Panama City Beach (ECP) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 24m
Bearing
353° N
Panama City Beach (ECP) to Chicago (MDW) is 797 miles (1,283 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ECP–MDW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ECP–MDW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
45
April 2026
Seats
7,267
both directions
Passengers
5,933
both directions
Load factor
81.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ECP–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ECP–MDW in April 2026 (45 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
45 departures · 7,267 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.6%
Load
What plane flies ECP–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 42% of ECP–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
19 departures · 76.3% load
42.2% - Boeing 737-700
16 departures · 85.4% load
35.6% - Boeing 737-800
10 departures · 87.1% load
22.2%
How has ECP–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop ECP–MDW departures fell from 59 in May 2025 to 45 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ECP–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
59 departures · 7,261 passengers
75.7%
Load
June 2025
48 departures · 5,439 passengers
71.6%
Load
July 2025
40 departures · 4,350 passengers
68.0%
Load
August 2025
44 departures · 5,608 passengers
79.1%
Load
September 2025
42 departures · 5,152 passengers
76.1%
Load
October 2025
9 departures · 1,086 passengers
75.0%
Load
November 2025
2 departures · 176 passengers
55.4%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 3 passengers
1.7%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 7,554 passengers
80.5%
Load
April 2026
45 departures · 5,933 passengers
81.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MDW → ECP
83.0% full
23 departures · 2,992 passengers
ECP → MDW
80.4% full
22 departures · 2,941 passengers
Nonstop ECP–MDW 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 Chicago (MDW)?
ECP to MDW is 797 miles (1,283 km / 693 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ECP to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 797-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–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (42.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (35.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying ECP–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 797-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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