Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CLT to ECP: distance & flight time
Charlotte (Charlotte Douglas International Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
438 mi
705 km · 381 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
See live CLT→ECP fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
438 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- CLT — Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte, United States
- ECP — Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · Panama City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CLT
- RKH · Rock Hill - York County Airport17 mi away
- USA · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport18 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport38 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport44 mi away
Near ECP
- PFN · Panama City-Bay Co International Airport12 mi away
- PAM · Tyndall Air Force Base24 mi away
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport40 mi away
- VPS · Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLT from ECP?
The flight distance from Charlotte (CLT) to Panama City (ECP) is 438 miles (705 km, 381 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLT to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Charlotte and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind Charlotte.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLT to ECP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CLT–ECP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.