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Transportation

Pensacola Regional Airport — Pensacola Regional Airport is the fastest growing airport between New Orleans and Jacksonville. The airport saw 1.5 million passengers in 2004 and experienced a 40 percent passenger growth since 2001. This increase in passenger traffic through the Florida Panhandle area has triggered an expansion and improvement project at the Pensacola Regional Airport.

Area bus service is furnished by ECAT. Call (850) 595-3228 for routes, fares and schedules.

Taxicabs and rental cars are available throughout the area.
New Florida residents must obtain a Florida driver's license within 30 days after establishing residence here (out-of-state students and those in the armed forces are exempt). Licenses are issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Automobiles must be registered (as well as licensed) within 30 days of arrival in Escambia County at the County Tax Collector's Office. Vehicles are registered on a staggered basis, with the registration period ending on the last day of the month before the registered owner's birth month.
Automobile liability insurance is mandatory in the State of Florida, and drivers are required to carry proof of insurance at all times
State law also requires drivers and all passengers in the front seat to wear a seatbelt or ride in a restraining device. Children from infancy to 2 years of age must be strapped into approved infant car seats, and children from 2-4 years old must ride in either approved seats or a standard automobile seat belt