PTY → IAHTocumen to Houston

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 19 minutes late. 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 Tocumen and Houston. Updated 19 August 2026 at 06:53 UTC.

PTY Tocumen smooth · +7
IAH Houston smooth · +0
2,856 km · ~4h 10m est.
dep bank 10:00–15:307x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live PTY and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is +19 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

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Median arrival+19 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~4h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

Current nonstop fares

PTY → IAH · one way · economy · 1 adult

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The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
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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 UA1031 10:00 daily · UA1033 15:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
08-18UA1031dep +0 → arr−16
08-18UA1033arrived+19
08-17UA1031arrived+25

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
PTYTocumen +7 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · 2 kt Full PTY delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 4 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IAH: 24% 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 Tocumen to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop PTY to IAH flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.

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PTY to IAH questions

Is PTY–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PTY is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PTY–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:00 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PTY to IAH?

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 PTY–IAH 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.