PNS · Pensacola, United States
Pensacola International Airport.
--:--:-- · CDT (UTC-05:00) · 30.4727° N, 87.1866° W
Pensacola International Airport
International airport in Pensacola, Florida, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PNS
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3783; ident KPNS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flypensacola.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Pensacola International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
PNS / KPNS
OurAirports ident
KPNS
GPS / local code
KPNS / PNS
ISO region
US-FL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flypensacola.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q6587079
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CDT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
CDT
America/Chicago · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
4.9 km
Approximate distance to central Pensacola.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
7,004 ft / 2,135 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
The City of Pensacola
Owner / entity
Q6587079
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Pensacola International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Pensacola, United States. Pensacola's built-up core sits roughly 4.9 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Chicago (UTC-05:00, CDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Pensacola International Airport (PNS / KPNS) is at 30.4727° N, 87.1866° W, elevation 121 ft (37 m), serving Pensacola, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Pensacola is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Pensacola: 5 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for PNS.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Pensacola International Airport (PNS / KPNS)
Pensacola International Airport · International airport in Pensacola, Florida, United States
Source identifiers
KPNS · KPNS · PNS · US-FL
flypensacola.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
This airport is one of five major airports in North Florida, and among these is the second largest by passenger count, only behind Jacksonville.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for PNS; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Brent
brent · 4.8 km from PNS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 21,804 · city coordinates 30.4688, -87.2361
2. Ferry Pass
ferry-pass · 4.8 km from PNS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 28,921 · city coordinates 30.5102, -87.2125
3. East Pensacola Heights
east-pensacola-heights · 4.9 km from PNS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 54,104 · city coordinates 30.4288, -87.1800
4. Pensacola
pensacola · 6.4 km from PNS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 53,724 · city coordinates 30.4213, -87.2169
5. Ensley
ensley · 9.7 km from PNS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 20,602 · city coordinates 30.5188, -87.2728
6. West Pensacola
west-pensacola · 10 km from PNS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 21,339 · city coordinates 30.4266, -87.2797
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. MSY KMSY
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans
300 km from PNS · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 4 ft (1 m) · airport coordinates 29.9934, -90.2647
2. BHM KBHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham
346 km from PNS · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 650 ft (198 m) · airport coordinates 33.5629, -86.7507
3. ATL KATL
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Atlanta
437 km from PNS · America/New_York · +1h · elevation 1,026 ft (313 m) · airport coordinates 33.6367, -84.4281
Route-time reference set
1. PNS-MSY
New Orleans · 300 km · 1h 13m
America/Chicago · +0h from PNS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PNS-BHM
Birmingham · 346 km · 1h 16m
America/Chicago · +0h from PNS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PNS-ATL
Atlanta · 437 km · 1h 23m
America/New_York · +1h from PNS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 7,004 ft / 2,135 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PNS.
Runway identifiers
08/26 · 17/35
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. MSY KMSY
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans · 300 km from PNS
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 4 ft (1 m) · 29.9934, -90.2647
2. BHM KBHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham · 346 km from PNS
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 650 ft (198 m) · 33.5629, -86.7507
3. ATL KATL
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Atlanta · 437 km from PNS
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 1,026 ft (313 m) · 33.6367, -84.4281
4. PIE KPIE
St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · Pinellas Park · 521 km from PNS
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 11 ft (3 m) · 27.9102, -82.6874
5. JAX KJAX
Jacksonville International Airport · Jacksonville · 527 km from PNS
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 30 ft (9 m) · 30.4925, -81.6878
6. TPA KTPA
Tampa International Airport · Tampa · 530 km from PNS
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 26 ft (8 m) · 27.9755, -82.5332
Country and authority
PNS sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). PNS is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport in Pensacola, Florida, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: This airport is one of five major airports in North Florida, and among these is the second largest by passenger count, only behind Jacksonville.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q6587079 · Pensacola International Airport. Administrative area: Florida. Named after: Pensacola. Entity official-site cross-check: flypensacola.com
Field and clock profile
Pensacola International Airport is a near sea-level field at 121 ft (37 m), positioned at 30.4727° N, 87.1866° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 7,004 ft / 2,135 m. The airport clock uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Brent is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.8 km. MSY New Orleans is the closest retained airport alternative at 300 km.
Country airport peers
PNS is compared with MSY New Orleans at 300 km, BHM Birmingham at 346 km, ATL Atlanta at 437 km, PIE Pinellas Park at 521 km, JAX Jacksonville at 527 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
PNS-MSY New Orleans: 300 km, about 1h 13m, +0h. PNS-BHM Birmingham: 346 km, about 1h 16m, +0h. PNS-ATL Atlanta: 437 km, about 1h 23m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KPNS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flypensacola.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 7,004 ft / 2,135 m
Runway identifiers
08/26, 17/35
OurAirports classifies PNS as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Pensacola.
PNS (KPNS) is a near sea-level field at 121 ft (37 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PNS sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PNS's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 7,004 ft / 2,135 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
The City of Pensacola is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for PNS.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flypensacola.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PNS
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
PNS uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Pensacola International Airport is about 4.9 km from central Pensacola; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
MSY New Orleans is the closest retained alternate at 300 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flypensacola.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place PNS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PNS ranks #67 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
PNS shares America/Chicago with AUS Austin US · BHM Birmingham US · BNA Nashville US · DAL Dallas US · DFW Dallas-Fort Worth US · DSM Des Moines US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PNS is 121 ft (37 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BLQ 123 ft (37 m) (2 ft delta) · CHC 123 ft (37 m) (2 ft delta) · CJU 118 ft (36 m) (3 ft delta) · YUL 118 ft (36 m) (3 ft delta) · FNJ 117 ft (36 m) (4 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PNS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are MSY 300 km +0h · BHM 346 km +0h · ATL 437 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | MSY | 300 km | 1h 13m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Birmingham | BHM | 346 km | 1h 16m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Atlanta | ATL | 437 km | 1h 23m | +1h | --:--:-- |
PNS to MSY
New Orleans
Distance 300 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from PNS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PNS to BHM
Birmingham
Distance 346 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from PNS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PNS to ATL
Atlanta
Distance 437 km; estimated travel window 1h 23m; destination zone America/New_York is +1h from PNS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Pensacola is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
East Pensacola Heights is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Pensacola International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from PNS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Brent
brent · 4.8 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ferry Pass
ferry-pass · 4.8 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
East Pensacola Heights
east-pensacola-heights · 4.9 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pensacola
pensacola · 6.4 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ensley
ensley · 9.7 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
West Pensacola
west-pensacola · 10 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bellview
bellview · 12 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Myrtle Grove
myrtle-grove · 13 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pace
pace · 14 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Midway
midway · 19 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cantonment
cantonment · 21 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Navarre
navarre · 32 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Pensacola International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: New Orleans (MSY), Birmingham (BHM), Atlanta (ATL). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 7,004 ft / 2,135 m; identifiers 08/26, 17/35.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The City of Pensacola.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from PNS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportMSY
New Orleans · large airport
- Distance
- 300 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 4 ft (1 m)
Compare against MSY when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBHM
Birmingham · large airport
- Distance
- 346 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 650 ft (198 m)
Compare against BHM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportATL
Atlanta · large airport
- Distance
- 437 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 1,026 ft (313 m)
Compare against ATL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Pensacola International Airport (PNS) in?▾
Pensacola International Airport is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-05:00, CDT).
What are the codes for Pensacola International Airport?▾
Pensacola International Airport uses IATA code PNS and ICAO code KPNS.
Where is Pensacola International Airport located?▾
Pensacola International Airport is located in Pensacola, United States at coordinates 30.4727° N, 87.1866° W, with an elevation of 121 ft (37 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Pensacola International Airport from central Pensacola?▾
Pensacola International Airport sits roughly 4.9 km from the nearest mapped city center for Pensacola.
Which route reference is most useful from PNS?▾
New Orleans (MSY) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 13m, destination timezone America/Chicago, and a +0h difference from PNS.
Which authority regulates PNS?▾
Pensacola International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to PNS?▾
PNS's curated peers in United States on this site include MSY New Orleans, BHM Birmingham, ATL Atlanta, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Pensacola International Airport have?▾
Pensacola International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 7,004 ft / 2,135 m; identifiers include 08/26, 17/35.