Panama City Beach (ECP) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 2h 25m
Bearing
352° N
Panama City Beach (ECP) to Chicago (ORD) is 811 miles (1,306 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ECP–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop ECP–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 65% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
196
April 2026
Seats
19,414
both directions
Passengers
14,948
both directions
Load factor
77.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ECP–ORD?
Envoy Air operated the most nonstop ECP–ORD departures in April 2026 (70), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- MQ
Envoy Air
70 departures · 5,276 seats
Share of departures35.7%81.3%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
62 departures · 4,712 seats
Share of departures31.6%65.6%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
58 departures · 8,604 seats
Share of departures29.6%82.5%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
6 departures · 822 seats
Share of departures3.1%57.2%
Load
What plane flies ECP–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 65% of ECP–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
128 departures · 73.7% load
65.3% - Airbus A320
54 departures · 82.7% load
27.6% - Boeing 737-700
6 departures · 57.2% load
3.1% - Embraer E170
4 departures · 83.5% load
2.0% - Airbus A319
4 departures · 78.8% load
2.0%
How has ECP–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop ECP–ORD departures rose from 62 in May 2025 to 196 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ECP–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 6,524 passengers
79.6%
Load
June 2025
71 departures · 6,493 passengers
78.4%
Load
July 2025
69 departures · 4,484 passengers
86.1%
Load
August 2025
64 departures · 4,165 passengers
86.0%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 3,604 passengers
79.2%
Load
October 2025
50 departures · 3,342 passengers
87.9%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
28 departures · 1,870 passengers
87.9%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 674 passengers
88.7%
Load
February 2026
80 departures · 4,988 passengers
76.5%
Load
March 2026
241 departures · 17,817 passengers
82.3%
Load
April 2026
196 departures · 14,948 passengers
77.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → ECP
70.8% full
100 departures · 7,036 passengers
ECP → ORD
83.5% full
96 departures · 7,912 passengers
Nonstop ECP–ORD 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 (ORD)?
ECP to ORD is 811 miles (1,306 km / 705 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ECP to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 811-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 25m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ECP–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (65.3%), followed by the Airbus A320 (27.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying ECP–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 811-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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