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BGA to PTY: distance & flight time
Bucaramanga (Palonegro Airport) → Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
445 mi
716 km · 387 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
445 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BGA — Palonegro Airport · Bucaramanga, Colombia
- 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 BGA
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Near PTY
Frequently asked questions
How far is BGA from PTY?
The flight distance from Bucaramanga (BGA) to Panama City (PTY) is 445 miles (716 km, 387 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BGA to PTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 BGA to PTY?
Nonstop service on BGA–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 1h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BGA to PTY?
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Why are some BGA to PTY fares phone-only?
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