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EFD to ECP: distance & flight time
Houston (Ellington Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
563 mi
905 km · 489 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
563 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m 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
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, 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 EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 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 EFD from ECP?
The flight distance from Houston (EFD) to Panama City (ECP) is 563 miles (905 km, 489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EFD to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 EFD to ECP?
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