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EED to ECP: distance & flight time
Needles (Needles Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
1,700 mi
2,736 km · 1,477 nm
3h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,700 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 48m 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
- EED — Needles Airport · Needles, 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 EED
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport96 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport79 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport88 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 EED from ECP?
The flight distance from Needles (EED) to Panama City (ECP) is 1,700 miles (2,736 km, 1,477 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EED to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 48m 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 EED to ECP?
Nonstop service on EED–ECP 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 3h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EED to ECP?
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Why are some EED to ECP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain EED–ECP 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.