Northwest Florida Beaches International
ECP · KECP · Panama City, Florida · Bay County · map
Northwest Florida Beaches International is a public-use airport owned by Panama City-Bay CO Arpt & Indst Dis, 16 miles northwest of Panama City, Florida, 69 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 10,000 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KECP · observed 1:53 pm CDT (18:53 UTC), 62 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet
- Temperature 74°F (23°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter 29.89 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:30 pm CDT (17:30 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, gusting to 17, visibility 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 800 feet IFR
- From Tue 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 1,200 feet MVFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet IFR
- From Wed 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,300 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KECP 061853Z 02012KT 10SM OVC011 23/21 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02330211
TAF KECP 061730Z 0618/0718 03009G17KT 6SM -RA OVC008 FM062100 03010KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 FM070300 04009KT P6SM OVC007 FM071400 05011G18KT P6SM OVC013
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ECP · ICAO KECP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Panama City-Bay CO Arpt & Indst Dis
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2010
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 10,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 39 ft high 2,180 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 61 ft high 2,660 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.95 | Panama City |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Ecp and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.975 | Panama City |
| Clearance delivery | 123.75 | Panama City |
| Ground | 121.65 | Panama City |
| Approach and departure Above 5000 feet | 125.2 | Panama City |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Panama City |
| Panama City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.825 | Panama City |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 850-235-7857.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Panama City from the FAA register
119 aircraft are registered to owners in Panama City, Florida: 71 piston singles, 34 helicopters, 6 piston twins, 5 turboprops, 3 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 16; runway end identifier lights runway 34; tdz runway 16; cntln runway 16/34; PAPI runway 16 and 34; high-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.