Copa AirlinesCM71% on time
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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,753 km, an estimated 5 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tocumen and Chicago. Updated 13 November 2026 at 08:52 UTC.
Today, PTY → ORD
Fri 13 Nov · local times- 08:05 CM228Copa Airlines On scheduleT1 ORD 12:46scheduled
- 19:28 CM235Copa Airlines Sched 19:28Departure not confirmed by the board ·
Checked PTY board 03:52 · ORD board 02:45
PTY
Tocumen
smooth · +0
ORD
Chicago
heavy · +56
3,753 km · ~5h 19m est.
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
71% on time
of the last 7 tracked PTY → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−5 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~5h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 29% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Tocumen to Chicago route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PTY to ORD 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 ORD questions
Is PTY–ORD running on time right now?
Some delays possible. The arrival side at ORD is the weaker end, route health score 63/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on PTY–ORD?
Operators schedule morning departures around 08:05 and evening departures around 19:28 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from PTY to ORD?
Great-circle distance is 3,753 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 295–352 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does PTY–ORD fly?
Copa 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.
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