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NEW to ECP: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
254 mi
408 km · 220 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
254 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, 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 NEW
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 NEW from ECP?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Panama City (ECP) is 254 miles (408 km, 220 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 NEW to ECP?
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