New York (JFK) to Tocumen (PTY)
Flight time
≈ 5h 13m
Bearing
190° S
New York (JFK) to Tocumen (PTY) is 2,208 miles (3,554 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–PTY
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Copa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–PTY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 68% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
239
May 2026
Seats
39,214
both directions
Passengers
37,029
both directions
Load factor
94.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JFK–PTY?
Copa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–PTY in May 2026 (239 departures).
- CM
Copa Airlines
239 departures · 39,214 seats
Share of departures100.0%94.4%
Load
What plane flies JFK–PTY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 68% of JFK–PTY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
162 departures · 96.8% load
67.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
77 departures · 89.7% load
32.2%
How has JFK–PTY traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–PTY departures rose from 200 in June 2025 to 239 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–PTY traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
200 departures · 29,996 passengers
91.5%
Load
July 2025
212 departures · 32,477 passengers
93.6%
Load
August 2025
214 departures · 33,029 passengers
94.0%
Load
September 2025
206 departures · 31,671 passengers
93.6%
Load
October 2025
205 departures · 31,341 passengers
93.2%
Load
November 2025
223 departures · 32,756 passengers
89.7%
Load
December 2025
247 departures · 36,173 passengers
89.6%
Load
January 2026
240 departures · 37,166 passengers
94.6%
Load
February 2026
209 departures · 31,275 passengers
91.7%
Load
March 2026
238 departures · 35,083 passengers
90.1%
Load
April 2026
236 departures · 34,863 passengers
90.1%
Load
May 2026
239 departures · 37,029 passengers
94.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
JFK → PTY
91.6% full
120 departures · 18,037 passengers
PTY → JFK
97.3% full
119 departures · 18,992 passengers
Nonstop JFK–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
Tocumen
PA
Tocumen International Airport
Coordinates
9.07°N, 79.38°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Tocumen (PTY)?
JFK to PTY is 2,208 miles (3,554 km / 1,919 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to PTY?
A nonstop covers the 2,208-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 13m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–PTY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (67.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 9 (32.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–PTY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,208-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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