SAL → PTYSan Salvador to Tocumen

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Direct flights from San Salvador (SAL) to Tocumen (PTY): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,161 km, an estimated 1 hour 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Salvador and Tocumen. Updated 15 September 2026 at 14:37 UTC.

SAL San Salvador tracking
PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
1,161 km · ~1h 59m est.
dep bank 01:55–17:1014x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 9 operated SAL → PTY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~1h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
AviancaCopa 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
AviancaAV

Flights AV317 01:55 daily · AV323 10:30 daily

Copa AirlinesCM100% on time

Flights CM879 08:05 Mo Tu We Th Sa · CM884 11:41 daily · CM871 17:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15CM879arrived−7
09-14CM871arrived−2
09-14CM879arrived−20
09-14CM884arrived−25
09-13CM871arrived−16
09-13CM884arrived−21
09-12AV323arrived−8
09-12CM871arrived−16
09-11AV317arrived−17

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
SALSan Salvador tracking Full SAL delay board →
PTYTocumen +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 5 kt Full PTY delay board →

How the San Salvador to Tocumen route actually runs

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

Is SAL–PTY 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.

How long is the flight from SAL to PTY?

Great-circle distance is 1,161 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 112–130 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAL–PTY fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 33 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at SAL and arrival-side delay at PTY, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.