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GTR to ECP: distance & flight time
Columbus Mississippi (Golden Triangle Regional Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
269 mi
433 km · 234 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
269 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- GTR — Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus Mississippi, 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 GTR
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base16 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport57 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport59 mi away
- MEI · Key Field78 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 GTR from ECP?
The flight distance from Columbus Mississippi (GTR) to Panama City (ECP) is 269 miles (433 km, 234 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTR to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 GTR to ECP?
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