Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PWK to ECP: distance & flight time
Chicago-Wheeling (Chicago Executive Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
821 mi
1,321 km · 713 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live PWK→ECP fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
821 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PWK — Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago-Wheeling, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near PWK
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport9 mi away
- UGN · Waukegan National Airport21 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport23 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport23 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 PWK from ECP?
The flight distance from Chicago-Wheeling (PWK) to Panama City (ECP) is 821 miles (1,321 km, 713 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PWK to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 PWK to ECP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PWK–ECP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.