PTY → ORDTocumen to Chicago

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to Chicago (ORD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,753 km, an estimated 5 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tocumen and Chicago. Updated 20 October 2026 at 11:53 UTC.

Today, PTY → ORD

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 19:20 CM235Copa Airlines Sched 19:20Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked PTY board 06:53 · ORD board 06:43

PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
3,753 km · ~5h 19m est.
dep bank 08:10–19:207x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 5 operated PTY → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~5h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

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 CM228 08:10 Mo We Fr Sa Su · CM235 19:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19CM228dep +0 → arr−22
10-19CM235departed+0
10-18CM228dep +0 → arr−10
10-17CM228arrived−5
10-16CM228dep +0 → arr−11

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 🌤 scattered clouds · 1 kt Full PTY delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 34% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +28 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 Chicago route actually runs

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

Is PTY–ORD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 71/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PTY–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:10 and evening departures around 19:20 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PTY to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 3,753 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 295–352 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PTY–ORD fly?

Copa Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.