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MCF to PNS: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Pensacola (Pensacola Regional Airport)
335 mi
539 km · 291 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
335 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, United States
- PNS — Pensacola Regional Airport · Pensacola, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
Near PNS
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCF from PNS?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Pensacola (PNS) is 335 miles (539 km, 291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to PNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 Tampa and Pensacola?
Pensacola is 1 hour behind Tampa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MCF to PNS?
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