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Panama City Beach → Chicago

ECPPanama City BeachNorthwest Florida Beaches International Airport
MDWChicagoChicago Midway International Airport
Distance
797 mi
Estimated flight time
~2h 5m

Same local time in Panama City Beach and Chicago.

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
1
busiest month · Oct
1 hr 53 min
measured flight time
10 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

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

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 Airlinesspring

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Panama City Beach. Most departures between 14:00 and 17:00.

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  15. 14:00
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  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 0.6Mon
  2. 0.1Tue
  3. 0Wed
  4. 0.5Thu
  5. 0.6Fri
  6. 0.7Sat
  7. 0.6Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M38%
  2. Boeing 737-700B73730%
  3. Boeing 737-800B73822%
  4. Cessna Citation ExcelC56X1%
  5. Bombardier Challenger 350CL351%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 202612–
    February 2026Not seen in this month.
    March 2026128
    • Southwest Airlines27×
    April 2026119
    • Southwest Airlines17×
    May 2026121
    • Southwest Airlines20×
    June 2026122
    • Southwest Airlines20×
    July 2026124
    • Southwest Airlines22×
    August 2026121
    • Southwest Airlines21×
    September 2026120
    • Southwest Airlines19×
    October 202517
    • Southwest Airlines5×
    November 202513
    • Southwest Airlines1×
    December 2025Not seen in this month.

    Airlines observed on this route

    From observed callsign routes on ECP-MDW - 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 8th longest observed direct route from ECP, out of 32.
    • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
    • Direct destinations observed from Panama City Beach: 32.
    • Direct destinations observed from Chicago: 108.

    The airports on this route

    Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport

    Panama City Beach, United StatesECP / KECP

    Regional airport · 32 direct destinations

    83 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

    Airport pageAll direct destinations

    Chicago Midway International Airport

    Chicago, United StatesMDW / KMDW

    Major airport · 108 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 6,522 ft

    52 °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 ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago is about 16 mi from Chicago.View route →VPS MDWDestin-Fort Walton Beach AirportValparaiso is about 43 mi from Panama City Beach.View route →PNS MDWPensacola International AirportPensacola is about 83 mi from Panama City Beach.View route →

    About the route from Panama City Beach to Chicago

    The observed direct connection between Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) covers approximately 797 mi. The estimated flight time is around 2h 5m. 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 Chicago by air?
    The great-circle distance between Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport is approximately 797 mi.
    How long is the flight from Panama City Beach to Chicago?
    Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 2h 5m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
    Is there a direct connection from Panama City Beach to Chicago?
    Yes, a direct connection between ECP and MDW 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 Chicago?
    On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 167 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
    What is the current time difference between Panama City Beach and Chicago?
    Same local time in Panama City Beach and Chicago.

    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.