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. 100% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 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 Tocumen and Los Angeles. Updated 13 November 2026 at 19:52 UTC.

Today, PTY → LAX

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 07:55 CM360Copa Airlines Left 07:55 ·
  2. 11:57 CM472Copa Airlines Left 11:57 ·
  3. 18:14 CM401Copa Airlines On scheduleGate G207 · T2 ·

Checked PTY board 14:52 · 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
100% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 19 arrivals
Flight time~6h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 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 AirlinesCM100% 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
11-13CM360departed+0
11-13CM472departed+0
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
11-06CM360arrived−12
11-06CM401dep +0 → arr+1
11-06CM472dep +0 → arr−1

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 · SSE 7 kt Full PTY delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · 3 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 +5 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.