# Pensacola International Airport (PNS / KPNS)

**Pensacola International Airport** (IATA: PNS, ICAO: KPNS) is a large airport in Pensacola, Florida, United States. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,004 ft (2,135 m). In 2025 it handled 3.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PNS / KPNS
- FAA: PNS
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Pensacola, Florida, United States
- Elevation: 121 ft / 37 m
- Coordinates: 30.4727, -87.1866
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 7,004 ft / 2,135 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches
- Passengers: 3,061,599 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://flypensacola.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola_International_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6587079
- Weather station: KPNS
- Ident: KPNS

## Timeline

- 8 May 1978: National Airlines Flight 193. 3 killed.
- 6 Jul 1996: Delta Air Lines Flight 1288. 2 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 7,004 ft / 2,135 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 167° / 347° | yes |
| 08/26 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 078° / 258° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00318AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,550,996 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,585,650 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,597,957 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,700,815 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,966,590 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 2,220,160 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,173,408 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,368,154 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 2,442,210 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 2,745,571 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 3,076,342 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,061,599 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

19 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (15)

- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 272 mi / 437 km · Delta Air Lines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 329 mi / 530 km · Breeze Airways
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 355 mi / 571 km · Breeze Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 381 mi / 613 km · Frontier Airlines, Breeze Airways
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 786 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 525 mi / 845 km · Breeze Airways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 530 mi / 853 km · American Eagle
- [XNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna.md) Northwest Arkansas National Airport · United States · 574 mi / 924 km · Breeze Airways
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 603 mi / 970 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 612 mi / 985 km · Breeze Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 796 mi / 1,281 km · United Airlines
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 816 mi / 1,313 km · American Eagle
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 1,030 mi / 1,658 km · Delta Connection
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,178 mi / 1,896 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines

### Seasonal (6)

- [MSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsl.md) Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · United States · 296 mi / 477 km · Contour Airlines
- [CGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcgi.md) Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · United States · 486 mi / 782 km · Contour Airlines
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 678 mi / 1,091 km · Breeze Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 796 mi / 1,281 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 935 mi / 1,504 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 1,030 mi / 1,658 km · American Eagle

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PNS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (9)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 7
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 4
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 3
- LF [Contour Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/contour-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.1M (2025) | #460 of 3,974 | #111 in North America | #87 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,004 ft / 2,135 m | =3,453 of 29,858 | =801 in North America | =603 in US |
| Elevation | 121 ft / 37 m | =36,154 of 43,403 | =16,409 in North America | =13,753 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 118.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 121.250 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 123.725 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | GAINESVILLE RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [NPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knpa.md) Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field · 11 mi / 18 km
- [KNDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kndz.md) Whiting Field Naval Air Station South Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [NSE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knse.md) Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · 20 mi / 32 km
- [KHRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khrt.md) Hurlburt Field · 30 mi / 48 km
- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [EGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegi.md) Duke Field · 41 mi / 67 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Pensacola International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pensacola_International_Airport&oldid=1376330788), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns/data