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JAN to ECP: distance & flight time
Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
286 mi
461 km · 249 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
286 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m 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
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, 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 JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 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 JAN from ECP?
The flight distance from Jackson (JAN) to Panama City (ECP) is 286 miles (461 km, 249 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAN to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 JAN to ECP?
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