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DRI to PFN: distance & flight time
Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport) → Panama City (Panama City-Bay Co International Airport)
458 mi
737 km · 398 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
458 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, 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 DRI
- POE · Polk Army Air Field17 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field41 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport49 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport58 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 DRI from PFN?
The flight distance from Deridder (DRI) to Panama City (PFN) is 458 miles (737 km, 398 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRI to PFN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 DRI to PFN?
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