Nonstop flight route between Panama City, Florida, United States and Wichita, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(30°4'42"N by 85°34'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°41'39"N by 97°12'54"W)
Distance from PAM to BEC:
848.82 miles (1,366.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM), Panama City, Florida, United States and Beech Factory Airport (BEC), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 849 miles (or 1,366 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Tyndall Air Force Base and Beech Factory Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAM / KPAM |
| Airport Name: | Tyndall Air Force Base |
| Location: | Panama City, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°4'42"N by 85°34'35"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from PAM |
| More Information: | PAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEC / KBEC |
| Airport Name: | Beech Factory Airport |
| Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'39"N by 97°12'54"W |
| Area Served: | Wichita, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | Beechcraft |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1408 feet (429 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEC |
| More Information: | BEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM):
- In the late 1950s into the 1960s, the base transitioned into the F-100 Super Sabre, F-101B, F-102A and TF-102B, F-104 Starfighter, and the F-106A and B aircraft, training interceptor pilots for ADC assignments.
- The furthest airport from Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,235 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In December 1940, a site board determined that Flexible Gunnery School No.
- The height-finder radar, modified as an AN/FPS-116 c.
- The closest airport to Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of PAM.
- Additionally, all of the Air Force's Air Battle Managers are initially trained at Tyndall prior to proceeding to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma for actual positional training in the E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft.
Facts about Beech Factory Airport (BEC):
- The closest airport to Beech Factory Airport (BEC) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SSW of BEC.
- The furthest airport from Beech Factory Airport (BEC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Beech Factory Airport (BEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Beech Factory Airport is a public use airport located five nautical miles east of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.21 miles (18.04 km) NW | Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN) | Panama City, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 23.34 miles (37.56 km) NW | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) | Panama City, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 40.86 miles (65.75 km) SE | Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) | Apalachicola, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 57.86 miles (93.11 km) WNW | Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (DSI) | Destin, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 63.15 miles (101.62 km) WNW | Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) | Valaparaiso (near Fort Walton Beach), Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 68.87 miles (110.84 km) NW | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 74.26 miles (119.52 km) NW | Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 76.42 miles (122.98 km) ENE | Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 83.12 miles (133.77 km) N | Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) | Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 83.25 miles (133.97 km) NE | Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 86.18 miles (138.69 km) N | Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) | Dothan, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 86.53 miles (139.26 km) NNW | Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS) | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 87.70 miles (141.14 km) N | Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) | Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 88.86 miles (143.00 km) N | Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) | Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 97.01 miles (156.12 km) WNW | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,234.59 miles (18,080.28 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,227.03 miles (18,068.11 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,214.64 miles (18,048.18 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,206.27 miles (18,034.70 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,205.29 miles (18,033.13 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,198.76 miles (18,022.61 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,191.14 miles (18,010.35 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,183.44 miles (17,997.96 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,181.70 miles (17,995.16 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,169.49 miles (17,975.51 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,162.47 miles (17,964.22 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,161.65 miles (17,962.88 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,156.68 miles (17,954.90 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,140.27 miles (17,928.48 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,136.92 miles (17,923.08 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 3.72 miles (5.98 km) SSW | Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 2 | 5.70 miles (9.17 km) SSW | McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 3 | 12.32 miles (19.82 km) WSW | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 22.41 miles (36.06 km) ENE | Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 25.35 miles (40.80 km) N | Newton City-County Airport (EWK) | Newton, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 37.61 miles (60.53 km) SSE | Strother Field (WLD) | Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 43.55 miles (70.09 km) NW | Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 60.18 miles (96.85 km) SW | Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) | Anthony, Kansas, United States | |
| 9 | 62.34 miles (100.33 km) S | Earl Henry Airport (BWL) | Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 66.80 miles (107.51 km) S | Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC) | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 71.03 miles (114.31 km) NE | Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) | Emporia, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 79.36 miles (127.72 km) NNW | Salina Regional Airport (SLN) | Salina, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 82.94 miles (133.48 km) SW | Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) | Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 83.75 miles (134.78 km) W | Pratt Regional Airport (PTT) | Pratt, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 87.10 miles (140.17 km) ESE | Independence Municipal Airport (IDP) | Independence, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,734.95 miles (17,276.18 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,616.71 miles (17,085.90 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,595.17 miles (17,051.23 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,573.32 miles (17,016.06 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,566.78 miles (17,005.53 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,548.54 miles (16,976.19 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,532.15 miles (16,949.80 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,529.54 miles (16,945.61 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,523.54 miles (16,935.95 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,518.82 miles (16,928.36 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 11 | 10,503.41 miles (16,903.55 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,491.79 miles (16,884.85 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,489.08 miles (16,880.50 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,472.63 miles (16,854.02 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,472.23 miles (16,853.39 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |