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Panama City Beach → Houston

ECPPanama City BeachNorthwest Florida Beaches International Airport
HOUHoustonWilliam P. Hobby Airport
Distance
569 mi
Estimated flight time
~1h 40m

Same local time in Panama City Beach and Houston.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
2
busiest month · Jun
1
quietest month · Oct
1 hr 30 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 1Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 1Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 2Jun
  7. 2Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. 1Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. 1Nov
  12. 1Dec

In December 2025, January 2026 we saw less traffic at Panama City Beach in general than usual; compare that month with care.

Airlines

Who flies it

Southwest Airlinesall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Panama City Beach. Most departures between 10:00 and 13:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
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  11. 10:00
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  14. 13:00
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  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 1.4Mon
  2. 0.9Tue
  3. 0.9Wed
  4. 0.9Thu
  5. 1Fri
  6. 1.5Sat
  7. 1.3Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737-700B73733%
  2. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M23%
  3. Boeing 737-800B73818%
  4. Embraer Phenom 300E55P3%
  5. Gulfstream VGLF51%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026110
  • Southwest Airlines8×
February 2026115
  • Southwest Airlines13×
March 2026130
  • Southwest Airlines25×
April 2026140
  • Southwest Airlines28×
May 2026146
  • Southwest Airlines33×
June 2026256
  • Southwest Airlines38×
July 2026259
  • Southwest Airlines49×
August 2026135
  • Southwest Airlines29×
September 2026139
  • Southwest Airlines27×
October 2025141
  • Southwest Airlines30×
November 2025126
  • Southwest Airlines18×
December 2025112
  • Southwest Airlines9×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on ECP-HOU - not a booking guarantee.

Southwest Airlines

WN · SWA

Hub: DEN Denver

117 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Panama City Beach: 32.
  • Direct destinations observed from Houston: 85.

The airports on this route

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport

Panama City Beach, United StatesECP / KECP

Regional airport · 32 direct destinations

79 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

William P. Hobby Airport

Houston, United StatesHOU / KHOU

Regional airport · 85 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 7,602 ft

75 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

ECP IAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston is about 24 mi from Houston.View route →DSI HOUDestin Executive AirportDestin is about 40 mi from Panama City Beach.View route →VPS HOUDestin-Fort Walton Beach AirportValparaiso is about 43 mi from Panama City Beach.View route →PNS HOUPensacola International AirportPensacola is about 83 mi from Panama City Beach.View route →

About the route from Panama City Beach to Houston

The observed direct connection between Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) covers approximately 569 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 40m. Southwest Airlines has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Panama City Beach from Houston by air?
The great-circle distance between Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport and William P. Hobby Airport is approximately 569 mi.
How long is the flight from Panama City Beach to Houston?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 40m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Panama City Beach to Houston?
Yes, a direct connection between ECP and HOU has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Southwest Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Panama City Beach to Houston?
On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 409 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Panama City Beach and Houston?
Same local time in Panama City Beach and Houston.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.