Nonstop flights from Chicago to Panama City

3 airlines fly from 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW) to Panama City (ECP), with up to 3 flights a day.

ORDECP

Routes

2 airport pairs

ORD to ECPChicago O'Hare to Northwest Florida Beaches2 a day
MDW to ECPChicago Midway to Northwest Florida Beaches5 a week

When they leave

Chicago time

7:40a2:15pFirst departure 7:40 AM, last 2:15 PM

Three in the morning, 7:40 AM to 11:59 AM, then two in the afternoon, 1:40 PM to 2:15 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

7:40 AM→9:50 AMMDW to ECPSouthwest AirlinesResumes Mar 11, 2027Boeing 737 MAX 8Sat
10:33 AM→1:06 PMORD to ECPUnited AirlinesUntil Nov 7, back Nov 21Embraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
10:33 AM→1:06 PMORD to ECPUnited AirlinesUntil Nov 7, back Nov 21Embraer 175Sat
11:59 AM→2:30 PMORD to ECPAmerican AirlinesResumes Feb 11, 2027Embraer 175Daily
1:40 PM→3:45 PMMDW to ECPSouthwest AirlinesResumes Mar 11, 2027Boeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
2:15 PM→4:20 PMMDW to ECPSouthwest AirlinesResumes Mar 11, 2027Boeing 737 MAX 8Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 22, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Panama City

American Airlines flies daily on the Embraer 175. United Airlines flies daily on the Embraer 175. Southwest Airlines flies 5 times a week on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737.

There are 2 or 3 flights every day of the week. The first arrival in Panama City is at 9:50 AM and the last at 4:20 PM.

ORD to ECP is the busiest airport pair, with 14 flights a week, then MDW to ECP with 5.

On ORD to ECP, American Airlines is back on Feb 11, 2027. On ORD to ECP, United Airlines flies it until Nov 7 and is back on Nov 21. On MDW to ECP, Southwest Airlines is back on Mar 11, 2027.

Flying back, Panama City to Chicago has 19 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.