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DCU to ECP: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
304 mi
490 km · 264 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
304 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from ECP?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Panama City (ECP) is 304 miles (490 km, 264 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 DCU to ECP?
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