PTY → LAXTocumen to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to Los Angeles (LAX): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 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 14 September 2026 at 18:29 UTC.

PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
4,845 km · ~6h 43m est.
dep bank 07:55–18:277x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 10 operated PTY → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~6h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

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 12:03 daily · CM401 18:10 Mo We Fr · CM302 18:27 Tu Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14CM360departed+0
09-14CM472departed+0
09-13CM302arrived−14
09-13CM360dep +0 → arr−26
09-13CM472dep +0 → arr−18
09-12CM302dep +0 → arr−35
09-12CM360dep +0 → arr−28
09-12CM472dep +0 → arr−9
09-11CM360arrived−15
09-11CM401arrived−3

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 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 5 kt Full PTY delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · ESE 8 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LAX: 22% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +-1 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 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 18:10 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.