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FLL to ECP: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
453 mi
730 km · 394 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
453 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FLL — Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale, 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 FLL
- MIA · Miami International Airport21 mi away
- HWO · North Perry Airport7 mi away
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport9 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark12 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 FLL from ECP?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Panama City (ECP) is 453 miles (730 km, 394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FLL to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 time difference between Fort Lauderdale and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind Fort Lauderdale.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FLL to ECP?
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