LAX → PTYLos Angeles to Tocumen

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tocumen (PTY): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,845 km, an estimated 6 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Tocumen. Updated 17 September 2026 at 13:37 UTC.

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +14
PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
4,845 km · ~6h 43m est.
dep bank 01:34–22:047x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 10 operated LAX → PTY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~6h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
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 AirlinesCM90% on time

Flights CM473 01:34 daily · CM306 02:19 Mo We Fr Su · CM402 12:06 Tu Th Sa · CM362 22:04 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-17CM473dep +19 → arr−7
09-16CM306dep +7 → arr−26
09-16CM362dep +17 → arr−18
09-16CM473dep +9 → arr−18
09-15CM362dep +15 → arr−9
09-15CM402dep +10 → arr−15
09-15CM473dep +19 → arr−12
09-14CM306departed+11
09-14CM362dep +41 → arr+11
09-14CM473departed+16

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
LAXLos Angeles +14 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 4 kt Full LAX delay board →
PTYTocumen +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 3 kt Full PTY delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LAX: 26% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Tocumen route actually runs

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

Is LAX–PTY running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–PTY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 01:34 and evening departures around 22:04 from LAX. 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 LAX to PTY?

Great-circle distance is 4,845 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 372–445 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–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.