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PQM to ECP: distance & flight time
Palenque (Palenque International Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
969 mi
1,559 km · 842 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
969 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PQM — Palenque International Airport · Palenque, Mexico
- 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 PQM
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 PQM from ECP?
The flight distance from Palenque (PQM) to Panama City (ECP) is 969 miles (1,559 km, 842 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PQM to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 PQM to ECP?
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