New Int'l airport opens in Panama City Beach

[north miami]

This is America's first international airport to open since Denver Int'l in 1995 and the first since 9/11. This is the catalyst to a new wave of tourists and development for the Panhandle, especially for Bay County.

Bay County could serve as move-to option as Jacksonville declines in favor with some.
Northeast Florida sells itself against bad 'ol South Florida.Northwest Florida will likely temper it's pitch against Jacksonville for a spell.

[tufsu1]

Other than St. Joe, I seriously doubt many people are considering Panama City/Bay County (pop. < 200,000) over the Jacksonville area.

And don't worry...if in 50 years, Jax. looks like South FL does now...than Panama City will look like Jax does now. 

[Cricket]

It is an international airport, just currently without any international flights.

Don't mean to quibble, Matt, but at best JIA is potentially an international airport but not today. When you can board a non-chartered plane at JIA and fly out of the country across an ocean, i.e. internationally, then it will be come international.

Call me a purist.

[Mattius92]

And I do agree with you. Like I said it should be called Jacksonville Regional Airport. Hopefully sometime near in the future international flights will fly out of Jacksonville. We just have to show, Atlanta, Orlando and Miami that we be international too. Now that is going to be a tough one.