Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 27, 2016	Jan. 03, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000076267
Trading Symbol	pke
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-26
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)		20,234,671
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 27, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false