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ECP to GLS: distance & flight time
Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport) → Galveston (Scholes International At Galveston Airport)
549 mi
883 km · 477 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
549 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ECP — Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · Panama City, United States
- GLS — Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near GLS
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport57 mi away
- EFD · Ellington Airport30 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport36 mi away
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ECP from GLS?
The flight distance from Panama City (ECP) to Galveston (GLS) is 549 miles (883 km, 477 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECP to GLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 ECP to GLS?
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