Houston (IAH) to Tocumen (PTY)
Flight time
≈ 4h 21m
Bearing
141° SE
Houston (IAH) to Tocumen (PTY) is 1,775 miles (2,856 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IAH–PTY
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop IAH–PTY; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
187
July 2026
Seats
33,460
both directions
Passengers
29,200
both directions
Load factor
87.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IAH–PTY?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IAH–PTY in July 2026 (187 departures).
- UA
187 departures · 33,460 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.3%
Load
What plane flies IAH–PTY?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 67% of IAH–PTY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
126 departures · 90.7% load
67.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
60 departures · 80.0% load
32.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 94.6% load
0.5%
How has IAH–PTY traffic changed?
Nonstop IAH–PTY departures rose from 160 in August 2025 to 187 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop IAH–PTY traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
160 departures · 23,793 passengers
83.1%
Load
September 2025
120 departures · 18,283 passengers
85.1%
Load
October 2025
124 departures · 18,614 passengers
83.9%
Load
November 2025
121 departures · 17,905 passengers
82.6%
Load
December 2025
183 departures · 26,244 passengers
80.2%
Load
January 2026
186 departures · 28,409 passengers
85.3%
Load
February 2026
168 departures · 26,588 passengers
88.4%
Load
March 2026
187 departures · 29,834 passengers
89.2%
Load
April 2026
180 departures · 26,839 passengers
83.3%
Load
May 2026
186 departures · 27,405 passengers
82.4%
Load
June 2026
180 departures · 27,132 passengers
84.2%
Load
July 2026
187 departures · 29,200 passengers
87.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
IAH → PTY
93.8% full
94 departures · 15,765 passengers
PTY → IAH
80.7% full
93 departures · 13,435 passengers
Nonstop IAH–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 Houston (IAH) from Tocumen (PTY)?
IAH to PTY is 1,775 miles (2,856 km / 1,542 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IAH to PTY?
A nonstop covers the 1,775-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 21m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies IAH–PTY?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (67.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-900ER (32.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying IAH–PTY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,775-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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