ORD → PTYChicago to Tocumen

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Tocumen (PTY): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,753 km, an estimated 5 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Tocumen. Updated 9 October 2026 at 02:36 UTC.

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
3,753 km · ~5h 19m est.
dep bank 08:01–15:207x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 6 operated ORD → PTY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~5h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
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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 AirlinesCM100% on time

Flights CM236 08:01 daily · CM229 15:20 Mo We Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-08CM236dep −3 → arr−10
10-07CM229dep +1 → arr−10
10-07CM236dep −10 → arr−40
10-06CM236dep −7 → arr−32
10-05CM229departed−3
10-05CM236departed−6

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
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 3 kt Full ORD delay board →
PTYTocumen +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · WNW 3 kt Full PTY delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 30% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Tocumen route actually runs

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

Is ORD–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 ORD–PTY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:01 from ORD. 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 ORD to PTY?

Great-circle distance is 3,753 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 295–352 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–PTY fly?

Copa Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.