--- iata: ECP name: Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport city: Panama City country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-13' officialWebsite: 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/' sources: - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/flights/airlines' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/non-stop' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/airport-info/parking' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/airport-info/frequently-asked-questions' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/airport-info/facilities-services' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/airport-info/ground-transportation' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/airport-district/about-ecp' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/airport-district/leadership' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/contact' - 'https://www.iflybeaches.com/documents/activity-report-december-2025' - >- https://www.iflybeaches.com/documents/northwest-florida-beaches-international-airport-continues-record-breaking-growth-trajectory - >- https://www.iflybeaches.com/documents/northwest-florida-beaches-international-airport-breaks-ground-on-new-80-000-square-foot-north-terminal-expansion - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KECP' - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/ecp-airport.html - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-all-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://escapelounges.com/us/airport-lounges/' - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm' - 'https://www.baywaytransit.org/' quickFacts: - >- Official December 2025 activity report YTD: CY 2025 **1,937,224** total passengers (enplaned **968,662** + deplaned **968,562**), **+3.10%** vs 2024 **1,878,945**. Official Feb 2 2026 leftover rounds that as **over 1,937,000**. Same PDF: airline ops **29,502**, GA **62,720**, military **6,334**, total ops **98,556**. Carrier leftover totals from the same YTD cells: Southwest **754,201**, Delta **592,645**, American **399,776**, United **190,602**. The HTML leftover that reprints Southwest's TOTAL row as United's **190,602** is leftover — add the enplaned + deplaned cells. FAA prelim CY 2025 enplanements **947,007** (rank **107**, +3.11% vs **918,470**) are boardings only — do not mix with the official 968,662 / 1,937,224 cells. - >- Owner / operator **Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District** (seven-member board; no taxing power; special act 1967, recodified Ch. 2005-311 / 2010-274). Live Executive Director / AirNav manager **Parker W. McClellan Jr., A.A.E.** Live Deputy **Richard A. McConnell, A.A.E.** Live Finance **Darlene Gordon, CPA**. Live board (13 Sep 2026): Chair **Mark Sheldon** (Panama City Beach, term June 2028); Vice Chair **Will Cramer** (Bay County, June 2028); **Holly K. Melzer, Esq.** (Bay County, June 2030); **Brad Drake** (Walton County, June 2030 — card leftover still prints *Chair Walton County Commissioners*, which is his appointing seat, not the airport gavel); **Victoria Williams** (June 2027); **Les McFatter** (Panama City Beach, June 2029); **Ben Lee** (Hancock Whitney Bay-Destin, June 2030). Official contact **6300 West Bay Parkway, Suite A, Panama City, FL 32409**. Admin **850-636-8950** / **info@pcairport.com**, Monday–Friday **8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.** (FAQ leftover ext. **201**). Airport Police **850-769-6033**. TSA checkpoint leftover **850-636-9468**. AirNav owner leftover **850-763-6751**. Mailing leftover **Box A** at the same parkway. FAQ leftover also prints **Panama City Beach, FL 32409** — ZIP is **32409**; trust the live contact card for *Panama City*. - >- Civil one-terminal campus in unincorporated Bay County, opened **23 May 2010**, replacing closed **PFN / Fannin Field**. Official leftover **4,000 acres**. Official clock **2 hours**. Terminal **24/7**. Overnight stays **are permitted** if you tell Airport Police. Live official airlines page, **four** names: **American, Delta, Southwest, United**. Live official non-stop page is **U.S. only**. **Do not invent Allegiant, Spirit, Frontier, jetBlue, Breeze, or a live international passenger airline.** Wikipedia leftover **CBP FIS** is a capability leftover — official dest table has **no scheduled international passenger airline**. Jan 9 2026 leftover broke ground on an **~80,000 sq ft** North Terminal expansion (three more gates, not a live second hall). Printed opening leftover **30 Nov 2027** / TSA leftover **1 Feb 2029** — not open. **Do not create KECP as a second page.** **Do not merge VPS (Destin–Fort Walton / Eglin), PNS, DTS (Destin Executive), closed PFN, or Tyndall AFB.** Military ops on the field and the Military Welcome Center do not make this an airbase page. - >- **No passenger lounge.** Official dining / facilities / FAQ have no club. American.com clubs **Not Available**. Live Escape US list has **no ECP**. Official FAQ leftover: **CLEAR is not currently available**. Aggregator **The Club ECP / Escape ECP / Priority Pass ECP / USO Freedom Lounge ECP / Admirals Club ECP** is fiction. Empty `lounges: []`. **Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.** The Military Welcome Center is a volunteer military/DoD room, not a ticketed-pax club. Sheltair / Southern Sky FBO rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs. - >- `lib/airports.json`: IATA **ECP**, ICAO **KECP**, 30.355599, −85.79604, America/Chicago. Official leftover **Central Time**. AirNav elev **68.8 ft / 21.0 m**, **16 miles NW** of Panama City, ZIP **32409**. Wikipedia leftover **69 ft** / **18 miles**. AirNav RWY **16/34 10,000×150** concrete/grooved. ARFF Index **C**. ATCT **0600–2200**. Attendance continuous. Wikipedia leftover crosswind runway *by June 2025* is leftover vs the live AirNav one-runway card. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Trust the 2-hour leftover, not a standing wait tile' detail: >- Official pages do not print a standing numeric wait tile. Ticket counters leftover close 30 minutes before departure; gates leftover 10–12 minutes. averageSecurityMinutes 12 on the score card is editorial unpublished. summary: >- Official clock is 2 hours. FAQ leftover TSA and ticket counters usually open 4:15–4:30 a.m. American.com leftover counter 4:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. category: timing - label: One hall title: One civil hall — the North Terminal leftover is not open detail: >- Art Escape leftover still says gates 8 and 9. Wikipedia leftover seven gates. Jan 2026 leftover 80,000 sq ft expansion is construction, not a second departure hall. Do not treat VPS, PNS, DTS, or closed PFN as this campus. summary: >- One building after one screening story. Official leftover restaurants pin Gate 1 and Gates 6 and 7. Official pages do not print a live airline-to-gate map. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Trust the live facilities names, not The Dive In leftover' detail: >- Fact-sheet leftover still prints The Dive In and Surf's Up Bar & Grill. FAQ leftover still says three restaurants. Official leftover hours are around all flight schedules — (850) 234-5798. Official pages do not print bottle prices or map fillers. summary: >- Live facilities leftover names Emerald Coast Pub on Level 1, Beach Time Grill on Level 2, plus Grayton Beer Landing Strip and Espressology on concourse Level 2. category: food - label: Live checks title: 'Read the non-stop page, not the Boston leftover' detail: >- Live non-stop page still marks LGA as seasonal even after the May 2025 leftover promised daily LGA from 6 Nov 2025. Confirm FIDS. Do not invent a live international passenger airline. summary: >- Four live names only. Official non-stop leftover prints BOS only for Patriots' Day 17–18 and 23–26 April 2026 — that window is over. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Espressology / Grayton Beer Landing Strip bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Official printed airside coffee and taproom after screening. Official pages do not print a bottle price or map a filler. Use the posted register price. location: >- Official facilities leftover — Espressology and Grayton Beer Landing Strip on concourse Level 2, open around all flight schedules terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside concourse Level 2' isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Beach Time Grill bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Official leftover Level 2 kitchen. Official pages do not print a bottle price. Best sit-down option, not a lounge. location: >- Official facilities leftover — Beach Time Grill on Level 2, open around all flight schedules terminal: 'Main Terminal, Level 2' isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Emerald Coast Pub bottled water zone: landside price: posted register price summary: >- Official leftover landside kitchen for greeters and anyone who has not cleared TSA. Official pages do not map a bottle filler. Aggregator leftover Gate 5 / escalator fillers is leftover vs official pages. location: >- Official facilities leftover — Emerald Coast Pub on Level 1 (food and drink), landside before screening terminal: 'Main Terminal, Level 1 landside' airportistScore: 7.2 slug: ecp region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/ecp](/airports/ecp). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ecp) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ecp/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) Panama City, United States · North America ECP is a one-hall Bay County field — 2-hour leftover, $11 Long-Term, four U.S. carriers, and no ticketed-pax lounge — as long as you treat the live non-stop page as current and the Boston Patriots' Day leftover as leftover. ## Airportist Score **7.2 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.5 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.0 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 1,937,224 - Terminals: 1 - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 76% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Panama City / 30A origin and destination trips that can skip VPS and PNS - Drivers who will use the $11 Long-Term lot on the live LAZ card - American, Delta, Southwest, or United itineraries from one building ## Watch out for - No ticketed-pax lounge and no Priority Pass room - Official non-stop leftover still marks LGA as seasonal; BOS Patriots' Day leftover is over - Official ECP pages do not name Bayway — no rail either - Official dest table is U.S. only; North Terminal leftover is construction, not a second hall ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ecp/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ecp/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ecp/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ecp/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/ecp/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/ecp/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/ecp/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/ecp/reviews.md) (free)