PTY → LAXTocumen to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to Los Angeles (LAX): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 11 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,845 km, an estimated 6 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tocumen and Los Angeles. Updated 21 October 2026 at 02:42 UTC.

Today, PTY → LAX

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 07:55 CM360Copa Left 07:55 Landed 12:18 −21
  2. 12:03 CM472Copa Left 12:03 Landed 16:47
  3. 18:27 CM302Copa Left 18:27 LAX 23:15In the air · scheduled landing

Checked PTY board 20:52 · LAX board 19:42

PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
4,845 km · ~6h 43m est.
dep bank 07:55–18:277x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 11 operated PTY → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 11 operated legs
Flight time~6h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

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 CM360 07:55 daily · CM472 12:03 daily · CM401 18:10 Mo We Fr · CM302 18:27 Tu Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20CM302departed+0
10-20CM360dep +0 → arr−21
10-20CM472dep +0 → arr+0
10-19CM360arrived−18
10-19CM401dep +0 → arr−6
10-19CM472dep +0 → arr−3
10-18CM302arrived−9
10-18CM360dep +0 → arr−20
10-18CM472dep +0 → arr−13
10-17CM302arrived−22
10-17CM360arrived−3

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 · W 6 kt Full PTY delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · W 9 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LAX: 29% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 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 Los Angeles route actually runs

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

Is PTY–LAX 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–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:55 and evening departures around 18:10 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PTY to LAX?

Great-circle distance is 4,845 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 372–445 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PTY–LAX fly?

Copa Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.