PTY → SJUTocumen to San Juan

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Direct flights from Tocumen (PTY) to San Juan (SJU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 89% 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 1,780 km, an estimated 2 hours 47 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tocumen and San Juan. Updated 23 October 2026 at 02:33 UTC.

Today, PTY → SJU

Thu 22 Oct · local times
  1. 12:21 CM142Copa Left 12:21 Landed 15:53 −21
  2. 18:36 CM450Copa Left 18:36 Landed 21:59 −30

Checked PTY board 22:29 · SJU board 22:33

PTY Tocumen smooth · +0
SJU San Juan heavy · +59
1,780 km · ~2h 47m est.
dep bank 12:21–18:367x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
89% on time

of the last 9 operated PTY → SJU 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~2h 47mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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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 AirlinesCM89% on time

Flights CM142 12:21 daily · CM450 18:36 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22CM142dep +0 → arr−21
10-22CM450dep +0 → arr−30
10-21CM142dep +0 → arr−16
10-21CM450dep +0 → arr−24
10-20CM142dep +0 → arr−5
10-20CM450dep +0 → arr−16
10-19CM142arrived+23
10-19CM450arrived+5
10-18CM142departed+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 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 7 kt Full PTY delay board →
SJUSan Juan +59 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full SJU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SJU: 36% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +20 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 San Juan route actually runs

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

Is PTY–SJU running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at SJU is the weaker end, route health score 61/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PTY–SJU?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:36 from PTY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SJU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PTY to SJU?

Great-circle distance is 1,780 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 156–183 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PTY–SJU fly?

Copa Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.