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ECP to POB: distance & flight time
Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport) → Fort Bragg (Pope Field)
515 mi
829 km · 448 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
515 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ECP — Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · Panama City, United States
- POB — Pope Field · Fort Bragg, 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 POB
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field5 mi away
- FAY · Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field15 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport22 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ECP from POB?
The flight distance from Panama City (ECP) to Fort Bragg (POB) is 515 miles (829 km, 448 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECP to POB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ECP to POB?
Nonstop service on ECP–POB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Panama City and Fort Bragg?
Fort Bragg is 1 hour ahead of Panama City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ECP to POB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ECP–POB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ECP to POB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ECP–POB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.