PTY → SFOTocumen to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to San Francisco (SFO): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 22 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,344 km, an estimated 7 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tocumen and San Francisco. Updated 14 September 2026 at 18:29 UTC.

PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
SFO San Francisco smooth · +2
5,344 km · ~7h 21m est.
dep bank 12:38–23:4014x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live PTY and SFO delay boards

Median arrival delay is −22 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−22 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~7h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Copa AirlinesUnited 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 AirlinesCM

Flights CM408 12:38 We Th Su · CM382 18:08 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA7116 23:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13CM382dep +0 → arr−22
09-13CM408dep +0 → arr−14
09-13UA7116arrived−22

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 →
SFOSan Francisco +2 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +22 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 San Francisco route actually runs

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

Is PTY–SFO 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–SFO?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:08 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PTY to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 5,344 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 407–488 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PTY–SFO fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 17 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.