Direct flights from Santa Cruz (VVI) to Tocumen (PTY): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 12 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,466 km, an estimated 4 hours 57 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Cruz and Tocumen. Updated 9 September 2026 at 10:37 UTC.
of the last 12 operated VVI → PTY flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −18 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
The week
scheduled departures · origin local timeEach 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
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How the Santa Cruz to Tocumen route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop VVI 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Santa Cruz (VVI) to Tocumen (PTY) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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VVI to PTY questions
Is VVI–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 VVI to PTY?
Great-circle distance is 3,466 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 275–327 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does VVI–PTY fly?
Copa Airlines runs the route with about 11 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at VVI 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.