What is the TSA wait at ECP right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP). We will not estimate one.
No live data
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport TSA wait times
ECP · KECP · Panama City Beach, Florida
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
78%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport left on time 78% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (49%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 71 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was January 2026 (89%). The lowest was July 2026 (68%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 69,799 | 49% |
| the airline | 35,632 | 25% |
| the national airspace system | 22,753 | 16% |
| weather | 14,730 | 10% |
| security | 109 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Destin Executive Airport DSI · Destin40 mi
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport VPS · Valparaiso44 mi
- Dothan Regional Airport DHN · Dothan70 mi
- Pensacola International Airport PNS · Pensacola83 mi
- Tallahassee International Airport TLH · Tallahassee86 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 16/34, 10,000 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 68.8 ft
- Control tower
- Yes
- CY2024 enplanements
- 918,470
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Last inspection
- 2026/03/19
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for ECP?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP).
How often do flights leave ECP on time?
Flights out of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport left on time 78% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (49%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 71 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to ECP?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near ECP?
The nearest airports in this list are Destin Executive Airport (DSI), 40 straight-line miles; Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), 44 straight-line miles; Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), 70 straight-line miles; Pensacola International Airport (PNS), 83 straight-line miles; Tallahassee International Airport (TLH), 86 straight-line miles.