Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 29, 2015	Jan. 04, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000076267
Trading Symbol	pke
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		20,253,471
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 29, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false