Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves announced the temporary change of renaming the airport Pensacola Intergalactic Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The signage throughout the terminal highlights iconic comic and science fiction characters and welcome messages.
“Our relationship with the Pensacola Intergalactic Airport has been such a wonderful way to not only promote Pensacon but also show travelers how great our city is in supporting events like ours. Each year, our celebrity guests are impressed when they come off the plane and feel like they are already immersed in Pensacon,” Pensacon CEO Mike Ensley said.
Pensacon attracts tens of thousands of fans to downtown Pensacola each year. Pensacon had more than $2.75 million in economic impact in 2024. Now entering its 12th year, Pensacon has had a cumulative economic impact of more than $28 million since its first convention in 2014. Economic impact numbers are provided by Visit Pensacola research.
Mayor Reeves joked, “And I would say, you know, we obviously have a unique look here between all of our cosplay and our dogs. This is the second craziest thing I’ve seen in the last two weeks here in Pensacola. So I’m not sure if there are any lasers available that get rid of snow or anything like that. But if anybody has any advice or any materials, please let me know.”
To learn more about Pensacon and the many guests and to purchase passes, visit pensacon.com. To learn more about Pensacola Intergalactic Airport and the flights coming to PNS, visit flypensacola.com.
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