Panama City Beach - US Air

US Airways begins service to Panama City Beach from Charlotte North Carolina on Sunday April 6, 2008 with three flights daily. The flights will leave PCB at 6:37 AM, 11:37 AM and 4:27AM. The flights will arrive from Charlotte at 10:47 AM, 3:40PM and 8:39 PM.

The current round trip pricing from Nashville reflects a $440 round trip price. Go to US Air’s web site and check out pricing from your city. I do not fly US Air much so I don’t know how often they have sales. Maybe having US Air and Delta both flying into PCB will put some more pressure on prices.

Have lots of frequent flier miles? A trip to Panama City Beach would be a great way to use a few of those miles.
See you at The Beach!

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Panama City Beach - Family Spring Break

Last month it was beer funnels, MTV and children. This month, it is playtime and mini-golf with the children. Family Spring Break 2008 is under way in Panama City Beach. On Thursday, young parents with toddlers roamed the area looking for shells, fighting the waves and trying to turn pasty pale into a tan.
While this week has been a little slower than the last four weeks with college kids, April and May are great times for families to get out for Spring Break.
Come to The Beach for your spring beach vacation and get some great deals!

Jerry
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Panama City Beach - Skim Boarding

OK skim boarders it’s your time at Panama City Beach! It’s time to put on your surf gear, wax your board and prepare for the most thrilling skim boarding competition of the year. The 10th Annual ZAP Pro Am Skim Jam is open to the public and will take place Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13 at the Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. This nationally recognized sporting competition has truly made its name in the record books and features the best pro and amateur skim board talent in the world! The weekend begins with a chance to meet the pros of skim boarding on Friday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, April 12 will consist of the Annual ZAP Pro Am Skim Jam Contest from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a pool deck party following the competition. Contest finals will take place Sunday, April 13 with the awards ceremony to follow.

Need a new board? The folks at Ron Jon Surf Shop in Pier Park will help.
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Panama City Beach - Beach Patrol

If you are visiting Panama City Beach you will most likely see the Beach Patrol several times throughout the day.

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Beach Patrol, along with Bay Medical Center’s Surf Rescue Team and officers from the Panama City Beach Police Department, are Bay County’s de facto lifeguards. None of the condos that line Front Beach Road and Thomas Drive provides lifeguard services. The beach service managers at the condos also keep an eye out for trouble.

The Beach Patrol monitors 13 miles of gulf and sand for trouble. They have several trucks, surfboards, fins and use of the department’s helicopter. They wear green shorts and polo shirts. Ask the patrol and they are likely to tell you that they have the best job in the world except on days when the seas are angry and someone is pulled too far from the shore by a riptide.
The Beach Patrol also uses a helicopter to watch the beach and the gulf. The pilot keeps the helicopter at about 10 stories high. Riptides can be spotted easily from the air. And by knowing where they are, deputies can keep swimmers away from the danger area.
If they spot a strong current, the Patrol will ask swimmers to move away. When the swimmers won’t go, deputies often ask them for contact information for their next of kin to let the swimmers know that there is real danger. One idea the Beach Patrol officers have suggested is for all the condos to have large signs on the beach side of their property identifying themselves. That way, when someone is in trouble, they would know instantly where they are on the beach.
In addition keep your dogs off of the beach or you will get to have a chat with the Beach Patrol.
Watch the warning flags for water conditions and be safe.

Jerry
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Panama City Beach - WWII Bomber

Fly in the Classic WWII B25 Mitchell Bomber one of the last B25 bombers that still flies today. Sit in the different flight positions, hear the history of the plane, photo ops included…a once in a lifetime experience! The one hour flight experience is only $375. Call 877-435-9225 for information.

The B25 will be at the “Gulf Coast Salute” at the Tyndall Air Force Base – March 29th

Come to the Air Show and Open House admission and parking are free with the gates opening at 9 AM. Get up close to all kinds of planes and helicopters. See the US Air Force Thunderbirds perform.

Jerry
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Panama City Beach - Air Show

“Gulf Coast Salute” at the Tyndall Air Force Base – March 29th

Come to the Air Show and Open House admission and parking are free with the gates opening at 9 AM. Get up close to all kinds of planes and helicopters. See the US Air Force Thunderbirds perform.

Pensacola has the Blue Angles and Panama City Beach has the Thunderbirds.

Go Air Force!!
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Panama City Beach - Airport Update

On Thursday March 20th the Panama City-Bay County International Airport Authority members were given an update on the design of the new airport’s terminal building. The members liked the flow of the design but suggested a color change for the exterior of the building. The members worked with the designers to value engineer some of the features in order to lower the cost of the building. The members were also told that the groundwork for the new airport is proceeding on schedule. The new airport is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2010.

Jerry
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