228 departures · 10,931 passengers
74.7%
Load
October 2025
222 departures · 11,124 passengers
77.7%
Load
November 2025
212 departures · 9,332 passengers
71.6%
Load
December 2025
229 departures · 9,293 passengers
71.4%
Load
January 2026
166 departures · 7,818 passengers
76.9%
Load
February 2026
157 departures · 7,846 passengers
77.7%
Load
March 2026
183 departures · 9,985 passengers
82.1%
Load
April 2026
181 departures · 9,191 passengers
78.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ECP → IAH
78.0% full
91 departures · 4,631 passengers
IAH → ECP
78.1% full
90 departures · 4,560 passengers
Nonstop ECP–IAH 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 (IAH)?
ECP to IAH is 571 miles (918 km / 496 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ECP to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 571-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–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (65.2%), followed by the Embraer ERJ-145 (34.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying ECP–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 571-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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