Is there a nonstop flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Panama City (ECP)?

Yes. Southwest operates a nonstop MCI–ECP service in the summer season only.

How often do flights leave MCI for ECP?

About 3× weekly — 2.7 departures a week in August 2026, compared with 0 a week in February 2026.

How much does a nonstop MCI to ECP flight cost?

Half of tickets sold on this route were between $175 and $275 one way, with a median of $200. Based on 308 ticket records in the US DOT fare survey for Q2 2025.

Nonstop route

Kansas City to Panama City nonstop

Yes: Southwest flies direct from Kansas City (MCI) to Panama City (ECP) about 3 times a week, in the summer season only.

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3× weekly2.7 flights a week

Summer onlyflown 6 of the last 12 months

$175–$275typical one-way · median $200 · US DOT Q2 2025

797miles · about 2 hr 10 min

Route detail

Kansas City to Panama City in numbers

Measured from US DOT filings, not estimated from distance.

Distance and flight time: 797 miles nonstop, about 2 hr 10 min gate to gate. Flight time is an estimate from the great-circle distance; the filings carry distance, not scheduled elapsed time.
Seasonality: Flew Sep 2025 and Apr 2026 to Aug 2026, up to 6 flights a week, with no flights the rest of the year.
Sep 2025: 2 flights a week
Oct 2025: no regular flights
Nov 2025: no regular flights
Dec 2025: no regular flights
Jan 2026: no regular flights
Feb 2026: no regular flights
Mar 2026: no regular flights
Apr 2026: 2 flights a week
May 2026: 3 flights a week
Jun 2026: 6 flights a week
Jul 2026: 6 flights a week
Aug 2026: 3 flights a week
Flights a week by month, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, from US DOT on-time filings.
Who operates the flights: Southwest is the only carrier filing this pair.
Fares: Half of the 308 tickets in the US DOT fare survey for Q2 2025 sold between $175 and $275 one way, median $200. The survey runs a couple of quarters behind, so read it as the shape of the route's pricing rather than today's quote.

Flying the other way? Panama City to Kansas City nonstop.

Also nonstop from Kansas City (MCI)

Busiest other routes out of the same airport

Denver (DEN) about 13 times a day
Chicago (ORD) about 12 times a day
Atlanta (ATL) about 9 times a day
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) about 7 times a day
Chicago (MDW) about 6 times a day
Las Vegas (LAS) about 6 times a day
Phoenix (PHX) about 6 times a day
New York (LGA) about 5 times a day

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