Boston (BOS) to Tocumen (PTY)
Flight time
≈ 5h 31m
Bearing
195° S
Boston (BOS) to Tocumen (PTY) is 2,356 miles (3,791 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–PTY
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Copa Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BOS–PTY; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 92% full.
Departures
123
July 2026
Seats
20,659
both directions
Passengers
19,107
both directions
Load factor
92.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BOS–PTY?
Copa Airlines operated the most nonstop BOS–PTY departures in July 2026 (122), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- CM
Copa Airlines
122 departures · 20,480 seats
Share of departures99.2%92.8%
Load
- UA
1 departures · 179 seats
Share of departures0.8%56.4%
Load
What plane flies BOS–PTY?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 37% of BOS–PTY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
46 departures · 93.9% load
37.4% - Boeing 737-800
43 departures · 94.3% load
35.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
34 departures · 88.5% load
27.6%
How has BOS–PTY traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–PTY departures rose from 86 in August 2025 to 123 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–PTY traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
86 departures · 12,743 passengers
91.0%
Load
September 2025
80 departures · 11,120 passengers
85.4%
Load
October 2025
88 departures · 11,909 passengers
82.7%
Load
November 2025
94 departures · 11,991 passengers
77.7%
Load
December 2025
116 departures · 16,579 passengers
86.3%
Load
January 2026
113 departures · 16,916 passengers
89.7%
Load
February 2026
74 departures · 10,893 passengers
88.9%
Load
March 2026
94 departures · 13,833 passengers
88.5%
Load
April 2026
102 departures · 15,283 passengers
89.2%
Load
May 2026
104 departures · 15,904 passengers
91.5%
Load
June 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
July 2026
123 departures · 19,107 passengers
92.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PTY → BOS
86.9% full
63 departures · 9,199 passengers
BOS → PTY
98.4% full
60 departures · 9,908 passengers
Nonstop BOS–PTY traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Tocumen
PA
Tocumen International Airport
Coordinates
9.07°N, 79.38°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Boston (BOS) from Tocumen (PTY)?
BOS to PTY is 2,356 miles (3,791 km / 2,047 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to PTY?
A nonstop covers the 2,356-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 31m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–PTY?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (37.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (35.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–PTY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,356-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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