--- iata: PNS name: Pensacola International Airport city: Pensacola country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-12' officialWebsite: 'https://www.flypensacola.com/' sources: - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/airport-statistics' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/airlines' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/nonstop-flights' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/flight-status' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/dining-shopping' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/concessions' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/amenities' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/at-the-airport' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/parking' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/transportation' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/baggage-claim' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/guest-services' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/lost-and-found' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/uso-center' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/traveling-with-a-disability' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/airport-faq' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/airport-administration' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/business' - 'https://www.flypensacola.com/newsroom' - >- https://www.flypensacola.com/post/pensacola-international-airport-will-be-hosting-a- - 'https://transformpns.com/' - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KPNS' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/united-states-of-america' - 'https://www.clearme.com/where-to-use-clear' - 'https://goecat.com/routes-maps' - 'https://goecat.com/fares-ids' - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-all-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola_International_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Official statistics page: CY 2025 **3,116,318** passengers (2024 **3,030,411**). Wikipedia/BTS reprint **3,041,000** is a different extract — do not mix. FAA prelim CY 2025 enplanements **1,519,799** (rank 92, −0.55% vs 1,528,204) is boardings only — do not mix with the airport’s two-way total. - >- One civil campus. Owner / operator **City of Pensacola** (enterprise department). AirNav / FAA manager **Matt Coughlin, C.M.**, **2430 Airport Blvd, Suite 225, Pensacola, FL 32504**. Switchboard / operations **850-436-5000**. Admin Monday–Friday **08:00–17:00 CT**. FAQ leftover operations **850-436-5111**. Fax **850-436-5006** / info@flypensacola.com. The business-page line that says PNS is owned by **Escambia County** and overseen by a **Pensacola International Airport Authority** is leftover marketing — trust the administration page + FAA 5010. - >- Official at-the-airport card: **one terminal, 12 gates**. Homepage / flight-status: TSA **3:45 a.m.**; arrive **2 hours** before departure. Official statistics leftover: **7 airlines**. Live nonstop-page logos (12 Sep 2026): **American, Breeze, Contour, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United**. The same nonstop intro still says **eight airlines** — leftover. Flight-status footer prints **20 destinations**. Confirm FIDS. - >- **No passenger lounge.** Live Priority Pass USA (12 Sep 2026) lists CHS/COS/GRR/GSP/XNA/SYR/TUL/PVD — **not PNS**. The **USO Center** is for military members, retirees, and families only. **CLEAR is not live.** Official traveler pages do **not** print PreCheck lane hours. - >- `lib/airports.json`: IATA **PNS**, ICAO **KPNS**, 30.473608, −87.186652, America/Chicago. AirNav elev **120.9 ft**, 3 mi NE of Pensacola; 30.4734167, −87.1866111; ZIP **32504**. Official stats **1,400 acres**; Wikipedia / FAA 5010 reprint **1,211 acres** — cite both. RWY **17/35 7,004×150** concrete, **08/26 7,000×150** asphalt. Official stats **37,000+** operations vs Wikipedia **142,558** (2025, includes GA/military) — do not mix. - >- Civil passenger field only. **Do not create a second airport for KPNS or NAS Pensacola / Forrest Sherman Field (NPA).** **Do not merge VPS (Eglin / Destin–Fort Walton) or ECP.** Historical Pensacola Regional / Gulf Coast Regional / Hagler Field names are gone as branding; IATA stays **PNS**. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Official clock is 2 hours — TSA prints 3:45 a.m.' detail: >- Airline counters: American and Delta print 4:00 a.m.; Breeze, Contour, Frontier, and Southwest print 2 hours prior; United prints varies by schedule. REAL ID has been required since 7 May 2025. Official pages do not print ConfirmID pricing. summary: >- Homepage and flight-status: TSA opens at 3:45 a.m. All passengers are told to arrive 2 hours before departure. There is no official live wait tile on those pages — they point at a Live TSA Wait Times widget. category: timing - label: Layout title: 'One TSA, then 12 gates on one sterile walk' detail: >- Official pages do not publish a live gate-by-airline map. Wikipedia leftover pins Gates 1–10 upstairs and 11–12 on the ground — confirm the board. Gates 11–12 are not a second terminal. summary: >- Ticketing and security are Level 2. Bags, rentals, and ground transport are Level 1 south. After screening you stay sterile — wrong gate is a walk, not a reclear. category: terminal - label: Food title: Chick-fil-A skips Sunday; Sambazon is a late window detail: >- Chick-fil-A is 4:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., closed Sundays, breakfast until 10:30 a.m. Sambazon is 4:00–7:00 p.m. only. Beach House airside prints 5:00 a.m. to 30 minutes before last departure. Official pages do not print bottle prices. summary: >- OHM runs Beach House, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Chick-fil-A, and Sambazon. Paradies runs the newsstands. Almost everything useful is past TSA except the landside Einstein / shop hours. category: food - label: Status title: There is no passenger lounge and no CLEAR detail: >- The USO Center is a military family room, not a Priority Pass or airline club. Aggregator The Club PNS / Escape PNS is fiction. Do not seed a placeholder lounge row. summary: >- Official dining, amenity, and guest-service cards have no club. Live Priority Pass USA does not list PNS. CLEAR’s own location list does not include Pensacola. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside Einstein / Paradies bottled water zone: landside price: posted register price summary: >- Official dining card: landside quick-bites 4:00 a.m. until one hour before the last arrival; landside shop 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Official pages do not print a bottle price. location: Ticket-lobby Einstein and the landside newsstand before TSA terminal: Level 2 pre-security isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside Paradies / Einstein bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Official dining card: Gate 2 and Gate 6 shops 5:00 a.m. to last flight. Airside Einstein 4:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Official pages do not print a bottle price. location: >- Paradies shops next to Gate 2 and Gate 6; airside Einstein on the sterile walk terminal: Concourse isBestQuality: true - kind: refill name: Unmapped bottle fillers / fountains zone: airside summary: >- An old guest-services leftover once named fillers next to Gate 7, pre-security by the checkpoint, and post-security at Gates 2, 5, 7, and 8. The live 12 Sep 2026 amenities card no longer prints those pins. Bring an empty bottle and look rather than trusting the leftover. location: >- Official current amenities and guest-services pages do not pin fillers to a shop or gate terminal: Main terminal airportistScore: 7.1 slug: pns region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/pns](/airports/pns). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/pns) - [Lounge directory](/airports/pns/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Pensacola International Airport (PNS) Pensacola, United States · North America Pensacola put 3,116,318 people through one TSA and 12 gates in 2025: easy when the bank is quiet, Chick-fil-A is closed on Sunday, and there is still no passenger lounge. ## Airportist Score **7.1 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.6 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.3 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.9 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 3.12 million (CY 2025 official) - Terminals: 1 terminal, 12 gates, 1 TSA - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 75% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Gulf Coast trips on the seven live airline logos (American, Breeze, Contour, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United) - Drivers using the free cell lot or the $9 long-term / Lots 1–3 product - Budget riders on ECAT Route 63 at $1.75 (printed on goecat.com, not the official PNS transport page) ## Watch out for - No passenger lounge and no Priority Pass — the amenities card’s “USO Lounge” is military families only - CLEAR is not at PNS - Chick-fil-A is closed Sundays; Sambazon is 4:00–7:00 p.m. only - Nonstop intro leftover still says eight airlines — live logos and the statistics page say seven ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/pns/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/pns/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/pns/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/pns/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/pns/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/pns/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/pns/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/pns/reviews.md) (free)