Global Connections

Air

The new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport is the first international airport built in the U.S. since 1995.

Planned“through the fence” access to the 10,000-foot runway
Expands the region’s identity as a major vacation/business destination
Designed to have a LEED® certified 120,000-square-foot terminal
Offers daily direct flights to/from Baltimore, Houston, Nashville, Orlando, Atlanta and Memphis
Offers on-demand customs and immigrations services 365 days a year

Rail

The Bay Line, operated by Genesee & Wyoming, provides five-day-a-week freight service connecting Port Panama City to CSX in Cottondale, Florida and Dothan, Alabama, and to Norfolk Southern in Dothan. These stations provide competitive connections to Atlanta and the mid-eastern and northeastern United States.

Highway

VentureCrossings is located near major U.S. and Interstate highways.

Interstate 10 is located approximately 27 miles (43 kilometers) to the north.
U.S. Highway 98 is approximately 9 miles (14 kilometers) to the south.
U.S. Highway 231 is approximately 22 miles (35 kilometers) to the east.
The Florida Department of Transportation is completing a four-lane connector to Interstate 10

Port

Port Panama City holds the strategic position as the northernmost port in the Gulf of Mexico and the closest United States port to the Panama Canal.

Rates among the most economical ports on the Gulf of Mexico and East Coast region
Six berths with 4,200 feet (1,280 meters) of deepwater berthing
A mean water depth of 36 feet (11 meters)
Six acres (2.4 hectares) of open storage on site
Equipped with modem loading and unloading facilities for truck, rail, barge, container, RO-RO vessel and deepwater vessel traffic
Adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, offering Intracoastal shipment capability via barge

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