PTY → JFKTocumen to New York

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to New York (JFK): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 42% of the last 12 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. 1 of the 12 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 3,554 km, an estimated 5 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tocumen and New York. Updated 14 October 2026 at 04:50 UTC.

Today, PTY → JFK

Wed 14 Oct · local times
  1. · CM809Copa Airlines On schedule JFK 14:00scheduled

Checked PTY board 22:53 · JFK board 00:50

PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
JFK New York smooth · +1
3,554 km · ~5h 03m est.
dep bank 07:39–21:457x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
42% on time

of the last 12 operated PTY → JFK flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 1 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 12 operated legs
Flight time~5h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled8.3%recent route rate · 1 of 12

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 AirlinesCM42% on time

Flights CM809 07:39 daily · CM819 09:56 Th Su · CM813 11:57 Mo · CM736 16:09 Tu We Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-13CM736dep +0 → arr+22
10-13CM809arrived+7
10-12CM804dep +5 → arr+10
10-12CM808arrived+3
10-12CM809dep +12 → arr+4
10-12CM813dep +173 → arr+178
10-11CM804arrived+4
10-11CM808arrived+27
10-11CM809arrived+16
10-11CM819arrived+293
10-10CM804cancelledCNX
10-10CM808arrived+172

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · 1 kt Full PTY delay board →
JFKNew York +1 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 8 kt Full JFK delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at JFK: 29% 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 Tocumen to New York route actually runs

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

Is PTY–JFK 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 PTY–JFK?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:39 and evening departures around 18:39 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the JFK delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PTY to JFK?

Great-circle distance is 3,554 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 281–335 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PTY–JFK fly?

Copa Airlines runs the route with about 27 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.