Tocumen (PTY) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 6h 37m
Bearing
310° NW
Tocumen (PTY) to San Diego (SAN) is 2,911 miles (4,685 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PTY–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Copa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop PTY–SAN; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
46
July 2026
Seats
7,636
both directions
Passengers
6,834
both directions
Load factor
89.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PTY–SAN?
Copa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop PTY–SAN in July 2026 (46 departures).
- CM
Copa Airlines
46 departures · 7,636 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.5%
Load
What plane flies PTY–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 100% of PTY–SAN departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
46 departures · 89.5% load
100.0%
How has PTY–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop PTY–SAN departures rose from 30 in August 2025 to 46 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop PTY–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
30 departures · 4,390 passengers
85.7%
Load
September 2025
28 departures · 3,572 passengers
76.1%
Load
October 2025
36 departures · 4,385 passengers
73.4%
Load
November 2025
34 departures · 4,198 passengers
74.2%
Load
December 2025
42 departures · 5,545 passengers
79.3%
Load
January 2026
38 departures · 5,356 passengers
84.9%
Load
February 2026
32 departures · 3,985 passengers
75.0%
Load
March 2026
36 departures · 4,950 passengers
82.8%
Load
April 2026
34 departures · 4,827 passengers
85.5%
Load
May 2026
36 departures · 5,177 passengers
86.6%
Load
June 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
July 2026
46 departures · 6,834 passengers
89.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PTY → SAN
87.4% full
23 departures · 3,335 passengers
SAN → PTY
91.6% full
23 departures · 3,499 passengers
Nonstop PTY–SAN 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 Tocumen (PTY) from San Diego (SAN)?
PTY to SAN is 2,911 miles (4,685 km / 2,530 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PTY to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 2,911-mile great-circle distance in roughly 6h 37m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PTY–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PTY–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,911-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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