Panama City Beach (ECP) to Kansas City (MCI)
Flight time
≈ 2h 24m
Bearing
323° NW
Panama City Beach (ECP) to Kansas City (MCI) is 798 miles (1,284 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ECP–MCI
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ECP–MCI; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
48
June 2026
Seats
7,640
both directions
Passengers
5,621
both directions
Load factor
73.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ECP–MCI?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ECP–MCI in June 2026 (48 departures).
- WN
48 departures · 7,640 seats
Share of departures100.0%73.6%
Load
What plane flies ECP–MCI?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 42% of ECP–MCI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
20 departures · 84.3% load
41.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
19 departures · 69.1% load
39.6% - Boeing 737-800
9 departures · 64.4% load
18.8%
How has ECP–MCI traffic changed?
Nonstop ECP–MCI departures held steady at about 48 a month between July 2025 and June 2026.
Monthly nonstop ECP–MCI traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
48 departures · 5,602 passengers
75.9%
Load
August 2025
24 departures · 2,979 passengers
78.1%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 1,966 passengers
78.3%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
8 departures · 857 passengers
68.7%
Load
April 2026
20 departures · 1,824 passengers
58.5%
Load
May 2026
30 departures · 3,735 passengers
79.2%
Load
June 2026
48 departures · 5,621 passengers
73.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ECP → MCI
73.1% full
24 departures · 2,959 passengers
MCI → ECP
74.1% full
24 departures · 2,662 passengers
Nonstop ECP–MCI traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 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 Kansas City (MCI)?
ECP to MCI is 798 miles (1,284 km / 693 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ECP to MCI?
A nonstop covers the 798-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ECP–MCI?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (41.7%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (39.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying ECP–MCI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 798-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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