North­west Flori­da Beach­es Inter­na­tion­al Air­port Con­tin­ues Record-Break­ing Growth Trajectory

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North­west Flori­da Beach­es Inter­na­tion­al Airport

Man­ag­er, Mar­ket­ing & Communications

850−819−7423

rdeaton@​pcairport.​com

PANA­MA CITY, FL (Feb­ru­ary 2, 2026) - North­west Flori­da Beach­es Inter­na­tion­al Air­port (ECP) has once again sur­passed its pre­vi­ous record-break­ing pas­sen­ger num­bers in 2025 by serv­ing over 1,937,000 passengers.

In 2025, the Air­port served 1,937,224 pas­sen­gers, a 3.10% increase over its 2024 total of 1,878,945.

Since open­ing in 2010, ECP has con­sis­tent­ly increased year-over-year pas­sen­ger vol­ume, with dai­ly non­stop and sea­son­al flights to des­ti­na­tions served by Amer­i­can, Delta, South­west, and Unit­ed Airlines.

“Our Air­port was built as an eco­nom­ic dri­ver for the Region. We’re 15 years young, with 4,000 devel­opable acres, a glob­al air traf­fic net­work, and devel­opable sites near a 10,000-foot run­way. As busi­ness grows at the Air­port and through­out the region, we’re see­ing trav­el well beyond tourism, and it’s reflect­ed in the num­bers” stat­ed Air­port Board Chair Mark Sheldon.

On Jan­u­ary 9th, Air­port offi­cials announced their Ter­mi­nal Expan­sion project dur­ing a ground-break­ing cer­e­mo­ny. Shel­don believes the expan­sion will only broad­en ECP’s hori­zons. ​“The expan­sion will enhance the pas­sen­ger expe­ri­ence from check-in, the pas­sen­ger hold­ing areas, an expand­ed bag­gage claim, and three addi­tion­al gates to accom­mo­date more air­line part­ners. We’re prepar­ing for our con­tin­ued and future success.”

###About North­west Flori­da Beach­es Inter­na­tion­al Airport

North­west Flori­da Beach­es Inter­na­tion­al Air­port (ECP) is locat­ed less than 30 min­utes from Pana­ma City Beach, Pana­ma City and the beach­es of South Wal­ton, Flori­da. Today, with ser­vice from Amer­i­can Air­lines, Delta Air Lines, South­west Air­lines, and Unit­ed Air­lines, ECP pro­vides dai­ly and sea­son­al ser­vice to Atlanta (ATL), Austin (AUS), Bal­ti­more (BWI), Char­lotte (CLT), Chica­go (MDW/ORD),Columbus (CMH), Dal­las (DAL/DFW), Den­ver (DEN), Hous­ton (HOU/IAH), Indi­anapo­lis (IND), Kansas City (MCI), Nashville (BNA), New York City (LGA), Philadel­phia (PHL), St. Louis (STL) and Wash­ing­ton DC (DCA). The first inter­na­tion­al air­port to be built in more than a decade, ECP pro­vides North­west Flori­da com­mu­ni­ties with first-class facil­i­ties and was strate­gi­cal­ly devel­oped for major eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties. ECP is the gate­way to vis­i­tors seek­ing North­west Florida’s famous beaches.