PTY → LAXTocumen to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to Los Angeles (LAX): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 89% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. 1 of the 22 tracked flights was cancelled. 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 Tocumen and Los Angeles. Updated 14 November 2026 at 21:53 UTC.

Today, PTY → LAX

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. 07:55 CM360Copa Airlines Left 07:55 ·
  2. 11:57 CM472Copa Airlines Left 11:57 ·
  3. 18:33 CM302Copa Airlines On scheduleGate G221 · T2 ·

Checked PTY board 16:53 · LAX board 10:33

PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
4,845 km · ~6h 43m est.
dep bank 07:55–18:3321x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
89% on time

of the last 19 tracked PTY → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 1 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~6h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled4.5%recent route rate · 1 of 22

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 AirlinesCM89% on time

Flights CM360 07:55 daily · CM472 11:57 daily · CM401 18:14 Mo We Fr · CM302 18:33 Tu Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14CM360departed+0
11-14CM472departed+0
11-13CM360dep +0 → arr+5
11-13CM401cancelledCNX
11-13CM472dep +0 → arr+18
11-12CM302dep +0 → arr−18
11-12CM360dep +0 → arr−2
11-12CM472dep +0 → arr−5
11-11CM360dep +0 → arr−13
11-11CM401dep +0 → arr−30
11-11CM472dep +0 → arr−21
11-10CM302arrived+1
11-10CM472dep +0 → arr+2
11-09CM360departed+0
11-09CM401dep +0 → arr−28
11-09CM472dep +0 → arr−26
11-08CM302dep +0 → arr−38
11-08CM360dep +0 → arr−15
11-08CM472dep +0 → arr−16
11-07CM302dep +0 → arr−16
11-07CM360dep +0 → arr+2
11-07CM472dep +0 → arr−20

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 🌤 scattered clouds · ENE 4 kt Full PTY delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · WSW 7 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LAX: a 28% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tocumen to Los Angeles route actually runs

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

Is PTY–LAX 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–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:55 and evening departures around 18:14 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PTY to LAX?

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 PTY–LAX 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.