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VPS to ECP: distance & flight time
Valparaiso (Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport) → Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport)
44 mi
71 km · 39 nm
35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
44 miles nonstop takes roughly 35m 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
- VPS — Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport · Valparaiso, 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 VPS
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport7 mi away
- EGI · Duke Field12 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport20 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North34 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 VPS from ECP?
The flight distance from Valparaiso (VPS) to Panama City (ECP) is 44 miles (71 km, 39 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VPS to ECP?
A nonstop flight takes about 35m 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 VPS to ECP?
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