Panama City Beach (ECP) to St Louis (STL)
Flight time
≈ 2h 04m
Bearing
337° NW
Panama City Beach (ECP) to St Louis (STL) is 635 miles (1,022 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ECP–STL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ECP–STL; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 45% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
75
April 2026
Seats
11,833
both directions
Passengers
8,192
both directions
Load factor
69.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ECP–STL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ECP–STL in April 2026 (75 departures).
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Southwest Airlines
75 departures · 11,833 seats
Share of departures100.0%69.2%
Load
What plane flies ECP–STL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 45% of ECP–STL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
34 departures · 77.2% load
45.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
25 departures · 63.2% load
33.3% - Boeing 737-800
16 departures · 65.3% load
21.3%
How has ECP–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop ECP–STL departures fell from 80 in May 2025 to 75 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ECP–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
80 departures · 10,439 passengers
79.7%
Load
June 2025
94 departures · 10,884 passengers
73.8%
Load
July 2025
95 departures · 11,202 passengers
75.2%
Load
August 2025
79 departures · 10,167 passengers
84.5%
Load
September 2025
68 departures · 8,363 passengers
80.9%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 8,248 passengers
84.2%
Load
November 2025
6 departures · 602 passengers
63.1%
Load
December 2025
4 departures · 416 passengers
65.4%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 189 passengers
59.4%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
70 departures · 8,432 passengers
78.0%
Load
April 2026
75 departures · 8,192 passengers
69.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ECP → STL
75.5% full
38 departures · 4,362 passengers
STL → ECP
63.2% full
37 departures · 3,830 passengers
Nonstop ECP–STL 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 St Louis (STL)?
ECP to STL is 635 miles (1,022 km / 552 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ECP to STL?
A nonstop covers the 635-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ECP–STL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (45.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (33.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying ECP–STL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 635-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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