GIG → PTYRio De Janeiro to Tocumen

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Direct flights from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Tocumen (PTY): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 79% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,295 km, an estimated 7 hours 17 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rio De Janeiro and Tocumen. Updated 3 November 2026 at 19:53 UTC.

Today, GIG → PTY

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 01:30 CM872Copa Airlines Departed Landed 07:43 +57
  2. 05:05 CM487Copa Airlines Departed Landed 10:24 +1
  3. 10:20 CM215Copa Airlines Sched 10:20Departure not confirmed by the board PTY est. 15:17sched 15:37

Checked GIG board 17:23 · PTY board 14:53

GIG Rio De Janeiro busy · +18
PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
5,295 km · ~7h 17m est.
dep bank 01:30–10:2021x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
79% on time

of the last 19 tracked GIG → PTY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 19 arrivals
Flight time~7h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Copa Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Copa AirlinesCM79% on time

Flights CM872 varies daily · CM487 05:05 daily · CM215 10:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03CM487arrived+1
11-03CM872arrived+57
11-02CM215arrived−26
11-02CM487arrived+0
11-02CM872arrived−33
11-01CM215arrived−26
11-01CM872arrived+68
10-31CM487arrived−4
10-30CM215arrived−7
10-30CM487arrived−6
10-30CM872arrived+4
10-29CM487arrived−10
10-29CM872arrived−20
10-28CM215arrived−28
10-28CM487arrived−24
10-28CM872arrived−5
10-27CM215dep +419 → arr+408
10-27CM487arrived+61
10-27CM872arrived−13

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
GIGRio De Janeiro +18 min busy 🌤 few clouds · SW 14 kt Full GIG delay board →
PTYTocumen +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · S 9 kt Full PTY delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at GIG: a 21% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Rio De Janeiro to Tocumen route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop GIG to PTY flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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GIG to PTY questions

Is GIG–PTY running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at GIG is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on GIG–PTY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:05 from GIG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PTY delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from GIG to PTY?

Great-circle distance is 5,295 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 404–484 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does GIG–PTY fly?

Copa Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.