Los Angeles (LAX) to Tocumen (PTY)
Flight time
≈ 6h 49m
Bearing
116° SE
Los Angeles (LAX) to Tocumen (PTY) is 3,011 miles (4,845 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–PTY
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Copa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–PTY; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
188
May 2026
Seats
32,128
both directions
Passengers
28,304
both directions
Load factor
88.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–PTY?
Copa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–PTY in May 2026 (188 departures).
- CM
Copa Airlines
188 departures · 32,128 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.1%
Load
What plane flies LAX–PTY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 100% of LAX–PTY departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
188 departures · 88.1% load
100.0%
How has LAX–PTY traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–PTY departures rose from 180 in June 2025 to 188 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–PTY traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
180 departures · 28,903 passengers
94.4%
Load
July 2025
186 departures · 29,710 passengers
93.9%
Load
August 2025
186 departures · 28,591 passengers
90.6%
Load
September 2025
180 departures · 28,289 passengers
92.3%
Load
October 2025
186 departures · 29,359 passengers
92.5%
Load
November 2025
186 departures · 27,497 passengers
86.7%
Load
December 2025
211 departures · 31,610 passengers
87.6%
Load
January 2026
209 departures · 31,376 passengers
87.9%
Load
February 2026
168 departures · 25,921 passengers
90.5%
Load
March 2026
190 departures · 30,045 passengers
92.6%
Load
April 2026
184 departures · 28,090 passengers
89.2%
Load
May 2026
188 departures · 28,304 passengers
88.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAX → PTY
88.9% full
94 departures · 14,286 passengers
PTY → LAX
87.3% full
94 departures · 14,018 passengers
Nonstop LAX–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 Los Angeles (LAX) from Tocumen (PTY)?
LAX to PTY is 3,011 miles (4,845 km / 2,616 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to PTY?
A nonstop covers the 3,011-mile great-circle distance in roughly 6h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–PTY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–PTY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,011-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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