Orlando (MCO) to Tocumen (PTY)
Flight time
≈ 3h 29m
Bearing
174° S
Orlando (MCO) to Tocumen (PTY) is 1,343 miles (2,162 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCO–PTY
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Copa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MCO–PTY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 70% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
417
May 2026
Seats
69,144
both directions
Passengers
64,455
both directions
Load factor
93.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MCO–PTY?
Copa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MCO–PTY in May 2026 (417 departures).
- CM
Copa Airlines
417 departures · 69,144 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.2%
Load
What plane flies MCO–PTY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 70% of MCO–PTY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
291 departures · 93.5% load
69.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
88 departures · 93.1% load
21.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
38 departures · 91.7% load
9.1%
How has MCO–PTY traffic changed?
Nonstop MCO–PTY departures rose from 354 in June 2025 to 417 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCO–PTY traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
354 departures · 51,950 passengers
90.1%
Load
July 2025
372 departures · 54,902 passengers
90.7%
Load
August 2025
364 departures · 52,207 passengers
88.4%
Load
September 2025
327 departures · 47,362 passengers
88.9%
Load
October 2025
372 departures · 54,896 passengers
90.3%
Load
November 2025
360 departures · 52,120 passengers
88.3%
Load
December 2025
404 departures · 58,616 passengers
88.7%
Load
January 2026
406 departures · 59,339 passengers
89.3%
Load
February 2026
368 departures · 54,761 passengers
90.6%
Load
March 2026
405 departures · 57,518 passengers
86.2%
Load
April 2026
375 departures · 55,264 passengers
89.2%
Load
May 2026
417 departures · 64,455 passengers
93.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MCO → PTY
95.7% full
209 departures · 33,175 passengers
PTY → MCO
90.7% full
208 departures · 31,280 passengers
Nonstop MCO–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 Orlando (MCO) from Tocumen (PTY)?
MCO to PTY is 1,343 miles (2,162 km / 1,167 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCO to PTY?
A nonstop covers the 1,343-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCO–PTY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (69.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (21.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCO–PTY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,343-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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