PTY → TPATocumen to Tampa

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to Tampa (TPA): 16 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% 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 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,128 km, an estimated 3 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tocumen and Tampa. Updated 13 November 2026 at 05:38 UTC.

Today, PTY → TPA

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 09:16 CM393Copa Airlines On scheduleT1 ·
  2. 12:03 CM373Copa Airlines On scheduleT1 ·
  3. 18:42 CM781Copa Airlines Sched 18:42Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked PTY board 23:52 · TPA board 00:38

PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
TPA Tampa smooth · +0
2,128 km · ~3h 14m est.
dep bank 09:16–18:4216x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 16x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked PTY → TPA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~3h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures16x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

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 CM393 09:16 daily · CM373 12:03 Mo Fr · CM781 18:42 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12CM393departed+0
11-11CM393arrived+2
11-11CM781arrived−7
11-10CM393departed+0
11-10CM781arrived−2
11-09CM373departed+0
11-09CM393departed+0
11-09CM781departed+0
11-08CM393arrived−21
11-08CM781arrived−21
11-07CM393dep +0 → arr−3
11-07CM781dep +0 → arr−5
11-06CM373departed+0

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 🌤 few clouds · 2 kt Full PTY delay board →
TPATampa +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 5 kt Full TPA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at TPA: a 24% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tocumen to Tampa route actually runs

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

Is PTY–TPA 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–TPA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:16 and evening departures around 18:42 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TPA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PTY to TPA?

Great-circle distance is 2,128 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 180–212 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PTY–TPA fly?

Copa Airlines runs the route with about 16 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.