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BFE to PTY: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
5,638 mi
9,073 km · 4,899 nm
11h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,638 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 31m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- PTY — Tocumen International Airport · Panama City, Panama
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Near PTY
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from PTY?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Panama City (PTY) is 5,638 miles (9,073 km, 4,899 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to PTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BFE to PTY?
Nonstop service on BFE–PTY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bielefeld and Panama City?
Panama City is 7 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to PTY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BFE–PTY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BFE to PTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BFE–PTY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.