The airport serves the general aviation transportation needs of the City and Walton County. The DeFuniak Springs Airport is owned and operated by the City of DeFuniak Springs. Located approximately 45 miles from Carillon Beach, the Okaloosa Air Terminal in Fort Walton Beach (Valpariso) offers daily service by Delta (Atlantic Southeast Airlines), Continental,Northwest and American Airlines. Sheltair is a fixed base operation (FBO) at the new airport if you fly a private plane. Prices for initial flights out of the new facility have been much lower than from the old Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN) which will now be closed. The Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) is a state of the art facility with lots of green eco-friendly features and flyer-friendly amenities. in over a decade – convenient to both Panama City, Panama City Beach, and the Beaches of South Walton. This is the first international airport built in the U.S.A. The meeting dates, time and location are posted on the airport website.The Panama City-Bay County International Airport is only 17 miles northeast of Carillon Beach. (Chapter 2005-311 Laws of Florida, Acts of 2005, House Bill 939, Section 3.1) The Airport District Board meets the 4th Wednesday of each month, at 9:00 a.m. The Airport District Board members serve 4-year terms and are subject to a term limitation of 2 terms. Of the board, 2 members of the Airport District are appointed by the City Commission of Panama City, 2 members are appointed by the Board of Bay County Commissioners, 2 members are appointed by the City Council of Panama City Beach, and 1 member is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Walton County.
The Airport District consists of 7 persons, 6 of whom are citizens and residents of Bay County, and 1 of whom is a citizen and resident of Walton County. The Airport District was created for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, financing, operating and maintaining airport projects and any other development of land owned or leased by the district and necessary to the economic welfare of the inhabitants of the district and which will promote the economic, commercial and industrial development of the district. The Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District (Airport District) is an authority created and established as a political subdivision by Special Act of the Florida Legislature in 1945.
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