IAH → PTYHouston to Tocumen

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Tocumen (PTY): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,856 km, an estimated 4 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Tocumen. Updated 12 September 2026 at 18:54 UTC.

IAH Houston smooth · +0
PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
2,856 km · ~4h 10m est.
dep bank 10:03–14:267x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live IAH and PTY delay boards

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~4h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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United 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
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1916 10:03 daily · UA1034 14:26 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12UA1916dep +5 → arr−8
09-11UA1034departed−8
09-11UA1916departed−2

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
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 7 kt Full IAH delay board →
PTYTocumen +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · 2 kt Full PTY delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IAH: 23% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +2 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Tocumen route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH 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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IAH to PTY questions

Is IAH–PTY running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IAH–PTY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:03 from IAH. 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 IAH to PTY?

Great-circle distance is 2,856 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 232–275 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–PTY fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.