Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Tocumen (PTY)

1,176mi
1,892 km1,022 nm

Flight time

≈ 3h 09m

Bearing

177° S

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Tocumen (PTY) is 1,176 miles (1,892 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies FLL–PTY

Filed traffic data

In May 2026, Copa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FLL–PTY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 90% of departures; flights ran 95% full.

Departures

62

May 2026

Seats

10,040

both directions

Passengers

9,543

both directions

Load factor

95.0%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies FLL–PTY?

Copa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FLL–PTY in May 2026 (62 departures).

  • CM

    Copa Airlines

    62 departures · 10,040 seats

    95.0%

    Load

What plane flies FLL–PTY?

In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 90% of FLL–PTY departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has FLL–PTY traffic changed?

Nonstop FLL–PTY departures rose from 50 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.

Monthly nonstop FLL–PTY traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • June 2025

    50 departures · 7,845 passengers

    92.5%

    Load

  • July 2025

    58 departures · 9,046 passengers

    92.3%

    Load

  • August 2025

    52 departures · 7,747 passengers

    88.7%

    Load

  • September 2025

    44 departures · 6,279 passengers

    84.0%

    Load

  • October 2025

    50 departures · 7,189 passengers

    88.8%

    Load

  • November 2025

    56 departures · 7,584 passengers

    83.7%

    Load

  • December 2025

    60 departures · 8,447 passengers

    86.5%

    Load

  • January 2026

    62 departures · 8,972 passengers

    88.0%

    Load

  • February 2026

    56 departures · 8,090 passengers

    89.0%

    Load

  • March 2026

    62 departures · 8,292 passengers

    82.0%

    Load

  • April 2026

    60 departures · 8,473 passengers

    87.1%

    Load

  • May 2026

    62 departures · 9,543 passengers

    95.0%

    Load

By direction

Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.

FLL → PTY

94.9% full

31 departures · 4,764 passengers

PTY → FLL

95.2% full

31 departures · 4,779 passengers

Nonstop FLL–PTY traffic has been filed since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).

The airports

FLL

Fort Lauderdale

US

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport

Coordinates

26.07°N, 80.15°W

Hemisphere

N · W

PTY

Tocumen

PA

Tocumen International Airport

Coordinates

9.07°N, 79.38°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Fort Lauderdale (FLL) from Tocumen (PTY)?

FLL to PTY is 1,176 miles (1,892 km / 1,022 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from FLL to PTY?

A nonstop covers the 1,176-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies FLL–PTY?

In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (90.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (6.5%).

What mileage do I earn flying FLL–PTY?

Distance-based programs credit off the 1,176-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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