Getting To The Beach

Approximate Driving Distances from Your Home City

Atlanta, GA:  315 mi
Birmingham, AL: 280 mi
Chicago, IL: 920 mi
Columbia, SC: 495 mi
Columbus, OH: 810 mi

Dallas, TX: 715 mi
Houston, TX: 610 mi
Indianapolis, IN: 775 mi
Jackson, MS: 300 mi
Little Rock, AR: 570 mi

Louisville, KY: 605 mi
Memphis, TN: 485 mi
Miami, FL: 605 mi
Montgomery, AL: 160 mi
Nashville, TN: 445 mi

New Orleans, LA: 260 mi
Orlando, FL: 425 mi
St. Louis, MO: 775 mi
Tallahassee, FL: 140 mi
Tampa, FL: 400 mi

Which airport should I fly into on my trip to Destin/Miramar Beach and Blue Mountain Beach on 30A?

*Please note - do your research because airlines tend to change the airport they serve and new airlines may have been added to your city!

There are three airports to choose from: 

• The closest is Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS). Just 20 minutes from downtown Destin/Miramar Beach and 40 minutes from Blue Mountain Beach, this smaller airport is served by American Airlines, United, Delta, and US Airways, from Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and Charlotte.

• Pensacola Regional Airport (PNS), about an hour west of Destin/Miramar Beach and about an hour and half from Blue Mountain Beach. It is larger, and served by American Airlines, Delta, Silver Airways, Southwest, United, and US Airways. Direct flights can be booked from Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Chicago, Washington DC, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa, and Miami.

• Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) is nice new smaller airport about an hour east of Destin/Miramar Beach and 40 minutes from Blue Mountain Beach. Airlines serving ECP are Delta, Southwest, and United. Direct flights are available from Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, and St. Louis.