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CMI to ECP: distance & flight time
Champaign (University of Illinois Willard Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
683 mi
1,100 km · 594 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
683 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CMI — University of Illinois Willard Airport · Champaign, 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.
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Near CMI
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 CMI from ECP?
The flight distance from Champaign (CMI) to Panama City (ECP) is 683 miles (1,100 km, 594 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMI to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 cheapest way to fly from CMI to ECP?
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