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AVL to PFN: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Panama City (Panama City-Bay Co International Airport)
404 mi
651 km · 351 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
404 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
- PFN — Panama City-Bay Co International Airport · Panama City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Near PFN
- PAM · Tyndall Air Force Base12 mi away
- ECP · Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport12 mi away
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport49 mi away
- AAF · Apalachicola Regional Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AVL from PFN?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Panama City (PFN) is 404 miles (651 km, 351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to PFN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AVL to PFN?
Nonstop service on AVL–PFN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Asheville and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind Asheville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVL to PFN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AVL–PFN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AVL to PFN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AVL–PFN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.