Tocumen (PTY) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 7h 26m
Bearing
313° NW
Tocumen (PTY) to San Francisco (SFO) is 3,321 miles (5,344 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PTY–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Copa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop PTY–SFO; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
94
May 2026
Seats
15,932
both directions
Passengers
13,907
both directions
Load factor
87.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PTY–SFO?
Copa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop PTY–SFO in May 2026 (94 departures).
- CM
Copa Airlines
94 departures · 15,932 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.3%
Load
What plane flies PTY–SFO?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 100% of PTY–SFO departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
94 departures · 87.3% load
100.0%
How has PTY–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop PTY–SFO departures fell from 120 in June 2025 to 94 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop PTY–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
120 departures · 15,336 passengers
76.6%
Load
July 2025
124 departures · 15,452 passengers
75.0%
Load
August 2025
123 departures · 14,966 passengers
73.1%
Load
September 2025
120 departures · 13,738 passengers
68.7%
Load
October 2025
124 departures · 14,353 passengers
69.4%
Load
November 2025
120 departures · 13,163 passengers
66.1%
Load
December 2025
124 departures · 14,599 passengers
70.8%
Load
January 2026
72 departures · 10,590 passengers
88.1%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 8,551 passengers
91.3%
Load
March 2026
74 departures · 11,432 passengers
92.2%
Load
April 2026
88 departures · 13,499 passengers
90.6%
Load
May 2026
94 departures · 13,907 passengers
87.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PTY → SFO
88.8% full
47 departures · 7,075 passengers
SFO → PTY
85.8% full
47 departures · 6,832 passengers
Nonstop PTY–SFO 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 Tocumen (PTY) from San Francisco (SFO)?
PTY to SFO is 3,321 miles (5,344 km / 2,885 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PTY to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 3,321-mile great-circle distance in roughly 7h 26m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PTY–SFO?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PTY–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,321-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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